P: Distraction Removal features are not available on Windows ARM Machines

Report · Aug 13, 2025

When I launch the Remove Tool, the Distraction Removal Tool does not appear. I have only the Mode and Tool Overlay options. The area below this is dark. I have the up-to-date version of Lightroom Classic.

Report · Aug 13, 2025

Does your computer have a Windows ARM processor? Distraction Removal is not currently supported on Windows ARM, though that restriction is only partially documented and buried so deep in the help as to be unknowable to mere users:

https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-classic/help/distraction-removal-people.html

If you're not sure whether you have a Windows ARM processor, do the LR menu command Help > System Info and copy/paste the entire contents here.

See here for other LR limitations running on Windows ARM:

https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-classic/kb/known-issues.html#windows-arm-issues

Report · Aug 13, 2025

Is this the ARM system? Thanks. (Looks like it is) Is there a workaround?

Lightroom Classic version: 14.5 [ 202508061311-4cef2162 ]
License: Creative Cloud
Language setting: en
Operating system: Windows 11 - Home Premium Edition
Version: 11.0.26100
Application architecture: arm64
System architecture: arm64
Logical processor count: 12
Processor speed: NA
SqLite Version: 3.36.0
CPU Utilisation: 0.0%
Power Source: Plugged In
Built-in memory: 32328.9 MB
Dedicated GPU memory used by Lightroom: 1100.3MB / 128.0MB (859%)
Real memory available to Lightroom: 32328.9 MB
Real memory used by Lightroom: 976.7 MB (3.0%)
Virtual memory used by Lightroom: 6323.2 MB
GDI objects count: 1067
USER objects count: 3403
Process handles count: 3067
Memory cache size: 434.3MB
Internal Camera Raw version: 17.5 [ 2318 ]
Maximum thread count used by Camera Raw: 5
Camera Raw SIMD optimization: SSE2
Camera Raw virtual memory: 2437MB / 16164MB (15%)
Camera Raw real memory: 2457MB / 32328MB (7%)

Cache1:
Final1- RAM:390.0MB, VRAM:0.0MB, IMG_7791.HEIC
Final2- RAM:464.0MB, VRAM:0.0MB, IMG_7788.HEIC
NT- RAM:854.0MB, VRAM:0.0MB, Combined:854.0MB

Cache2:
m:434.3MB, n:810.2MB

U-main: 142.0MB

System DPI setting: 192 DPI (high DPI mode)
Desktop composition enabled: Yes
Standard Preview Size: 3840 pixels
Displays: 1) 3840x2160
Input types: Multitouch: Yes, Integrated touch: Yes, Integrated pen: No,
External touch: No, External pen: No, Keyboard: Yes

Graphics Processor Info:
DirectX: Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU (31.0.112.0)
Init State: GPU for Display supported by default
User Preference: Auto
Enable HDR in Library: OFF
GPU for Preview Generation: Auto (S1_0)

Application folder: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Lightroom Classic
Library Path: C:\Users\barba\OneDrive\Pictures\Lightroom\Lightroom
Catalog.lrcat
Settings Folder: C:\Users\barba\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Lightroom

Installed Plugins:
1) AdobeStock
2) Flickr

Config.lua flags:

Audio and Video info: Loading

Report · Aug 13, 2025

Right, you've got an ARM processor, and unfortunately, there isn't any workaround.

Report · Aug 13, 2025

And Adobe hasn't announced if they will ever fully support Windows ARM.

Report · Nov 13, 2025

Well, the Adobe aversion to ARM continues. Creative Cloud won't even launch among other things. LrC is the only app that will even run though in this diminished state as we have discussed before. It is getting really hard to hang in there on Adobe.