Cannot change foreground/background color in latest version (25.9.1)!!!

[Aaron22641945mmwo]

Hi all,

I'm using Adobe Photoshop 2024 for Windows, and am unable to change the foreground / background colors of an image.  It is currently set to a black foreground and a white background.  I've clicked on the arrows, hit X, and everything else I've found online, but nothing seems to work.  Perhaps this is a stupid question, but what am I missing?  All online tutorials for how to do this show a version of Photoshop that allows users to bring up the color picker by clicking on the smaller black/white squares.  Or by simply hitting the X key the two squares switch places.  None of that works in my version.  See attached image of the swatches at the bottom of my version.

Please help!

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Could you please post complete screenshots with the pertinent Panels (Toolbar, Layers, Options Bar, …) visible? 

What do you want to use the Fore- and Background Colors for – painting, …? 

[pixxxelschubser]

Please maximise the program window first.

Because in your screenshot we can only see the small symbol for the standard colours (this symbol does not change) - but unfortunately you/we cannot see the symbols for the foreground and background colours. 

Then please also open the colour panel [F6]

If you still cannot set the colours, please show us a fullscreen screenshot.