Question about the PS CS6 icon showing up as my new Elements 2021

Question

Hello, I installed Elements 2021 yesterday 6-15-21, to a new HP Win10 laptop. I have not had the chance to use it yet. Today I uploaded a couple of folders to it and the PS CS6 icon is different, it shows up as the icon for Elements 2021. I'm attaching a SC for you to see.

Why are the icons changing when I haven't used 2021 yet?

And, is there a way that they can be turned back to PS CS6 icon?

I would appreciate your assistance.

Jeff Arola · Accepted Answer

Hi Jane-e

Great info and links, thank you, I read through both of them.

I actually followed your second suggestion, to right-click the icon in the Tiles area. In my old Win7 laptop, you could unlock the Taskbar and drag an Icon to the Desktop, which was perfect - but that did not work for me this time.

I guess the new Win10 laptops only come with the Pin to Taskbar option, not with the option to create a Shortcut (even though the MSFT info says you can do it.) Also, that option was not offered when I installed PS from my disc.

So after trying several things, I decided to just choose Pin to the Taskbar for my CS6. And now I have a really tiny PS icon. (See attached SC)

Thank you again for all the great info and assistance, much appreciated!

Live Long & Prosper

😄

You should be able to drag the Adobe Photoshop CS6 icon from the Start Menu to the Desktop.

Jeff Arola · Answer

Because the windows registry changes when any program is installed even if you have never run it.

Usually you can right click on a psd file, click Properties then Opens with and select Adobe Photoshop CS6

and the icon should change back to the cs6 icon.

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