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It’s probably the Contextual Task Bar. If it comes and goes, that’s because it depends on the context (what’s selected), so it will show a Remove Background button if you select a pixel layer like a photo; see the demo below. For example, the Remove Background button won’t appear in the Contextual Task Bar if you select a type or shape layer, because removing the background doesn’t make sense in that context.
If the Contextual Task Bar doesn’t appear when you select a pixel layer, choose Windo
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It’s probably the Contextual Task Bar. If it comes and goes, that’s because it depends on the context (what’s selected), so it will show a Remove Background button if you select a pixel layer like a photo; see the demo below. For example, the Remove Background button won’t appear in the Contextual Task Bar if you select a type or shape layer, because removing the background doesn’t make sense in that context.
If the Contextual Task Bar doesn’t appear when you select a pixel layer, choose Window > Contextual Task Bar to enable it.
The end of the demo shows that you can also get the Remove Background button by selecting a pixel layer and looking in the Quick Actions section of the Properties panel. If you’re working on a small screen, you’ll probably need to scroll the Properties panel to find that section at the bottom.
So there are really two ways to get the Remove Background button, if a pixel layer is selected.
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