Tools icons not visible

[magicdow]

All the icons are not visible but the tools are still working. It happened 2 updates ago, I was able to get them back by a restart. However, after today's update, I can't get them back even after a system restart.
Windows 11
Adobe Photoshop Version: 26.3.0 20250122.r.156 bfca642 x64

[Chuck Uebele · Accepted solution]

Have you reset your preferences? 

[magicdow]

Only a temporary fix. It happened again and again.

[magicdow]

Thank you. That did the trick.

[Chuck Uebele]

Fantastic! Glad that worked, for you.

[magicdow]

After resetting, it happened again. 3 times. I had to reset the preference every time. There has got to be a permanent solution to this. 

[Chuck Uebele]

Have you tried reinstalling PS?

[magicdow]

I hope that would be the last resort. It's a pain to reinstall PS when I have to reinstall my plugins and actions

[Ged_Traynor · Accepted solution]

@magicdow have a look at the correct answer in this thread to see if it helps

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-bugs/photoshop-tool-icons-are-missing/idi-p/13895...

[magicdow]

I followed the solution by adding a .old to the folder and it works. Thanks.