Work on a mask without going into "select and mask" mode?

[joshstrike]

Coming from an old version of Photoshop here. When I double-clicked on a mask layer in CC 2022, it asked me if I wanted double-clicking to always go into "select and mask" mode. I stupidly said yes. This mode seems like the old "refine edges" dialog, but it's not what I want when I double click on a mask. I want to see the mask with a full set of tools and work on it in black and white. How do I undo this and go back to working with the mask in monochrome (with a full range of drop bucket, brushes and paint tools, not the smart select BS?) I can't find it anywhere in the settings.

[c.pfaffenbichler]

alt-click on the Layer Mask’s icon in the Layers Panel to see the Mask instead of the composite image. 

[c.pfaffenbichler]

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When I double-clicked on a mask layer in CC 2022, it asked me if I wanted double-clicking to always go into "select and mask" mode. … How do I undo this 

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Have you tried Photoshop > Preferences > General > Reset All Warning Dialogs? 

[joshstrike]

Awesome. Alt (option-) clicking the mask does it. Thank you!

Reset All Warning Dialogs didn't give me another chance to make it default to this on double-click... but at least I can get into it now! I was surprised it wasn't even an option in the right-click menu.

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Photoshop > Preferences > General > Reset Preferences On Quit 

would be the last resort to get back at that dialog, but you should make sure all customized presets like Actions, Patterns, Brushes etc. have been saved before and then you would have to recreate a lot of stuff (from Performance, Scratch Disks, Interface, … Preferences to your preferred Tool settings). 

[davescm · Accepted solution]

Go to Preferences > Tools  and uncheck "Double Click Layer Mask Launches Select and Mask Workspace"

Dave

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Dang, I had overcomplicated it …