After My latest update to "Adobe Photoshop Version: 26.0.0 20240927.r.26 a733fda x64",
The default Fill options for the crop tool switch to Transparent, even though I understand that this might be convenient for many users, it made my life miserable.
I believe it should be up to the user to select their default fill option, I edit 10 to 20 Photos at least on a daily basis, and 80 percent of the time they need generative expand.
Not only do I have to select generative expand each time I start a new session, but now everytime I need to use the crop tool (during the same session) I have to reselect the option.
Please make it an option in the preferences to choose the default fill option.