No matter what I set the plugi directory to the same plugins show up

[Guldsmed4224]

I can even set the plugin directory to something totally irrelevant like in this screenshot, and still the same plugins show up in the menu.

I noticed this, when I was try to figure out why a plugin Topaz Sharpen AI), that has worked fine for a long time, suddenly was gone from my plugin menu. Other 3rd party plugins like DXO filmpack, Nik Collection and Topaz Denoise are working still.

[Greg_S.]

There should be no need to use the Additional Plug-ins folder for Topaz SharpenAI.  Topaz does a poor job of installing in the correct location. So, if you are missing the Topaz plug-in in the Editor, try copying the tltopazsharpenaips_x64.8bf plug-in file to the C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 2022\Required\Plug-Ins\Topaz folder. 

(Most plug-ins are installed in the C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 2022\Plug-Ins folder.)