Windows 10 and Photoshop

Hello Klaus,

The performance issue you're experiencing with using Adobe programs might be caused by a software conflict. It would be nice if you can provide more details about your concern. Kindly answer the following questions:

• Is the issue isolated to Adobe programs?
• Are you getting any error messages?
• Have you tried installing the latest updates for the Adobe programs?
  
• What is the current OS Build of your Windows 10 Version 1709 PC? Click the Start button, type About your PC, press Enter, and then scroll down to Windows specifications to find this information.

For now, I suggest performing the steps found in this support article. The link has tips on how to improve the performance of Windows 10 system.

We'll be waiting for your response.

Thanks for the reply

to your questions:

- It's only with Photoshop and I guess because its a more heavy, resource using app. 

    All other programs so far are normally fast.

     The slowness in PS to process images actually only appears when the file is large.

         Smaller files go faster.

 - I also noticed that it takes PS and Bridge longer (3-4 sec) to start up. But only the first time.

      After that, when closed and stgarted up again, only 1/2 sec.

- No error messages

- All up to date, very lean system, minimal startup items, Windows Defender with Malwarebytes

- Win10 Pro, Version 1709, OS Build 16299.309

- No warnings, everything I can check reg. performance says: good - no event errors except 

   10016 (not cruical ..?)

   - Memory:  in use: 2.3 / 14% idle  -  start PS + Bridge 2.9 / 19% 

     - paging file is set to "Windows-automatic" / 12432 MB / only on "C" (SSD 252 GB / 202 GB free)

Hope this helps to pin point

Thanks

Thank you for that information. For further isolation of the performance issue, I suggest running Adobe Photoshop in clean boot state and see if the issue continues. A clean boot is performed to start Windows by using a minimal set of drivers and startup programs. This helps eliminate software conflicts that occur when you run a program in Windows 10. For the steps on how to perform a clean boot in Windows, please refer to this support article. You can also check our YouTube video

NOTE: Please go to the section: Reset the computer to start normally after clean boot troubleshooting to boot the PC in normal startup after fixing the issue.

We'll be waiting for the results.

Hi Devlin,

thanks for your time.

For some reason everything works ok now.

I did NOT do the clean boot however.

I think its pretty much back to normal, considering that the Nvidia GTX 460 is a bit antiquated.

PS efficiency indicator always shows 100% though.

Complicated/resource intensive tasks (as in a complicated sharpening action, etc. take a second to process on images over 100 MB - that's ok.

Thanks again