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How to Adjust Photoshop on 4K UltraHD Screens
Photoshop Settings on UltraHD Screens
You have have noticed that Photoshop is too small to work with on a 4K screen. If the below image represents your problem is, I have the solution.
This is how Photoshop looks on a 4K screen.
So, now we know that Adobe Developers are too dumb to adjust to 4K screen, we have to do it ourselves. Here is the solution.
And this time I will really make it easy for you.
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Download this ZIP-File “Photoshop-4K-Solution.zip” (Don’t worry, it’s not a virus – if you’re too scared, you can do it manually, I explain how more below)
This ZIP file contains two files: “PreferExternalManifest.reg” and “Photoshop.exe.manifest”.
Double Click “PreferExternalManifest.reg”, and it will insert a registry entry into Windows
Copy the File “Photoshop.exe.manifest” to where your Photoshop.exe is located. Make sure that it has the same name as your Photoshop.exe plus the “.manifest”.
That’s it. Now Photoshop will look almost “normal” again.
If you want to convert it back, just right click on your Photoshop-Icon, go to Properties, then Compatibility and check “Override high DPI scaling behavior”:
How to do it manually without using my ZIP-File
To scared to do open my ZIP-Files? No problem, you can do it manually yourself:
Instead of double clicking the file I have provided “PreferExternalManifest.reg”, do this:
Press Windows Button + R, and then type “regedit”, click OK.
Navigate to the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/SideBySide
Right-click on “SideBySide, then select NEW/DWORD (32 bit) Value like this:
Type “PreferExternalManifest”, and then press ENTER.
Right-click “PreferExternalManifest”, and then click Modify.
Enter Value Data 1 and select Decimal. Click OK
Next, you have to download the ZIP file and copy that manifest-File to your Photoshop Folder.
If you liked this, please give me a nice comment, below. Thank you!
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1 comment for “How to Adjust Photoshop on 4K UltraHD Screens”
Simon O.,
August 9, 2021 at 11:02 pm
One problem occurs, you can try it out: the Brush is always thicker than the symbol of the brush :/
The only workaround I find until now is changing the resolution which wie sure all don’t want.
Is there a way to have a normally sized brush? Can we resize the brush as well?
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One problem occurs, you can try it out: the Brush is always thicker than the symbol of the brush :/
The only workaround I find until now is changing the resolution which wie sure all don’t want.
Is there a way to have a normally sized brush? Can we resize the brush as well?