If this solution doesn’t resolve the issue, try the other solutions suggested in Photoshop lags, freezes, or runs slowly.
Usually, this problem causes Photoshop to freeze or even crash. This happens when your processor is too weak to perform certain tasks or is poorly set up. As practice shows, deleting unneeded apps that run in the background mode helps in this situation, but if it didn’t, consult the CEPHTMLEngine section.
Another question we ran across in our research was “Why does my Photoshop freeze/crash during startup?”.
Look up your issue in the Symptom column below and try the solutions listed against it. When you launch Photoshop, it freezes either at the splash screen displaying ‘ Loading Halide Bottlenecks ‘ or freezes/crashes during startup. This issue is caused by corrupt color profiles or really large preset files.
Another inquiry we ran across in our research was “How do I Stop my Photoshop from crashing?”.
Photoshop crashes unexpectedly. If this solution doesn’t resolve the issue, try the other solutions suggested in Photoshop lags, freezes, or runs slowly .
Why is my Photoshop so slow on my computer?
Photoshop requires enough RAM to work properly. When there’s not enough RAM, it will use free space on available drives as a Scratch Disk and save data here. When your disk lacks free space, your Photoshop might keep freezing or unresponsive. Of course, inadequate disk space could also slow down other installed applications.
Why is Photoshop not responding to me?
Photoshop not responding, crashing, freezing issue under our discussion could also be caused by defective or incompatible plugins. In this case, you can try disabling your third-party plugins by following the steps below. Hold the Shift key and double-click the icon of Photoshop to launch it.
Why can’t I change the color of my photos in Photoshop?
This issue is caused by corrupt color profiles or really large preset files. To resolve this issue, update Photoshop to the latest version. If updating Photoshop to the latest version doesn’t solve the problem, try removing the custom preset files.