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Photoshop tools switch back to the previous tool on their own

I pick the brush, do one stroke, and Photoshop jumps back to the move tool. Happens with most tools. Resetting preferences didn't fix it. Windows PC with a Wacom tablet. What could be causing it?
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clarke Oct 22, 2026
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Are you using a pen tablet? photoshop treats holding a tool shortcut as a temporary switch, so if something is holding a key down - a pen button or tablet express key mapped to a shortcut, or a sticky key on the keyboard - it flips back the moment it lets go. unplug the tablet and see if it stops. if it does, look at the button mappings in the tablet driver rather than in photoshop.
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