: Moved the minimum requirement to Windows 10 version 1809 or later, leaving version 1607 behind as an unsupported "legacy" build for newer features. Current Standards
Current versions of Photoshop (e.g., CC 2025) now require much newer builds, such as Windows 10 version 22H2 or Windows 11 version 23H2 . : Moved the minimum requirement to Windows 10
If the standard update tool is stuck or unreliable, you can manually trigger an upgrade: Photoshop CC 2018 Requires Windows 10 Anniversary Edition Key Insights for Users Microsoft released the Windows
If you see the error message it is because modern versions of Photoshop (starting with CC 2018 v19.1) dropped support for older Windows builds that Microsoft no longer services. Key Insights for Users When Microsoft stopped supporting initial Windows 10 builds
Microsoft released the Windows 10 Anniversary Update (Version 1607, codenamed "Redstone 1") in August 2016. Since then, Adobe has moved its support baseline to newer versions of Windows 10 and 11 to leverage updated hardware drivers and security protocols like . Why This Requirement Exists
Adobe aligned its support cycle with Microsoft. When Microsoft stopped supporting initial Windows 10 builds (like version 1507 or 1511), Adobe also phased them out to ensure software stability and security.