Adobe is changing the world through digital experiences. Our creative, marketing and document solutions empower everyone — from emerging artists to global brands — to bring digital creations to life and deliver them to the right person at the right moment for the best results. I am thinking of subscribing to Adobe Creative Cloud, and ask whether CC will give me 64 bit functionality because of the following. My OS is Win 7 SP1 64bit, but downloads installed both my stand alone CS6 and LR5 in the 32 bit folder, and did not offer a manual installation alternative.

If you still run an older version of Windows or MacOS and use Adobe CC programs, we have some bad news. Adobe has announced that the next major Creative Cloud update will no longer support older versions of operating systems, such as Windows 7, 8 and even some versions of Windows 10. In the statement, Adobe: To take advantage of the latest operating system features and technologies, the next major release of Creative Cloud will not support Windows 8.1, Windows 10 v1511 and v1607, and Mac OS 10.11 (El Capitan). If you’re running any of these operating systems, note that you will be able to run and install any current and previous versions of Adobe Creative Cloud programs. However, if you want to install the next major update, you’ll need to update your operating system first. Adobe adds that “Creative Cloud Desktop, which manages application installs, will continue to be supported on Windows 7 or later and Mac OS X v10.9 or later.” Personally, I know lots of people who still use older versions of Windows. I myself still use Windows 7 and don’t plan to change it.

So I believe this will be really inconvenient for many creatives out there who regularly update their Creative Cloud programs. According to Adobe, focusing on more modern versions of Windows and Mac OS will allow allows the company “to concentrate on developing the features and functionality most requested by members.” It will also allow them to “ensure peak performance that takes advantage of modern hardware.” After the last major Lightroom update, Adobe that the improvements will “scale appropriately with a customer’s investment in hardware.” But now it seems that you’ll need to update the operating system too if you want to get the best performance from the upcoming CC programs. Or to have them working at all.

Update: we have heard from Adobe about the future updates. And there is some good news for photographers: it’s only Adobe video and audio tools that aren’t supporting Windows 7. As for Lightroom and Photoshop, they will still support the OS. For more information, head over to. The alternative is to use old versions of the software, most of which still work well. Another alternative might be to use a pirated version of their latest release and make a one-off donation to Adobe for the amount you might have paid a few years ago to buy it outright.

I believe in paying what is fair for a fully working product, however CC releases are full of bugs, so I don’t think they’re worth full price. When I’ve used them, I almost feel like I’m a beta tester and Adobe should be paying me! For example, one bug which hasn’t been fixed in about 10 years – in Photoshop you can’t scroll the screen left while dragging a selection, as the screen scrolls incredibly slowly. I don’t think Adobe even care about this. Deja vu meaning. Another very common bug which never seems to go away is when you can’t select any tools because it gets ‘locked’ into the menu, so every time you press a key for your tool, the menu opens. This hasn’t been fixed since about CS6.

Really, spoken likes someone who does not uses PS/LR for a living. I used to think the subscription model was bad and like most petulent children stomped my feet, called them names, etc. Hell, I remember when Windows came out I was like “Hell, I’ll never leave DOS 6.0Stupid MS just wants more money from me”. But you know what, the subscription model costs me LESS then when I was buying it directly ever couple years and I don’t need to wait years for new features, only weeks. Wait till MS goes subscription model for Windows:). I too HATE the subscription model, and I don’t use it.

It’s not about money at all, it’s about the fact that I absolutely HATE not owning the software on my computer. I want to know that I OWN everything on my computer and it will last forever. My computer is very personal to me. It is MINE and I want to OWN what is on it. I hate the thought that I don’t own it forever, and I have to keep paying to use it. That’s just an absolutely HORRIBLE notion to me.

It’s like looking at your bookshelf and knowing that you don’t actually own half the books, but you have to keep paying to read them. It’s horrible! It’s like looking in your wardrobe and seeing that some of the clothes will vanish unless you pay your subscription. It’s HORRIBLE! I love all the whining going on. No one said your current versions of PS/LR will stop working, only that if you want to take advantage of the newer features you’ll need to invest in upgrading your old 15yr old PC’s to something that can handle the features of the newer versions. They are not doing it to punish you, as much as you would like to believe that.

And no one is FORCiNG you to upgrade your versions of PS. If you choose to drive a Yugo you can’t bitch because it doesn’t perform like a Ferrari. Adobe had discountined full product purchase long time now. Subscription models are here and other software vendors, including MS, will soon follow. I’m all for them dropping legacy code that is required to support crappy old OS’s if it means making the CC products run faster and more stable.

Don’t be cheap. $10/mo is not a lot of money. And if you can’t afford that then you should ask yourselves why you even use Adobe. There are other products out there that are free. Every release of CC Adobe software has had serious bug after serious bug. The bugs just never seem to end.

If the software didn’t have all these major bugs, I might actually find all the new releases exciting and interesting. But as it is, when I hear about new releases is wondering if any of the bugs have been fixed yet, and how many new bugs will be introduced with the new release.

This isn’t the way to release software. Mac os sql server client. First, you get the software to run STABLY and THEN you think about adding new features. I also hate all the background programs Adobe have started adding. I want each program to be ONE INDEPENDENT PROGRAM. Things running in the background creep me out. I have read this post and am surprised no one has a problem with all the numerous glitches, just one of them being a total crash at print queue. Since my business involves a huge amount of large format printing on VERY expensive printers, which I am not about to replace at this time, I say Adobe is pathetic.

We have had customer service reps on the phone for 4 hours plus. They have blamed everything from Microsoft, to the drivers, to my files, to my network!!! They don’t know what they’re talking about, and then promise that “their engineers” will fix this by the next update. Nah, it got worse. When CC crashes, it does not save my work, or retrieve ANY recent files. We found that older files must have some irregular or unreadable meta-data if they have been printed on previous versions of photoshop. This came from in use research, and there is nothing I can do but open a file, place it into a brand new file, flatten, save and send to print.

Then I DO NOT re-save that file, so it has no print queue meta data saved to it. I fixed the problem. I still HATE PS CC, and cringe each time they update. Windows 7 continues to be the world’s most popular operating system, with more people using it than any other operating system.

Why Adobe would ignore the MAJORITY OF USERS is beyond me! For many people, Windows 10 is simply not an option. It’s a VAST step backwards in terms of privacy, and the interface is so ugly that there’s no way I would even consider using it. It is absolutely hideous, and I could spend hours talking about all the things I hate about it. I absolutely HATE it.

Besides which, Why should anyone be forced to change their operating system if it works perfectly well? I paid for Windows 7 and I like Windows 7. Windows 7 is an excellent operating system that has nothing wrong with it at all. The only “advantages” offered by Windows 10 are things that apply to very specific types of users, such as people who own touch-screen monitors. That is irrelevant to most people. No one in the creative industry uses touch-screen monitors, we’re not going to spend all day waving around our outstretched arms – we need serious controls that work, not silly gimmicks. I won’t be switching from Windows 7 for a very long time.

If I do upgrade my operating system, it certainly won’t be to anything made by Apple (as I hate Apple with a passion), nor will it be anything by Microsoft, because I no longer trust Microsoft. What they have created with Windows 10 is, frankly, nightmarish and deeply sinister in terms of privacy.

Focusing our development efforts on modern versions of Windows and Mac operating systems allows us to concentrate on developing the features and functionality most requested by you, while ensuring peak performance that takes advantage of modern hardware. To take advantage of the continued developments in hardware and software, Creative Cloud 2019 apps do not support some older OS versions. You will not be able to install or run Creative Cloud 2019 apps unless you’re on a supported version of Windows or macOS. CC 2019 apps are available for Windows 7, Windows 10 or later, and macOS Sierra 10.12 or later.

2019 versions of Digital Video products require the newest versions of Windows 10 and macOS Sierra or later. Windows 8.1 or early Windows 10 versions are not supported. For details about each Creative Cloud app, see. Note: If you’re running Windows 8.1, Windows 10 v1511 and v1607, or Mac OS 10.11 (El Capitan), you can continue to run and install previous versions of Creative Cloud applications. Creative Cloud Desktop app, which manages application installations, will continue to be supported on Windows 7 or later and Mac OS X v10.9 or later, so that if you're unable to upgrade your OS right now, you can continue to use earlier versions of Creative Cloud apps. Future versions of Creative Cloud will not support Windows 7. The latest version of Creative Cloud apps does not support Windows 8.1.

Microsoft discontinued mainstream support for Windows 8.1 in January 2018. To take advantage of the latest features in the CC 2019 apps, you'll need to upgrade your OS to a compatible version of Windows 10.

If you're unable to upgrade to Windows 10 right now, you can continue to work with previous versions of Creative Cloud apps. However, you won't be able to use newly introduced apps, such as Premiere Rush or Adobe XD. For upgrading options from Windows 8.1, contact or your Microsoft reseller. If your device is not compatible with the operating systems listed, you may want to consider upgrading your hardware. Adobe Creative Cloud individual members in the United States with devices that have incompatible operating systems can explore these from Adobe’s partners to upgrade their device and operating system. If your Creative Cloud account is managed under an enterprise account, please consult your Creative Cloud administrator or your organization’s procurement team about upgrading your device.