# Configuring Photoshop to NOT use Windows Ink ## Overview By default modern versions of Photoshop on Windows require the use of Windows Ink. However, you can configure Photoshop to not use Windows Ink and instead fall back to the WINTAB API. To do this you need to create a file called "PSUserConfig.txt" file. Below you can see the instructions for creating this file. The PSUserConfig.txt is used in general for lots of different configurations options. For more general information about the PSUsertConfig.txt, see: [Enable Optional Extensions for Photoshop](https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/enable-optional-extensions-photoshop-cc.html) ## **Instructions** ### **STEP 1: Find this folder** ``` [Installation Drive]:\Users\[User Name]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\[Photoshop_version]\[Photoshop_version]Settings\ ``` Mine looks like this ``` C:\Users\TheSevenPens\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2022\Adobe Photoshop 2022 Settings ``` ### **STEP 2: With notepad create a file in that folder called PSUserConfig.txt** NOTE: Get the spelling and capitalization of the filename EXACTLY as shown. So my filename is ``` C:\Users\TheSevenPens\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2022\Adobe Photoshop 2022 Settings\PSUserConfig.txt ``` ### **STEP 3: Edit the txt of PSUserConfig.txt with the following two lines** ``` # Use WinTab UseSystemStylus 0 ``` The first line does not matter but the second does. Make sure the spelling and capitalization are exactly as shown. Also make sure there aren't any leading or trailing spaces. Save the file. ### **STEP 4: Close Photoshop if it is open** ### **STEP 5: Launch Photoshop** ## **Other resources** **Reddit posts:** * * * --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.sevenpens.com/drawtab/guides/platforms/windows/winink/winink-photoshop.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.