Could not initialize Photoshop because the preferences file.

When you open Photoshop on you Window, you may get the following error

could not initialize Photoshop because the preferences file was invalid(It has been deleted)

Cause

This is caused by corrupt preference files.

Solution

Select the tab below with your operating system on window7, window 8, window 10 and above:

Step 1: Click the Start button (Windows XP,window7, window 8, window 10 users should then click Run).

Step 2: Type %appdata% and press Enter.Step 3: Open the Adobe folder.

Step 4: Open the Adobe Photoshop CS5 (or similar name) folder.

Step 5: Delete the “Adobe Photoshop CS5 Settings” (or similar name) folder.