ALT + Click on Adjustment Layer Icon isn't working

Hi,
it drives me crazy, i'd like to ALT + click on the Adjustment Layer down in the Layers panel to open the dialog window when creating a new adjustment layer. But it's not working. Sometimes the adjustment layer options just flushes for a very short period of time but most time nothing happens.
Any idea if something is wrong with my keyboard shortcuts?
thanks in advanced
Alex

I have come across this on two different machines so far both running CC 2014.
The only way I have found to make it work is to ALT right-click, which works every time for me.
Annoying isn't it.
Mike

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