Free Transform Scale W x H Units Unchangeable (PS CC 14.2)

Hi All,
PS isn't letting me change the Scale W x H Units by right-clicking as per normal during Free Transform in the panel shown below:
Normally, I just right click and change the units but now nothing happens, I thought my Wacom pen had a problem but it's the same with the mouse and the pen right-click works everywhere else.
I've reset preferences, restarted, pretty much everything shy of reinstalling PS, which I'd like to avoid if possible... I'm guessing it's a bug or I hope, it's some niche setting I've missed out!
System info:
Photoshop CC 14.2
Win8.1 x64 build 9600
3930K
Titan
cheers
brasc

With the Windows version 14.2 update many right click thing were broken in Photoshop CC. Adobe knows about it and is working on the problems 14,2 introduced, Without a way to back-out updates your stuck till Adobe releases a update the fix their previous update. This problem will continues till there is a way to back-out updates.

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