Photoshop CC on Win 7! Drop shadow on shape stays after removed

I started to notice this a few days ago. I created a rectangular shape and applied the drop shadow layer style. I then removed that style first by turning it off and then by dragging it to the trash icon.
Now I have a shape with a drop shadow but not layer styles. The only solution I have found is to delete the shape and create a new one without the drop shadow applied.
Seems like a major bug to me.

Do you have photoshop cc 14.1.2?
(Help>System Info)
Resetting the photoshop preferences might clear things up if your updated to version 14.1.2
Hold down the Shift+Alt+Ctrl keys just after starting the launch of photoshop cc and keep holding the keys down until you get
a dialog asking if you want to Delete the photoshop settings file.
Press Yes because you do.

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Garry Bradley wrote:
> I've got a vector image that I've applied a drop shadow
to, I've then used a
> mask on it to square it off but unfortunately the drop
shadow follows the mask
> after applying.
>
> Is there any way the mask can cut off the the drop
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