Photoshop Elements 12 - Dropdown Menu Problem -flickers and will not stay descended to allow choice

Photoshop Elements 12 - OS Windows 8
While PE12 Editor loads without a problem, whenever I try to select an action from the dropdown menus - File, Edit, Filters, etc - the dropdowns flicker and disappear before I can make a choice to New, Open, or Save or Save as... or before I can make any selection whatsoever. The is terribly frustrating as you may gather.
I am an experienced software user and a member of Creative Cloud. I have used earlier versions of PE, so I am familiar with setting up the program and using its interface.
What are possible solutions to this problem. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

I have been messing around for the entire day and finally fixed the problem.  I also had issues with the dropdown choices flickering and disappearing within 2 sec before I could make my selection.  I went under the view tab and clicked Snap To choices.  I unchecked the layers and document bound choices and now the drop down menus work fine.

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