On the mac you simply pressed cmd and when you clicked, and Photoshop would select the layer beneath your cursor. However, pressing ctrl and clicking, or pressing Alt and clicking doesn’t do the same thing in Windows.
What key combination do I need to fast-select layers in Windows?
Thanks
Answer
give this a read! (also the comments below the article):
http://photoshopsecrets.tumblr.com/post/36154018826/select-layers-by-clicking-them
Short answer: V >> auto-select: layer
and Ctrl + click
Attribution
Source : Link , Question Author : Starkers , Answer Author : Jamie Kudla