0.46.6 killed portable mode on win10

[YoungPhlo]

Not sure if this is the exact version but on the changelog it says
Improved Windows installation process so I’m just assuming.

the VS Code Portable Mode is working for me on version
0.45.9

Version: 0.45.9
VSCode Version: 1.96.2
Commit: cce0110ca40ceb61e76ecea08d24210123895320
Date: 2025-02-02T06:44:49.761Z
Electron: 32.2.6
Chromium: 128.0.6613.186
Node.js: 20.18.1
V8: 12.8.374.38-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19045

and 0.45.14

Version: 0.45.14
VSCode Version: 1.96.2
Commit: 906121b8c0bdf041c14a15dac228e66ab5505260
Date: 2025-02-19T20:36:48.096Z
Electron: 32.2.6
Chromium: 128.0.6613.186
Node.js: 20.18.1
V8: 12.8.374.38-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19045

but does not work on 0.46.9 or 0.46.11

Version: 0.46.11 (user setup)
VSCode Version: 1.96.2
Commit: ae378be9dc2f5f1a6a1a220c6e25f9f03c8d4e10
Date: 2025-03-07T07:01:25.026Z
Electron: 32.2.6
Chromium: 128.0.6613.186
Node.js: 20.18.1
V8: 12.8.374.38-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19045

i notice the (user setup) in the About lightbox recently and guess it has something to do with that.

the most peculiar part is that portable mode still works on macOS. worked on 0.44.9 a few months ago and still works on 0.46.11 on my macbook.

really disheartening because Codeum behaves the same way and I dont use it as much because the portable mode feature is really useful for me. especially when going from one language to another.

if possible @ericzakariasson or @amanrs i would love to test this or be apart of the solution somehow.

if the team (or any other user) sees this please send me a download link for 0.46.5 and 0.46.6 on windows - thought it would be helpful to pin point exactly when the feature stopped working.

[YoungPhlo]

using this post Cursor Windows Update - #83 by vucvuc

i tested 0.46.3 and also does not work so i’m editing this thread title to include 0.46.0 instead of 0.46.6

noted that 0.46.3 also uses a user installer instead of a system wide installer.

found a few relevant threads that help me understand the issue better:

• System installer for Windows
• MCP Service Issue on Windows: Command-Line Window Disruption
• Cursor Windows Update - #83 by vucvuc

[YoungPhlo]

Suggestion Regarding the Removal of Portable Mode and Lack of Version Transparency

Dear Development Team, I’ve noticed that starting with version 0.45.17, the software no longer seems to read user data from the data folder in the installation directory. As a software built on VSCode, this portable mode functionality was previously a default feature and one that users like me relied upon for convenience. However, it now appears to have been intentionally disabled. After reviewing available information, I suspect this was a deliberate decision by your team, and I’m genuinely pu…

oof, user saying this was removed intentionally - any truth to that? @Zackh1998 @danperks

i personally think its just a byproduct of you guys shipping user installers instead of system wide installers but i may be wrong

[YoungPhlo]

for anyone else coming across this issue later this repo could be a useful resource for downloading older versions of cursor: GitHub - oslook/cursor-ai-downloads: All Cursor AI's official download links for both the latest and older versions, making it easy for you to update, downgrade, and choose any version. 🚀

proceed with caution i dont think these files are verified by the team at all.

[aicynide]

i also getting same error, fix it