# Agent Execution Timed Out + Windows PC is very slow **URL:** \ **Category:** Bug Reports\ **Tags:** crashes, performance, windows\ **Created:** [March 12, 2026, 3:48pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/agent-execution-timed-out-windows-pc-is-very-slow/154602 "2026-03-12T15:48:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Nadya\_Hrebinka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e47c2d/32.png) [@Nadya\_Hrebinka](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Nadya_Hrebinka)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 3:48pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/agent-execution-timed-out-windows-pc-is-very-slow/154602/1 "2026-03-12T15:48:02Z")
### Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Cursor IDE ### Describe the Bug I am on v 2.6.18 and when Cursor is running, every Agent execution times out and my PC is painfully slow. I tried downgrading to a previous version, disabling extensions, cleaning cash, downgrading to previous version, and it’s still not working. I did find two similar issues [Cursor UI freezes up when agent is working](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-ui-freezes-up-when-agent-is-working/154197) and [Cursor Pro Subscription Working but Agent Execution Timed Out](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-pro-subscription-working-but-agent-execution-timed-out/154289) and tried the suggested steps - they did not help. Appreciate your help. ### Steps to Reproduce Install cursor 2.6.18 Open Cursor \> PC freezes, agents do not execute ### Expected Behavior Agents work, other apps on my computer work ### Operating System Windows 10/11 ### Version Information Version: 2.4.23 (user setup) VSCode Version: 1.105.1 Commit: 379934e04d2b3290cf7aefa14560f942e4212920 Date: 2026-01-29T21:24:23.350Z Build Type: Stable Release Track: Default Electron: 39.2.7 Chromium: 142.0.7444.235 Node.js: 22.21.1 V8: 14.2.231.21-electron.0 OS: Windows\_NT x64 10.0.26100 ### For AI issues: which model did you use? Tried different ones, they all timeout ### Does this stop you from using Cursor Yes - Cursor is unusable ---
**Author:** ![johnnyboi91](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/johnnyboi91/32/101000_2.png) [@johnnyboi91](https://forum.cursor.com/u/johnnyboi91)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 7:56pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/agent-execution-timed-out-windows-pc-is-very-slow/154602/5 "2026-03-12T19:56:12Z")
first, not sure if i am missing something or not, but you said installed version is ‘2.6.18’ but your copy/paste version info says ‘2.4.23’, which seems off.. so maybe try updating again? next, what kind of hardware do you have and are you using anything other than Cursor at the same time? also, to mention, it might (only might) be cache/storage issue because i encountered similar problem some time ago, but i resolved it by moving cache folder (and other related stuff) to different drive. ---
**Author:** ![mohitjain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/mohitjain/32/100229_2.png) [@mohitjain](https://forum.cursor.com/u/mohitjain)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 5:17am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/agent-execution-timed-out-windows-pc-is-very-slow/154602/7 "2026-03-13T05:17:00Z")
Hi Nadya, This is a known issue we’re actively tracking. It’s client-side — your account/subscription are fine. One quick note: you mentioned v2.6.18, but your version block shows v2.4.23 (after the downgrade). Either can be affected, especially since workspace state can persist across version changes. Since you’ve already tried disabling extensions and clearing cache, here are the next steps (in the order most likely to help): 1. Close all chat tabs + start fresh - On Windows, some chat tabs (especially ones involving file changes) can balloon memory and freeze the whole IDE. 2. Reset the workspace state DB - This is separate from the general cache and often fixes persistent hangs. 3. Update to the latest Cursor Several Windows performance + stability fixes have shipped since 2.4.x. 4. Disable HTTP/2 (if not already) Settings → search `cursor.general.disableHttp2` → set to `true` → restart 5. Clean reinstall (last resort) Reinstall Cursor after deleting `%APPDATA%\Cursor`(to remove all leftover state) If it’s still happening, can you share: - Help → About output (after updating) - Whether closing chat tabs reduced the slowness at all Related threads which might be helpful to find workarounds & stay updated: [Agent execution time-out](https://forum.cursor.com/t/agent-execution-timed-out-extension-host-becomes-unresponsive-frequently-windows/152752/5) & [Laggy Chat](https://forum.cursor.com/t/laggy-agent-chat/153629/17) Best, Mohit ---
**Author:** ![Nadya\_Hrebinka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e47c2d/32.png) [@Nadya\_Hrebinka](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Nadya_Hrebinka)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 12:26pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/agent-execution-timed-out-windows-pc-is-very-slow/154602/10 "2026-03-13T12:26:25Z")
> [@johnnyboi91](#): > > e time ago, but i resolved it by moving I downgraded to 2.4.23 because I thought it might solve the problem. I dont have much running in parallel. ---
**Author:** ![Nadya\_Hrebinka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e47c2d/32.png) [@Nadya\_Hrebinka](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Nadya_Hrebinka)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/agent-execution-timed-out-windows-pc-is-very-slow/154602/11 "2026-03-13T16:00:39Z")
Hi Mohit, Thanks for all these tips. I did follow all of the recommendations, and still having issues: The agent execution provider did not respond in time. This may indicate the extension host is not running or is unresponsive. Request ID: dc5b295c-4d59-4639-bdb2-c38014cc6a9d {“error”:“ERROR\_CUSTOM”,“details”:{“title”:“Agent Execution Timed Out”,“detail”:“The agent execution provider did not respond in time. This may indicate the extension host is not running or is unresponsive.”,“isRetryable”:false,“shouldShowImmediateError”:true,“additionalInfo”:{},“buttons”:[{“label”:“Reload Window”,“reloadWindow”:{}}],“planChoices”:}} Agent Execution Timed Out [deadline\_exceeded] ConnectError: [deadline\_exceeded] Agent Execution Timed Out at vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Users/W500239/AppData/Local/Programs/cursor/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:43779:12719 at async gJy.createExecInstance (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Users/W500239/AppData/Local/Programs/cursor/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:43779:10479) at async VxA (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Users/W500239/AppData/Local/Programs/cursor/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:34039:582888) at async DJ.execute (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Users/W500239/AppData/Local/Programs/cursor/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:34240:6603) at async sRu.execute (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Users/W500239/AppData/Local/Programs/cursor/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:43779:1323) at async DNw.execute (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Users/W500239/AppData/Local/Programs/cursor/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:46852:2775) at async X3u.buildComposerRequestContext (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Users/W500239/AppData/Local/Programs/cursor/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:46862:3965) at async X3u.streamFromAgentBackend (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Users/W500239/AppData/Local/Programs/cursor/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:46862:5603) at async X3u.getAgentStreamResponse (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Users/W500239/AppData/Local/Programs/cursor/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:46862:13663) at async bMe.submitChatMaybeAbortCurrent (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Users/W500239/AppData/Local/Programs/cursor/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:34305:17597) at async Ea (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Users/W500239/AppData/Local/Programs/cursor/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:45787:4826) Version: 2.6.18 (user setup) VSCode Version: 1.105.1 Commit: 68fbec5aed9da587d1c6a64172792f505bafa250 Date: 2026-03-10T02:01:17.430Z Build Type: Stable Release Track: Default Electron: 39.6.0 Chromium: 142.0.7444.265 Node.js: 22.22.0 V8: 14.2.231.22-electron.0 OS: Windows\_NT x64 10.0.26100 ---
**Author:** ![mohitjain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/mohitjain/32/100229_2.png) [@mohitjain](https://forum.cursor.com/u/mohitjain)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 10:10pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/agent-execution-timed-out-windows-pc-is-very-slow/154602/12 "2026-03-13T22:10:00Z")
I’m sorry this is still happening after all the troubleshooting you’ve already done. I checked your request ID and can confirm that the timeout is occurring locally. Your requests are not reaching our servers at all, so this appears to be an extension host issue on the client side. A couple of quick checks will help us narrow this down: First, can you confirm whether you completed the clean reinstall from step 5 in my previous message? Second, after the clean reinstall, please try opening Cursor with an empty folder instead of your usual project. You can create a new empty folder on your desktop, open it in Cursor, and then try running the agent there. This will help us determine whether the issue is tied to your workspace or to Cursor itself. If the agent still times out in an empty folder after a clean reinstall, that would strongly suggest you’re a bug we’re tracking. In that case, I’ll escalate your case directly to our engineering team along with the diagnostic details. One additional thing that would be very helpful for them: Open Help → Toggle Developer Tools, switch to the Console tab, reproduce the timeout, and send me a screenshot of any red error messages that appear. ---
**Author:** ![Nadya\_Hrebinka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e47c2d/32.png) [@Nadya\_Hrebinka](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Nadya_Hrebinka)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2026, 11:46pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/agent-execution-timed-out-windows-pc-is-very-slow/154602/13 "2026-03-15T23:46:43Z")
Hi Mohit, I did clean-reinstall, and opened an empty folder while closing all other project folders as you suggested. Here is one a complete log. The agent did not time out of the second retry though. Third prompt really hang in the middle. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/0/a/0aff497c528f43f1afc725a9d5e3fff135eaef52.png) ---
**Author:** ![mohitjain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/mohitjain/32/100229_2.png) [@mohitjain](https://forum.cursor.com/u/mohitjain)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2026, 6:33am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/agent-execution-timed-out-windows-pc-is-very-slow/154602/14 "2026-03-16T06:33:20Z")
Thank you for going through the clean reinstall and empty folder test, and for sharing the console output. That was very helpful. Since the issue persists in an empty folder after a clean reinstall, this confirms that this is the underlying bug we’re currently tracking, rather than something specific to your workspace or configuration. The intermittent behavior you described (where the second retry worked but the third prompt hung) matches what other affected users have been experiencing. I’m escalating your case to our engineering team along with the console output and diagnostic details. They’re actively working on a fix. In the meantime, retrying the prompt may help in some cases. If the agent times out, submitting the request again can sometimes succeed on the next attempt, as you observed. I’ll update this thread as soon as there’s progress on the fix. Best, Mohit ---
**Author:** ![Nadya\_Hrebinka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e47c2d/32.png) [@Nadya\_Hrebinka](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Nadya_Hrebinka)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2026, 6:59pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/agent-execution-timed-out-windows-pc-is-very-slow/154602/15 "2026-03-25T18:59:00Z")
@mohitjain any update on the issue? Thx ---
**Author:** ![mohitjain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/mohitjain/32/100229_2.png) [@mohitjain](https://forum.cursor.com/u/mohitjain)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2026, 5:11am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/agent-execution-timed-out-windows-pc-is-very-slow/154602/16 "2026-03-26T05:11:56Z")
Unfortunately, there isn’t a fix available yet for this issue, but our engineering team has it as a top priority and is actively working on it. In the meantime, I’d recommend updating to the latest version (2.6.21) if you haven’t already, as there have been some stability improvements since 2.6.18. You can check via **Help \> Check for Updates**. I’ll update this thread as soon as a fix is available. ---
**Author:** ![mohitjain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/mohitjain/32/100229_2.png) [@mohitjain](https://forum.cursor.com/u/mohitjain)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2026, 9:57am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/agent-execution-timed-out-windows-pc-is-very-slow/154602/18 "2026-04-07T09:57:20Z")
Hey @Nadya_Hrebinka! The agent execution timeout issue has been addressed in a recent Cursor update. Updating to the latest version should resolve this. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/system/32/99069_2.png) [@system](https://forum.cursor.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2026, 9:57am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/agent-execution-timed-out-windows-pc-is-very-slow/154602/19 "2026-04-29T09:57:51Z")
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