# Cant use WSL with Cursor

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/cant-use-wsl-with-cursor/38219>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [December 30, 2024, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cant-use-wsl-with-cursor/38219 "2024-12-30T19:13:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![nmd1411](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/nmd1411/32/8394_2.png) [@nmd1411](https://forum.cursor.com/u/nmd1411)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2024, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cant-use-wsl-with-cursor/38219/1 "2024-12-30T19:13:09Z")

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Hello,

Currently, I can’t access WSL 2 with cursor but I can with Vscode. I attached the image below for additional info.

Thanks

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/1/9/19aaa599ea44b5e800686b46f04ddc9bb65a63cf.png)

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**Author:** ![nmd1411](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/nmd1411/32/8394_2.png) [@nmd1411](https://forum.cursor.com/u/nmd1411)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2024, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cant-use-wsl-with-cursor/38219/2 "2024-12-30T19:52:56Z")

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For people who have the same problem, please try remove the `.cursor` folder from my windows user directory and reinstalled the WSL extension. It worked for me.

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**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:** [June 18, 2026, 10:23am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cant-use-wsl-with-cursor/38219/3 "2026-06-18T10:23:06Z")

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Closed on June 18, 2026, 10:23am UTC