Cursor defaults to Agents Window on application restart

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

When Cursor is restarted, the Agents window is always displayed by default now, even if the user was exclusively using the Editor window when the application was closed.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Use Cursor with the Editor window.
  2. Close Cursor.
  3. Reopen Cursor, and observe that the Agents window is opened and not the Editor window.

Expected Behavior

Cursor should honor the user’s UI preference and remember it across app restarts and software updates.

Operating System

Linux

Version Information

Version: 3.9.16
VS Code Extension API: 1.105.1
Commit: 042b3c1a4c53f2c3808067f519fbfc67b72cad80
Date: 2026-06-27T06:41:01.941Z
Layout: editor
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 40.10.3
Chromium: 144.0.7559.236
Node.js: 24.15.0
V8: 14.4.258.32-electron.0
xterm.js: 6.1.0-beta.256
OS: Linux x64 6.8.0-124-generic

For AI issues: which model did you use?

N/A

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

Hi @rsb Thanks for the forum report and I apologize for the disruption here. There are a couple of things that are colliding here to create this not ideal experience for you. The first is that there is a nudge to try to nudge some users to the agents view, but there is supposed to be a setting to this turn off. Unfortunately, there’s a bug with the setting that allows you to disable opening the Agents View on launch which can cause the setting to disappear entirely. We have a bug report for this and we are actively tracking it.

I apologize for this and I’ll let you know when we have the bug sorted out. In the meantime, the switching that you’re doing is the best option. Please continue to keep your Cursor app updated

I have this same exact issue as well. Also, it defaulted all of my AI settings to turned back on when I explicitly turned them all off.

Version: 3.9.16
VS Code Extension API: 1.105.1
Commit: 042b3c1a4c53f2c3808067f519fbfc67b72cad80
Date: 2026-06-27T06:41:01.941Z
Layout: editor
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 40.10.3
Chromium: 144.0.7559.236
Node.js: 24.15.0
V8: 14.4.258.32-electron.0
xterm.js: 6.1.0-beta.256
OS: Linux x64 6.17.0-35-generic

Aaargh! The way of getting back to the Editor window just changed again with the latest update

(Version: 3.10.20
VS Code Extension API: 1.125.0
Commit: 23b9fb205fe595ea2be29da7214e19762d037fc0
Date: 2026-07-07T07:03:33.071Z
Layout: Agent Window
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 40.10.3
Chromium: 144.0.7559.236
Node.js: 24.15.0
V8: 14.4.258.32-electron.0
xterm.js: 6.1.0-beta.256
OS: Linux x64 6.8.0-124-generic) .)

I had to spend several minutes searching to find that it’s now File -> Open IDE (no mention of the Editor window at all now) to get this to work. I recognize that there’s a tension inside Cursor around simplicity vs. power users, but please fix this bug. It’s really frustrating, especially when the UI keeps changing.

Version: 3.11.13 (Universal)
VS Code Extension API: 1.125.0
Commit: 3f21b08f0b436a07be29fbfe00b304fa15553350
Date: 2026-07-10T01:45:28.254Z
Layout: Agent Window
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 40.10.3
Chromium: 144.0.7559.236
Node.js: 24.15.0
V8: 14.4.258.32-electron.0
xterm.js: 6.1.0-beta.256
OS: Darwin arm64 25.5.0

With the latest update, when i turned off opening in Agent mode, it still defaults to Agent. Please provide a fix soon.

Same behaviour on Mac OS, this is irritating

same behavior - agents window set to off - ide hidden. Guys, nobody wanted this crap. This is atrocious. This is the reason I will stop paying cursor and move to other platforms. Stop shoving agenting management crap down my throat on what I (and clearly, a large proportion of your customers) see as an IDE.

I am reasonably sure no actual customer or user of yours wanted this.

I am never using the agents window. Let me turn it completely off and all UI elements related to it. I just want to read my code.

There are many ongoing threads about this. I suggest we consolidate them into the following!