Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?
Cursor IDE
Describe the Bug
none of the built-in update methods work to update cursor. this failure appeared in release 1.6.45 and continues in 1.7.43
Steps to Reproduce
wait for the “update is available” popup to appear and click “update now”. note that cursor quits and never re-appears
alternatively, click the upper menubar Cursor->Check for Updates. note that this menu item greys out and is replaced by “downloading update”. eventually this is replaced with “restart to upgrade”. if you restart, cursor quits, never re-starts, and when it is re-started by hand is still at 1.7.43.
Expected Behavior
update would update
Operating System
MacOS
Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)
Version: 1.7.43
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: df279210b53cf4686036054b15400aa2fe06d6d0
Date: 2025-10-10T04:21:47.663Z
Electron: 34.5.8
Chromium: 132.0.6834.210
Node.js: 20.19.1
V8: 13.2.152.41-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 25.0.0
Additional Information
NECKBEARD NOTE: this is a bug report, not a request for assistance. if you do not have direct source-code access to cursor’s deployment system please do not provide unsolicited advice on how to proceed or make random guesses about the underlying cause. speculation is worse than useless. thanks
Does this stop you from using Cursor
Sometimes - I can sometimes use Cursor