More of Cursor interfering with paying customer’s workflow. Everytime I open Cursor it forces me into the web/agent mode. Yeah, I know the button to switch is right there, BUT I HAVE NO INTEREST IN THE WEB/AGENT MODE. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE RESPECT THE WISHES OF YOUR PAYING CUSTOMERS. I HAVE NO USE FOR THE WEB/AGENT MODE. STOP FORCING IT ON ME.

Hi @A_K2 You can customize this behavior. [image] Set editor as default window Help We’ve received the feedback. Following up on that, version 3.3.30 adds a new “Open Agents Window on startup” toggle in Cursor Settings > Agents. Turn it off to launch into the Editor by default. [image] To get the update: Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+P > Attempt Update, then restart Cursor. If you don’t see the toggle after updating, the workarounds from my earlier reply still work: Shift+Cmd+N (Mac) / Shift+Ctrl+N (Windows/Linux) to open the Editor, or launch from terminal with cursor . --classic. The up…

Cursor forcing me into web mode

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Colin (Colin) June 30, 2026, 4:19pm 7

Hi @A_K2

You can customize this behavior.

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Cursor forcing me into web mode

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