Cursor has disappeared from my system

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

I was going to start Cursor today, but I notice the icon is broken and it seems whole Cursor IDE has disappeared from my OS.

With file search I could find it from place C:\Users*currentuser*\AppData\Local\Programs\cursor_

But I wonder if this is intentional or maybe Microsoft has decided to blacklist Cursor?

Steps to Reproduce

None really

Operating System

Windows 10/11

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

The found cursor.exe says in details that it is 1.7.33.0

Additional Information

I’m going to re-install it now of course.

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Yes - Cursor is unusable

2

Hey, are you using an antivirus or the built‑in Defender? The antivirus might have flagged Cursor as a trojan and removed it. You can add Cursor to your antivirus’s exclusion list.

3

ESET Nod32, and the log doesn’t say it would have done such thing

4

Try downloading it again. In any case, your data should have been preserved since only the app itself disappeared.

5

Same thing here, cursor was on my system before a reboot earlier this morning, just logged back in and its gone….same as OP… just regular old Defender on this box…nothing showing there

This shows in add/remove programs, but no go

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