Describe the Bug I have upgraded my Cursor to version 1.1.6 and am getting this error now whenever I try to open Cursor in WSL: [2025-06-26 13:42:58.895] 2025-06-26 09:42:58 ERROR 404: Not Found. [2025-06-26 13:42:58.895] [2025-06-26 13:42:58.895] ERROR: Failed to download https://update.code.vis…

Note I have tried the solution found here: WSL invalid URL - #10 by jason-curtis by deleting my ~/.cursor-server folder in WSL but this solution doesn’t seem to work for me.

Hi @see-ann , could you try switching to the Anysphere WSL extension? [image]

I believe I’m having the same issue, WSL is not opening. I’ve already deleted the corresponding .cursor-server file, but the problem persists. Attached is a screenshot of the error. [image] Version: 1.1.6 (user setup) VSCode Version: 1.96.2 Commit: 5b19bac7a947f54e4caa3eb7e4c5fbf832389850 Date…

Hi @CarlosCooper , could you also try switching to the Anysphere WSL extension?

Same here. cannot install the anysphere WSL extension, get a fetch error. when i try the link manually i get error 502

[image] I have the extension installed but it stays stuck on this

I have the same issues, but I have resolved :smiley: [image] Can't connect to WSL (Ubuntu) from Cursor version 1.x Bug Reports Thanks for your reply, I resolved it. Problem: Connecting to WSL from Cursor fails. It appears the built-in WSL setup process is broken. Work…

Can't connect to WSL (Ubuntu) from Cursor version 1.x ms-vscode-remote.remote-wsl-0.88.3-web.vsix thanks a lot this worked for me

Thanks for your reply. I had already installed this extension, but I managed to fix the issue by reinstalling the cursor, and now it works again.

Cursor not Working with WSL

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thanks a lot this worked for me

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Cursor not Working with WSL

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