When I move my mouse over the IDE window everything flickers and makes the app unusable. I tried e-mailing [email protected] but there’s no reply. Can I please get some help as this is hampering my software development and frustrating me a lot.
Hi @SamuraiCobra ,
Out of interest, are you able to share your system/version info from:
Cursor > Help > About
The additional information may help in troubleshooting the behaviour.
Yes of course @litecode ! Thanks for the reply.
Version: 0.39.5
VSCode Version: 1.91.1
Commit: 274e2e5d572bd0b99449183635a0f94c7b9f54d0
Date: 2024-08-14T15:49:16.270Z
Electron: 29.4.0
ElectronBuildId: undefined
Chromium: 122.0.6261.156
Node.js: 20.9.0
V8: 12.2.281.27-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19045
I’ve reached out to support both through e-mail and here on the forum with no real response. I’ve cancelled my subscription. So disappointing.
no worries its typical here im waiting 3 weeks for a simple response (its just a question not even a problem XD) also canceled
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I had the same issue. I don’t know if you have a 4k monitor, but I moved my window from a 4k screen to a 1440p one and it doesn’t flicker any more
I am having the same issue, is there any solution for it
I found a solution. Check my post below at the end of the thread.
I found that this is an issue with Electron:
I found a solution. Finally! The issue seems to be related to nVidia GPU’s and Electron apps using Hardware Acceleration. The trick is to disable hardware acceleration for IDE GUI rendering.
In Cursor press Ctrl+Shft+P and select “Preferences: Configure Runtime Arguments” which will open up argv.json for Cursor.
Add:
"disable-hardware-acceleration": true,
The comma at the end is necessary if there are other arguments in the brackets.
Close and reopen the editor. Issue fixed!
It’s actually baked into the file already you just have to uncomment it. See below:
// NOTE: Changing this file requires a restart of VS Code.
{
// Use software rendering instead of hardware accelerated rendering.
// This can help in cases where you see rendering issues in VS Code.
// "disable-hardware-acceleration": true,
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Thank you very much! It solved my problem!
Hello, it seems that I have the same problem. I tried to disable the hardware acceleration, but I still have the flickering bug.
Here are my details :
Version: 0.48.9 (user setup)
VSCode Version: 1.96.2
Commit: 61e99179e4080fecf9d8b92c6e2e3e00fbfb53f0
Date: 2025-04-12T18:45:22.042Z
Electron: 34.3.4
Chromium: 132.0.6834.210
Node.js: 20.18.3
V8: 13.2.152.41-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26100
Hey there! Screen flickering can be super annoying, right? Usually, when that happens on Windows 11, it’s often down to a couple of things. One common culprit is the display driver. Sometimes it’s outdated, or maybe it got a bit wonky after an update. Another thing could be an app that’s not quite playing nice with Windows 11.
Here’s a quick way to see what’s up: Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open Task Manager. If the Task Manager itself is flickering along with everything else, then it’s likely a display driver issue. If only the other stuff is flickering and Task Manager looks normal, then an app is probably the troublemaker.
If it seems like a driver problem, you could try a few things. Sometimes just restarting your PC can sort it out. If not, you might want to update, rollback, or even uninstall and then reinstall your graphics driver. You can do this through the Device Manager (just search for it in the Start menu).
Sometimes, just hitting Windows key + Ctrl + Shift + B can also reset your graphics driver and might just do the trick!
If none of these solutions work, you can follow for more details instruction below.
https://thegeekpage.com/screen-flickering-or-flashing/
Thank you KarloScott for your advice.
When I start Cursor, I have this message : The runtime arguments file ‘argv.json’ contains errors. Please correct them and restart.
I restarted, the program, but also my pc, but still the same problem.
Here is the code I have in the json.
// This configuration file allows you to pass permanent command line arguments to VS Code.
// Only a subset of arguments is currently supported to reduce the likelihood of breaking
// the installation.
//
// PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE WITHOUT UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT
//
// NOTE: Changing this file requires a restart of VS Code.
{
// Use software rendering instead of hardware accelerated rendering.
// This can help in cases where you see rendering issues in VS Code.
“disable-hardware-acceleration”: true,
I really don’t know how to deal with it. My drivers are up to date, and I have the problem on cursor only. I don’t want to mess with my drivers for one program
I’m desperately reviving the topic. I still can’t use cursor. Is anyone in the same situation as me? Does anyone have a solution?
You need to close the block with the curly bracket. You have { but not } on line thirteen of your argv.json. Add the } and save the file, restart cursor and see if the issue goes away.
This is it! Cursor is finally working for me.
Thank you so much for your help
Here’s a tip. When you see the filename turn red, or you see red in the editor it means there is a problem. Click to enable the bottom tabs (the second icon from the left of the cog icon) and make sure you can see ‘Problems’. It will help you in the future!
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I have same issue, the disabling hardware acceleration might have worked
Version: 0.50.4 (user setup)
VSCode Version: 1.96.2
Commit: 8ea935e79a50a02da912a034bbeda84a6d3d3550
Date: 2025-05-14T16:17:45.517Z
Electron: 34.3.4
Chromium: 132.0.6834.210
Node.js: 20.18.3
V8: 13.2.152.41-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19045