Cursor uninstalled itself and didn't install afterwards

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

Just 2 hours ago I disabled autoupdates (so I had pre-latest version, because I saw a notification to install an update). Then I rebooted my system. And Cursor disappeared, so I had to download it and install. Fortunatelly eveything including settings was in place.

Steps to Reproduce

Wait untill you see a Cursor notification “New update available” click “Later”. Go to File->Preferences->VS Code Settings. Search for “Update”, uncheck “Extensions: Auto check updates” and “Update: Enable Windows Background Updates”. Reboot.

Expected Behavior

App should not uninstall itself.

Operating System

Windows 10/11

Version Information

The version right before the following one:

Version: 2.5.26 (user setup)
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: 7d96c2a03bb088ad367615e9da1a3fe20fbbc6a0
Date: 2026-02-26T04:57:56.825Z
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 39.4.0
Chromium: 142.0.7444.265
Node.js: 22.22.0
V8: 14.2.231.22-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

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Hey, thanks for the report. This was a known issue with the auto-update mechanism on Windows. In some cases, Cursor could “disappear” after a restart.

The fix is included in version 2.5.26, which you’ve already updated to. It shouldn’t happen again.

If you run into this again on the current version, let me know.

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Happened twice this week alone ( installed using CursorUserSetup-x64-2.6.12.exe ). Windows 11, windows defender, nothing exotic.

Edit: make that 3 times, woke up to Cursor being gone again.