Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Cursor IDE Describe the Bug Hey there, I’m running Windows 10 and the latest version of Cursor, and every time I shut down my computer, Cursor uninstalls itself. I always close all Cursor instances before shutting down, so I’m not sure what’s causing it…

Hey, this is a known Windows auto-updater bug. The team is aware, but there’s no ETA for a fix yet. Workaround: Reinstall Cursor from Cursor · Download In settings Ctrl+, find update.mode and set it to start. This disables background updates that trigger the issue. Before shutting down, make sure…

Cursor uninstalls itself every time I close my computer

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Cursor uninstalls itself every time I close my computer

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