Cursor unusable after update

[ALi3nW3rX]

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

Cursor ide after update does not work.
It opens, then just sits there where we last left off.
I cannot click anything. I was able to use command pallet and clear the cache and history but that didn’t help.
Tried uninstall reinstalling and same issue is there.
Disabled all extensions with no positive results.
Restarted the host pc, did any updates, same results.

Up until today it has been working just fine. No issues really.

Steps to Reproduce

Open cursor watch it do nothing.

Expected Behavior

Frozen

Operating System

Windows 10/11

Version Information

Whatever the newest version is as of 3/4/2025. Im unable to check.

For AI issues: which model did you use?

orchestrator

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Yes - Cursor is unusable

[deanrie]

Hey, thanks for the report. Since you’ve already tried reinstalling, disabling extensions, and restarting, let’s go deeper.

Try these steps in order:

1. Delete workspace data
   Close Cursor completely, then delete these folders:

• %APPDATA%\Cursor\User\workspaceStorage
• %APPDATA%\Cursor\User\globalStorage

Reopen Cursor and see if it responds.

2. If it’s still frozen, try disabling GPU acceleration
   Open a terminal and run:

cursor --disable-gpu

3. If it’s still frozen, do a full clean install
   Uninstall Cursor, then manually delete these folders:

• %APPDATA%\Cursor
• %USERPROFILE%\.cursor

Then reinstall from Cursor · Download.

4. If you can open Command Palette (since you mentioned you could)
   Try Ctrl+Shift+P > “Disable All Extensions”, then also try Settings > General > Notifications > turn off System Notifications. This fixed a similar freeze issue on Windows for other users: IDE freezes when window not active.

Also, once you get Cursor responsive (or from the terminal), can you share:

• Your exact Cursor version: run cursor --version in a terminal
• Open Process Explorer (Ctrl+Shift+P > “Developer: Open Process Explorer”) and share a screenshot. I’m interested in which process is using CPU or RAM

Let me know which step helped, or didn’t.

[Prit_Italiya]

Same issue with me as well when updated to the latest version.

[magodev (Marlon Gómez)]

I’m experiencing the same problem after the update. When I put the agent to work on something, it crashes and everything freezes.