# Faulting application name: inno\_updater.exe

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/faulting-application-name-inno-updater-exe/60724>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Created:** [March 7, 2025, 9:25am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/faulting-application-name-inno-updater-exe/60724 "2025-03-07T09:25:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Aura](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/aura/32/49183_2.png) [@Aura](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Aura)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2025, 9:25am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/faulting-application-name-inno-updater-exe/60724/1 "2025-03-07T09:25:07Z")

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Trying to diagnose why my IDE keeps suddenly closing without warnings, and I see this in the logs - looks like

TimeCreated : 7/03/2025 3:53:57 PM  
Id : 1000  
LevelDisplayName : Error  
Message : Faulting application name: inno\_updater.exe, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x67b2cf1c  
Faulting module name: inno\_updater.exe, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x67b2cf1c  
Exception code: 0xc0000409  
Fault offset: 0x000000000004a549  
Faulting process id: 0x15B8  
Faulting application start time: 0x1DB8F254CF0F1BB  
Faulting application path: C:\Users\cnd\AppData\Local\Programs\cursor\tools\inno\_updater.exe  
Faulting module path: C:\Users\cnd\AppData\Local\Programs\cursor\tools\inno\_updater.exe  
Report Id: d974a351-a710-44ab-beb9-bc6586c29ab8  
Faulting package full name:  
Faulting package-relative application ID:

Claude has this to say about the above:

# Analysis of Cursor IDE Crash

## Exception Code: 0xc0000409 - Stack Buffer Overrun

This error is significant and explains your Cursor IDE crashes:

- **Exception code 0xc0000409** = “STATUS\_STACK\_BUFFER\_OVERRUN”
- This is a serious memory safety violation where the program tried to write beyond allocated memory
- Windows detected this violation and forcibly terminated the process

## What’s Happening

The crash is occurring in **inno\_updater.exe** , which is Cursor’s automatic update component. This suggests:

1. The application isn’t crashing randomly - it’s crashing during update checks
2. The updater has a buffer overflow bug (a security vulnerability)
3. When the updater crashes, it may be taking down the main Cursor application with it

## Solutions to Try

1. **Disable Auto-Updates** (if possible in Cursor settings)
2. **Contact Cursor Support**

- This is a legitimate bug they should fix
- Share the error details with them

1. **Try Manual Updates Only**

- Update Cursor manually instead of relying on the auto-updater

1. **Check for a Newer Version**

- The current version has a significant bug
- A newer version might have fixed this issue

This explains your frequent crashes and is definitely a bug in the application rather than an issue with your system.

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/system/32/99069_2.png) [@system](https://forum.cursor.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2025, 9:25am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/faulting-application-name-inno-updater-exe/60724/2 "2025-04-06T09:25:09Z")

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