How do I prevent automatic updating?

  1. Open Cursor IDE.
  2. Press Ctrl + Shift + P (or Cmd + Shift + P on Mac) to open the command palette.
  3. Type Preferences: Open Settings (JSON) and hit Enter.
  4. Add the following lines into this JSON settings file:
"update.enableWindowsBackgroundUpdates": false,
"update.mode": "none"
  1. Save the file and restart Cursor IDE.
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