# How to fresh install cursor - Windows 11

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/how-to-fresh-install-cursor-windows-11/179>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [August 26, 2023, 3:38pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/how-to-fresh-install-cursor-windows-11/179 "2023-08-26T15:38:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![kyle-mcmearty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e9a140/32.png) [@kyle-mcmearty](https://forum.cursor.com/u/kyle-mcmearty)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2023, 3:38pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/how-to-fresh-install-cursor-windows-11/179/1 "2023-08-26T15:38:44Z")

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Hello,

I want to reinstall cursor from fresh.

I think I made some mistakes installing it the first time and I want a redo.

I already uninstalled and restarted my machine. It doesnt go through the full install process like it did the first time. So Im stuck with whatever settings I clicked on the first time.

Im running windows 11

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**Author:** ![Mat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Mat](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Mat)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2023, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/how-to-fresh-install-cursor-windows-11/179/2 "2023-08-26T15:43:19Z")

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I believe that [this link](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/52461400/how-to-completely-remove-vs-code-setting) should help. Some places may be called cursor as opposed to vscode. I have had to do the same thing on Mac and followed a similar process.

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**Author:** ![kyle-mcmearty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e9a140/32.png) [@kyle-mcmearty](https://forum.cursor.com/u/kyle-mcmearty)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2023, 3:51pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/how-to-fresh-install-cursor-windows-11/179/3 "2023-08-26T15:51:11Z")

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awesome - thanks for the help

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**Author:** ![truell20](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/truell20/32/28583_2.png) [@truell20](https://forum.cursor.com/u/truell20)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2023, 10:38pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/how-to-fresh-install-cursor-windows-11/179/4 "2023-08-30T22:38:53Z")

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I have to do this often to test things!

```auto
rd -r %UserProfile%\.cursor
rd -r %UserProfile%\AppData\Local\Programs\Cursor
rd -r %UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\Cursor

```

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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:** [June 18, 2026, 10:10am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/how-to-fresh-install-cursor-windows-11/179/5 "2026-06-18T10:10:13Z")

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Closed on June 18, 2026, 10:10am UTC