# Multiple copies of cursor are opening simultaneously

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/multiple-copies-of-cursor-are-opening-simultaneously/150192>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Tags:** crashes\
**Created:** [January 28, 2026, 4:17pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/multiple-copies-of-cursor-are-opening-simultaneously/150192 "2026-01-28T16:17:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![John\_Sibert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c89c15/32.png) [@John\_Sibert](https://forum.cursor.com/u/John_Sibert)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2026, 4:17pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/multiple-copies-of-cursor-are-opening-simultaneously/150192/1 "2026-01-28T16:17:10Z")

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Multiple copies of cursor are opening simultaneously. it then just freezes and I am unable to use Cursor. I’ve tried uninstalling and reinstalling but the same thing just keeps happening. I am attaching a couple of screen shots.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/6/d/6d77558cdf1adc4227d433048bbdac5cf1abcf6d.jpeg)

 ![Screenshot 2026-01-28 112347](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/c/8/c8a3e1ca85785b7ad04f7c29f41b38e450ea524e.png)

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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:** [January 28, 2026, 4:17pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/multiple-copies-of-cursor-are-opening-simultaneously/150192/2 "2026-01-28T16:17:26Z")

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Hi there!

We detected that this may be a bug report, so we’ve moved your post to the **Bug Reports** category.

To help us investigate and fix this faster, could you edit your original post to include the details from the template below?

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> **Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?**
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> - For Cursor IDE: Menu → About Cursor → Copy
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**Author:** ![John\_Sibert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c89c15/32.png) [@John\_Sibert](https://forum.cursor.com/u/John_Sibert)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2026, 4:41pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/multiple-copies-of-cursor-are-opening-simultaneously/150192/4 "2026-01-28T16:41:38Z")

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i submitted with images.

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**Author:** ![deanrie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/deanrie/32/1263_2.png) [@deanrie](https://forum.cursor.com/u/deanrie)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 11:50am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/multiple-copies-of-cursor-are-opening-simultaneously/150192/5 "2026-01-29T11:50:47Z")

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Hey, thanks for the report. This looks like the multi-window bug that was fixed in one of the previous versions.

I need to confirm a couple of things:

1. What version of Cursor are you on? (Help \> About Cursor \> Copy)
2. When does it happen? Does it happen right when you start Cursor, or while you’re using it?
3. Do you have any extensions installed? Try running this from the terminal: `cursor --disable-extensions`. Does it still reproduce?

If you’re not on the latest version, I’d recommend updating, since a similar bug was already fixed.

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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:** [February 20, 2026, 11:51am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/multiple-copies-of-cursor-are-opening-simultaneously/150192/6 "2026-02-20T11:51:02Z")

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Closed on February 20, 2026, 11:51am UTC

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