New update results in WSL breaking

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

Upon updating Cursor this morning and reopening my project via WSL: Ubuntu, I get “The editor could not be opened due to an unexpected error. Please consult the log for more details.”
Also, I noticed the WSL extension has been updated today, could be related?

In Remote - WSL logs, is the following:
2026-04-14 10:14:03.253 [error] Failed to patch code.sh launcher: Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open ‘c:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Programs\cursor\resources\app\bin\code’
2026-04-14 10:14:16.860 [error] Failed to patch code.sh launcher: Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open ‘c:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Programs\cursor\resources\app\bin\code’
2026-04-14 10:14:16.921 [info] Resolving wsl remote authority ‘wsl+ubuntu’ (attempt #1)
2026-04-14 10:14:16.938 [info] Installing cursor-server with options: {“id”:“f8cbd6fc47c57be2c27f1133”,“commit”:“dacbe9b31599a253763e4910eb6ab38704653320”,“line”:“production”,“realCommit”:“dacbe9b31599a253763e4910eb6ab3870465332c”,“extensionIds”:,“serverApplicationName”:“cursor-server”,“serverDataFolderName”:“.cursor-server”,“forceReinstall”:true,“killRunningServers”:false,“host”:“127.0.0.1”}
2026-04-14 10:14:17.132 [info] [wsl exec: installServerScript][stderr]: your 131072x1 screen size is bogus. expect trouble
2026-04-14 10:14:19.789 [info] [wsl exec: installServerScript][stderr]: 2026-04-14 10:14:19 URL:https://downloads.cursor.com/production/dacbe9b31599a253763e4910eb6ab3870465332c/linux/x64/cursor-reh-linux-x64.tar.gz [104151084/104151084] → “/tmp/tmp.fYgyXNBLEE” [1]
2026-04-14 10:14:24.944 [info] [wsl exec: installServerScript][stderr]: your 131072x1 screen size is bogus. expect trouble
2026-04-14 10:14:24.964 [info] [wsl exec: installServerScript][stderr]: ++ ‘[’ ‘!’ -d /home/user//bin/ ‘]’
2026-04-14 10:14:24.964 [info] [wsl exec: installServerScript][stderr]: ++ ‘[’ ‘!’ -d /home/user//bin_commit ‘]’
2026-04-14 10:14:24.964 [info] [wsl exec: installServerScript][stderr]: ++ set -e
2026-04-14 10:14:24.965 [info] [wsl exec: installServerScript][stderr]: ++ fix_download
2026-04-14 10:14:24.965 [info] [wsl exec: installServerScript][stderr]: ++ case “$QUALITY” in
2026-04-14 10:14:24.965 [info] [wsl exec: installServerScript][stderr]: ++ echo 'unknown quality: ’
2026-04-14 10:14:24.965 [info] [wsl exec: installServerScript][stderr]: unknown quality:
2026-04-14 10:14:24.965 [info] [wsl exec: installServerScript][stderr]: ++ return 1
2026-04-14 10:14:24.965 [info] [wsl exec: installServerScript][stderr]: + release_lock
2026-04-14 10:14:24.965 [info] [wsl exec: installServerScript][stderr]: + lockfile=/home/user/.cursor-server/.installation_lock
2026-04-14 10:14:24.965 [info] [wsl exec: installServerScript][stderr]: + ‘[’ -n 12235 ‘]’
2026-04-14 10:14:24.965 [info] [wsl exec: installServerScript][stderr]: + kill 12235
2026-04-14 10:14:24.965 [info] [wsl exec: installServerScript][stderr]: + echo ‘Unlocking /home/user/.cursor-server/.installation_lock’
2026-04-14 10:14:24.965 [info] [wsl exec: installServerScript][stderr]: + rm -f /home/user/.cursor-server/.installation_lock
2026-04-14 10:14:24.969 [info] [wsl exec: installServerScript][stderr]: + ‘[’ -n /home/user/.cursor-server/.installation_lock.target.23025-31102-12206-1776158058 ‘]’
2026-04-14 10:14:24.969 [info] [wsl exec: installServerScript][stderr]: + rm -f /home/user/.cursor-server/.installation_lock.target.23025-31102-12206-1776158058
2026-04-14 10:14:24.971 [info] [wsl exec: installServerScript][stderr]: + rm -f /home/user/.cursor-server/.installation_lock.target
2026-04-14 10:14:25.359 [error] Error installing Cursor server [wsl exec: installServerScript] Command failed with exit code 1: stdout: Killing all running Cursor servers
No running servers found
Killing running servers:
Removing all existing Cursor installations
CURSOR_LOCK_PREEMPT component=remote-wsl reason=forceReinstall lock_file=/home/user/.cursor-server/.installation_lock

Steps to Reproduce

Install latest cursor update.
Attempt to open project via WSL: Ubuntu

Expected Behavior

Should open my project without failing. Currently Cursor is unusable.

Operating System

Windows 10/11

Version Information

Version: 3.1.10 (user setup)
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: dacbe9b31599a253763e4910eb6ab38704653320
Date: 2026-04-13T11:39:16.806Z
Layout: editor
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 39.8.1
Chromium: 142.0.7444.265
Node.js: 22.22.1
V8: 14.2.231.22-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Yes - Cursor is unusable

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Hey, this is a known issue with WSL in the latest versions. The logs show two things: a missing code.sh launcher file and unknown quality: when installing cursor-server. Both can block the connection.

Try this workaround that helped other users:

  • Open Cursor locally, not in WSL
  • Go to Extensions and find the WSL extension
  • Switch it to version v0.08 via Install Another Version…
  • Restart Cursor
  • Then update the WSL extension back to the latest version
  • Restart Cursor and try connecting to WSL again

If that doesn’t help, also try:

  • Inside WSL run rm -rf ~/.cursor-server
  • In PowerShell run wsl --shutdown
  • Reconnect to WSL from Cursor

More context in a similar resolved thread: Cursor WSL error: Failed to patch code.sh launcher

The team is aware of this issue, and your report helps with prioritization. Let me know if the workaround doesn’t work.