New update results in WSL breaking

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.