# Non-dismissible Origin “Try Origin” ad blocks the Agents sidebar on a paid Windows enterprise install **URL:** \ **Category:** Bug Reports\ **Tags:** origin, windows, agents-window\ **Created:** [August 19, 2026, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/non-dismissible-origin-try-origin-ad-blocks-the-agents-sidebar-on-a-paid-windows-enterprise-install/168875 "2026-08-19T15:14:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Josh\_Hansen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/53a042/32.png) [@Josh\_Hansen](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Josh_Hansen)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2026, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/non-dismissible-origin-try-origin-ad-blocks-the-agents-sidebar-on-a-paid-windows-enterprise-install/168875/1 "2026-08-19T15:14:23Z")
### Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Cursor IDE ### Describe the Bug I am a paying Cursor user on a native Windows enterprise workstation. After the Origin rollout, a non-dismissible “ORIGIN / Try Origin” card appeared in the Agents sidebar over my repository list. There is no X, no Esc dismiss, and no setting to hide it. I already had a local project selected (“This PC”). The card still blocked the UI. The only prominent action is Try Origin. I will not click it. Origin CLI is documented as unsupported on native Windows, so this product is advertising a flow this machine cannot complete. This disrupted paid work, felt like a coercive attack from a vendor I already pay, and broke trust in an enterprise environment where we do not opt municipal/work code into a new host by clicking a promo. Origin must be opt-in, and this UI must be dismissible without claiming a codebase, opening setup, or leaving the local project. Please add a close control immediately and stop showing this card when a local folder is already selected. ### Steps to Reproduce use cursor ### Operating System Windows 10/11 ### Version Information Cursor IDE Version: 3.15.19 VSCode Version: 1.128.0 Commit: de07bee81cefe43461ebf4f40c3d2d78d15052a0 Date: 2026-08-11T05:22:54.627Z OS: Windows\_NT x64 10.0.26100 ### Does this stop you from using Cursor Yes - Cursor is unusable ---
**Author:** ![kevinn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/kevinn/32/101206_2.png) [@kevinn](https://forum.cursor.com/u/kevinn)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2026, 5:13pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/non-dismissible-origin-try-origin-ad-blocks-the-agents-sidebar-on-a-paid-windows-enterprise-install/168875/6 "2026-08-19T17:13:12Z")
Hi @Josh_Hansen Thanks for the post. First, the part that matters most given where you work: clicking Try Origin would not have moved, uploaded, or hosted any of your code, and it would not have claimed anything for your organization. That button only opens [cursor.com/codebase](http://cursor.com/codebase) in your browser. Nothing about your local project or your employer’s code is touched by that card either way. The card does have a close X, but it is genuinely hard to find. In the Agents window, the card sits at the bottom left, and the X is in the top-right corner of the card itself, on the pale lavender ORIGIN artwork. It renders in a very light color, so on a dark theme it is close to invisible. Easiest fix: switch to a light theme for a moment with Ctrl+K Ctrl+T, click the X, then switch back. One click dismisses it for good. ---
**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:** [October 2, 2026, 6:09pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/non-dismissible-origin-try-origin-ad-blocks-the-agents-sidebar-on-a-paid-windows-enterprise-install/168875/8 "2026-10-02T18:09:59Z")
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