On Windows 11 25H2, the Cursor GUI frequently freezes when the Agent asks the user for confirmation. This bug has been occurring for more than half a month and still hasn’t been fixed, making Cursor basically unusable on Windows 11

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

On Windows 11 25H2, the Cursor GUI frequently freezes when the Agent asks the user for confirmation. This bug has been occurring for more than half a month and still hasn’t been fixed, making Cursor basically unusable on Windows 11.

Steps to Reproduce

On Windows 11 25H2, the Cursor GUI frequently freezes when the Agent asks the user for confirmation. This bug has been occurring for more than half a month and still hasn’t been fixed, making Cursor basically unusable on Windows 11.

Operating System

Windows 10/11

Version Information

1/30/2026 latest version

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Yes - Cursor is unusable

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Hey, thanks for the report. This is a known issue on Windows 11, a few users have run into it. The root cause seems related to the Windows Push Notification Service and Microsoft’s November security update (KB5068861).

Fixes (in order)

In Cursor:

  • Settings > General > Notifications → turn off System Notifications

In Windows:

  • Settings > Notifications → find Cursor → switch it OFF

If it still freezes, restart the service:

  1. Press Win + R → type services.msc
  2. Find WpnUserService_[random numbers]
  3. Right click → Restart (takes 30 to 60 seconds)

A few users confirmed this fixes it: Cursor Freeze Solution (for me)

Info needed for debugging

  1. Exact version: Help > About Cursor > Copy → send the result
  2. Tabs setting: open settings.json → check workbench.editor.showTabs
    • If it’s "single", change it to "multiple" (this lowers the chance of freezes)

Let me know if it helped.

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This is awesome!!