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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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.