On Windows Cursor requires admin privileges to run commands

[AndyRoid (Andy)]

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

When using Cursor IDE in Windows commands will frequently hang or fail to complete.

A workaround suggested on the forums is to run Cursor as admin, which is a serious security risk.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Load cursor in Windows with standard user privileges.
2. Ask it to run the command “git branch”.

Expected: A list of git branches is available to Cursor
Actual: The command fails to complete

Expected Behavior

I expect Cursor to be able to run CLI commands and view their output.

Operating System

Windows 10/11

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 1.6.45 (user setup)
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: 3ccce8f55d8cca49f6d28b491a844c699b8719a0
Date: 2025-09-22T18:22:38.013Z
Electron: 34.5.8
Chromium: 132.0.6834.210
Node.js: 20.19.1
V8: 13.2.152.41-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26100

For AI issues: which model did you use?

N/A.

This is using Auto model.

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Sometimes - I can sometimes use Cursor

[deanrie]

Hey, thanks for the report. The team is already aware of this, we’ll fix it.