Problem with working multiple monitors

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

Does anyone know how to get Cursor to work with two monitors? In my opinion, using multiple monitors is very popular among developers, but Cursor still has a huge problem with it.

I don’t understand why? It seems like an advanced application, but I can’t configure even the simplest functionality :frowning:

For example, I’d like to move the chat window to a secondary screen, but I’m still having problems. The isolated chat window doesn’t receive context and doesn’t see clipboard content.

I’m very frustrated by this and I’m really close to going back to my previous editor.

Steps to Reproduce

Move the chat window to a secondary screen and try to work with chat.

Operating System

Windows 10/11

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 2.2.20 (system setup)
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: b3573281c4775bfc6bba466bf6563d3d498d1070
Date: 2025-12-12T06:29:26.017Z
Electron: 37.7.0
Chromium: 138.0.7204.251
Node.js: 22.20.0
V8: 13.8.258.32-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Yes - Cursor is unusable

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Hey thanks for the report. Full multi-window support in Cursor is still in development - this is a known limitation that the team is investigating.

For now, try:

  • Using duplicated Cursor workspaces instead of separate windows

Stay tuned for updates.

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If I try to use two workspaces, most of the basic functionality between them — copy-paste, context, file tagging, etc. — doesn’t work.

For now, I’ve downgraded to version 1.7. However, if this isn’t fixed by the time I pay for Cursor again, I have no intention of paying again and will be returning to VC Code.

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Until version 1.7, multi-window (multi-monitor) support was OK.

All you had to do is wasn’t break it.

That’s weak. Very weak :frowning:

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