# Questions about differences to VS Code

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/questions-about-differences-to-vs-code/14539>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [September 3, 2024, 9:58am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/questions-about-differences-to-vs-code/14539 "2024-09-03T09:58:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![michaelschufi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@michaelschufi](https://forum.cursor.com/u/michaelschufi)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2024, 9:58am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/questions-about-differences-to-vs-code/14539/1 "2024-09-03T09:58:48Z")

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Hi everyone

I just wanted to try out Cursor and was surprised it wasn’t just an extension in VS Code but its own editor.

After spending some time with Cursor, I found a few things different or not working as expected compared to VS Code.

## Settings Sync

There seems no way to sync the settings right now. Is this correct? I switch between machines almost daily…

## How can I install all VS Code installed in WSL 2 for cursor’s WSL 2 server?

I’m talking about only installing the extensions that are already installed by VS Code. If possible, I neither want to install all ~120 extensions that are installed on Windows, nor add all ~60 extensions installed in WSL 2 manually.

Also: Since Cursor is using a different VS Code server instance in how can I import/export the current settings I have just for WSL 2?

## Cursor Command in WSL 2 not working

I chose to install the `cursor` command during the setup. However, when running `cursor myfilename` I get this message

```txt
To use Cursor with the Windows Subsystem for Linux, please install Cursor in Windows and uninstall the Linux version in WSL. You can then use the `cursor` command in a WSL terminal just as you would in a normal command prompt.
Do you want to continue anyway?

```

If I confirm with `y` the command just gives an error:

```txt
o no longer see this prompt, start Cursor with the environment variable DONT_PROMPT_WSL_INSTALL defined.
/mnt/c/Users/myusername/AppData/Local/Programs/cursor/resources/app/bin/cursor: 62: /mnt/c/Users/myuser/AppData/Local/Programs/cursor/resources/app/bin/../cursor: not found

```

How can I make this work?

## Sidebar Extension Buttons

I like the sortable list and one-click solution that VS Code has for quick extension access. How can I get that layout back?

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Thank you for reading! Any help would be appreciated.

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**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:** [June 18, 2026, 10:15am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/questions-about-differences-to-vs-code/14539/2 "2026-06-18T10:15:21Z")

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