Run and Debug controls missing from Run and Debug panel in 2.6.20

[Skolo]

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

The run and debug play button/configuration dropdown are missing in 2.6.20. Downgrading to 2.6.19 resolves.

Steps to Reproduce

Update to 2.6.20, click the run and debug tab on linux kernel 6.8.0-106-generic

Operating System

Linux

Version Information

kernel 6.8.0-106-generic, cursor 2.6.20

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

[deanrie]

Hey, thanks for the report. This looks like a regression in 2.6.20, and I need to confirm a couple of things to diagnose it.

Can you check:

1. What is workbench.activityBar.orientation set to, vertical or horizontal? Settings > search for “activityBar orientation”
2. What is window.titleBarStyle, native or custom?
3. A screenshot of the Run and Debug panel in 2.6.20 would help.

I suspect this is related to a fix for sidebar handling when the title bar is disabled, which may have affected the title row in the Run and Debug panel where the play button and config dropdown live.

Let me know what your settings are and I can escalate this to the team.

[kasuskasus1 (George Nikitin)]

Can confirm that it became invisible in vertical , but in horizontal it is there. See attached screenshots.

[kapis (Nikolai Pismennyi)]

Same problem here.

Please solve ASAP!

[Frankz (Frank)]

same , they reappear when you hide the Variables, WATCH and CALL STACK panel

[msfeldstein (Michael Feldstein)]

Will take a look today!

[Pierre-Olivier_Nahou (Pierre-Olivier Nahoum)]

Same problem here ! Can confirm the traditionnal vscode vertical layout is broken

[nichism]

Same issue here - workaround for me currently is CTRL+SHIFT+P, and selecting “Debug: Select and Start Debugging”, and selecting a configuration from there. Hope this gets patched soon!

[woutersteven]

Same issue here….posted workarounds seem to work, but aren’t ideal

[Stu_Mark]

mee too. vertical layout on the everything bar whatever it’s called.

[Luis_Delorenzi]

same in mac, please resolve it please i need it in vertical mode

[Breno_Velasco]

Same issue here. It’s a fundamental component of the IDE and I’m surprised we got this regression. Please fix Thanks.

[lschenatto_hrp (Lucas Schenatto)]

+1 to this. Like using Cursor, but need it fixed.

[yuu]

can select debug-mode this command

`Debug: Select and Start Debugging`

[Volodymyr_Kalashniko (Volodymyr Kalashnikov)]

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

What’s going on?
I just launched my app and launch bar just disspeared.
Instead of continue developing tasks I need to think how to launch app…
Thinking about fully migrate to Claude Code

Steps to Reproduce

Just launch flutter app with launch.json in Cursor

Expected Behavior

Launch bar should appear with all configurations described in the launch.json

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

Operating System

MacOS

Version Information

Version: 2.6.20 (Universal)
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: b29eb4ee5f9f6d1cb2afbc09070198d3ea6ad760
Date: 2026-03-17T01:50:02.404Z
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 39.8.1
Chromium: 142.0.7444.265
Node.js: 22.22.1
V8: 14.2.231.22-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 24.6.0

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Sometimes - I can sometimes use Cursor

[Volodymyr_Kalashniko (Volodymyr Kalashnikov)]

@deanrie Two days since issue was reported. Did you team identified the issue? I prefer to use vertical alignment and I would like to see launch bar again

[Ariefsn_TSR (Arief Nugroho)]

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

Hi,
I’m using latest version.
But the debug controller is missing.
After checkin, the issue happened if I use this setting
"workbench.activityBar.orientation": "vertical",
Horizontal is fine, issue when use vertical.

Regards,
Arief

Steps to Reproduce

Try to change the value to vertical

Expected Behavior

The debug controller is appear.

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

Operating System

MacOS

Version Information

Version: 2.6.20
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: b29eb4ee5f9f6d1cb2afbc09070198d3ea6ad760
Date: 2026-03-17T01:50:02.404Z
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 39.8.1
Chromium: 142.0.7444.265
Node.js: 22.22.1
V8: 14.2.231.22-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 25.3.0

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

[Ran (然 平)]

Same problem here.

Please solve ASAP!

[Will2 (Will)]

Actually, you could just shut down this unconventional layout, Horizontal. Developers worldwide prefer vertical layouts, so why create Horizontal and add more bugs to yourselves?

[Dimitrios_Togias]

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

The “Run and Debug” menu does not show the header with the configuration and run debug option. It is hidden.

Steps to Reproduce

Use latest version in MACOS and try to open the “Run and Debug” menu. No configurations dropdown is visible, or run debug is visible.

Operating System

MacOS

Version Information

Version: 2.6.20
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: b29eb4ee5f9f6d1cb2afbc09070198d3ea6ad760
Date: 2026-03-17T01:50:02.404Z
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 39.8.1
Chromium: 142.0.7444.265
Node.js: 22.22.1
V8: 14.2.231.22-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 24.6.0

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Yes - Cursor is unusable