Hey ever since i updated to Version: 3.3.16 VSCode Version: 1.105.1 Commit: 7f0f522221d0ba220e4edb766bb3c47c08c14ab0 Date: 2026-05-06T20:40:56.501Z Layout: glass 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 …

A few notes on the issues raised since the toggle announcement. cursor . from terminal : The startup toggle controls what opens when you launch Cursor from the dock or app icon. cursor . from terminal currently uses a separate path and opens the Agents Window regardless of the toggle. We’re aware o…

running version: CursorUserSetup-x64-3.4.20 [image] Still don’t see this option in the above screenshot, am i missing something here?

No you’re not missing anything, that was likely a beta feature tested on a small set of users

I hate this feature, it should be give me an option to choose whether editor window or agent window, that drive me crazy

why would you force agent without adding an option to disable? pretty annoying.

Same issue here: Clicking the “Open Editor Window” button on an agent now focuses an already-open editor window — often one belonging to a different, unrelated workspace or a stale worktree from a previous agent — instead of opening a new editor window for the current agent’s workspace. This makes …

Not that it’s a surprise to anyone, but Anti-Gravity pulled the same move and completely removed the IDE, and now their subreddit is exploding with complaints. I’m genuinely surprised how is it that the makers of these tools are so blind to their users’ needs.

I think its a bad move by the cursor team to go this route, people like and need the editor view and that is one of the reasons why I subscribed.

Open Cursor Shortcut-Properties Add ’ --classic’ at the end of TARGET text box, like ““C:\Program Files\cursor\Cursor.exe” --classic” Apply and Save

A few updates for the thread. Startup toggle : The “Open Agents Window on startup” toggle is now available in Cursor Settings for everyone who had agents window open by default. This is not available for users who never were defaulted into opening the agent window in the first place. Turn it off to…

Set editor as default window

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Maelle_Le_Herisse (Maelle LH) May 26, 2026, 8:43am 41

Hey Mohit, I did it here : "Open Editor Window" on an agent focuses an unrelated workspace instead of opening one for that agent

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Set editor as default window

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