# Shift + Enter not adding new line

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/shift-enter-not-adding-new-line/141295>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [November 5, 2025, 6:41pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/shift-enter-not-adding-new-line/141295 "2025-11-05T18:41:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![McCaleb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@McCaleb](https://forum.cursor.com/u/McCaleb)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2025, 6:41pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/shift-enter-not-adding-new-line/141295/1 "2025-11-05T18:41:49Z")

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### Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

### Describe the Bug

Shift + Enter is not adding a newline like it used to in V1. It just submits the prompt.

### Steps to Reproduce

1. Enter prompt in agent.
2. Hit Shift + Enter to add new line.

### Expected Behavior

New line in prompt box.

### Operating System

Windows 10/11

### Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 2.0.60 (user setup)  
VSCode Version: 1.99.3  
Commit: c6d93c13f57509f77eb65783b28e75a857b74c00  
Date: 2025-11-05T00:50:54.645Z  
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 10.0.26100

### Additional Information

This was not an issue in V1. I made no changes in keyboards shortcuts or anything in V2.

### Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

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**Author:** ![BartC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/77aa72/32.png) [@BartC](https://forum.cursor.com/u/BartC)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2025, 6:49pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/shift-enter-not-adding-new-line/141295/2 "2025-11-05T18:49:40Z")

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It works fine for me and I have almost the same setup

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/8/8/88981cd0c5cc6321855d33f427ffed0cc2487f87.png)

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**Author:** ![McCaleb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@McCaleb](https://forum.cursor.com/u/McCaleb)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2025, 9:39pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/shift-enter-not-adding-new-line/141295/3 "2025-11-06T21:39:36Z")

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Left Shift doesn’t work but right shift does. Do you happen to know what that’s about?

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**Author:** ![deanrie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/deanrie/32/1263_2.png) [@deanrie](https://forum.cursor.com/u/deanrie)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2025, 9:47pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/shift-enter-not-adding-new-line/141295/4 "2025-11-06T21:47:30Z")

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Hey, thanks for the report. This is unusual and seems more like a keyboard layout or system-level issue rather than a general Cursor bug.

Please check the following:

- Test Left Shift in other contexts: does Left Shift work with other shortcuts in Cursor?
- Check for keyboard remapping software: do you have any key remapping tools, gaming software, or accessibility tools running that might intercept Left Shift?
- Test in VSCode: if you have standard VSCode installed, does Left Shift + Enter work there in a similar context?
- Windows settings: open Settings \> Ease of Access \> Keyboard - are Filter Keys, Sticky Keys, or Toggle Keys enabled?

This will help us identify whether it’s a system configuration issue or something specific to Cursor. Let me know what you find.

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**Author:** ![McCaleb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@McCaleb](https://forum.cursor.com/u/McCaleb)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2025, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/shift-enter-not-adding-new-line/141295/5 "2025-11-06T22:04:24Z")

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I’m an idiot. I found this long forgotten PowerToys key remap. Sorry guys! False alarm!  
I removed the remap and everything works fine.

 ![screenshot_2025-11-06_16-03-03](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/b/7/b76d00ae144a541078840a49d5cffa3f56e93f73.png)

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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:** [November 28, 2025, 10:05pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/shift-enter-not-adding-new-line/141295/6 "2025-11-28T22:05:21Z")

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