Since the last update, the state of Cursor seems to be forgotten

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

When I exit Cursor and go back into the product, it’s like I am using the product for the first time. My font size, width of sidebars, and last browsed/edited files are not what they were whent I exited the product. This only started to occur after install of version 3.5.33

Steps to Reproduce

I setup my my font size, width of my sidebar, and browse a file. Sometimes, when I exit and later re-enter the product; nothing appears but the Cursor options Open project, clone repo, Connect via SSH, and the Recent projects.

Expected Behavior

I expect Cursor AI to remember where I left off.

Operating System

Windows 10/11

Version Information

Version: 3.5.33 (user setup)
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: aac81804b986d739acab348ed96b8bea6e83cc50
Date: 2026-05-22T06:47:48.039Z
Layout: editor
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: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26100

Additional Information

This could be related to the annoying Agents Window popping along with the Editor Window. I tried to disable this behavior by going into Cursor settings under Agents and turning off “Open Agents Window on startup”. Now the Agents Window starts without the Editor Window. It seems like it disabled the Editor Window on startup up. When I go to settings now “Open Agents Window on startup” no longer appears as an option.

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Yes - Cursor is unusable

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This is a known issue. After the recent update, some users are being routed to the Agents Window on startup instead of the Editor Window. Since the Agents Window opens without your previous workspace context, your font size, sidebar layout, and open files don’t carry over.

To get back to your normal workflow:

  1. From the Agents Window, press Shift+Ctrl+N (or go to File > Open Editor Window) to open the Editor Window

  2. Close the Agents Window

  3. On the next launch, Cursor should remember to open the Editor Window

Alternatively, you can launch from the command line with cursor . --classic to skip the Agents Window entirely.

Regarding the “Open Agents Window on startup” setting disappearing after you toggled it off — this is a bug we’re aware of. The workaround above should keep you in the Editor Window going forward regardless.

You may also find this related thread helpful, where other users have shared additional workarounds: Set editor as default window