# Timeout waiting for EverythingProvider Error

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/timeout-waiting-for-everythingprovider-error/158146>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Tags:** installation, crashes, windows, teams-enterprise\
**Created:** [April 16, 2026, 7:20am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/timeout-waiting-for-everythingprovider-error/158146 "2026-04-16T07:20:01Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 16, 2026, 8:08am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/timeout-waiting-for-everythingprovider-error/158146/5 "2026-04-16T08:08:38Z")

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Hey, this is a known issue. On some corporate Windows machines, the extension host `cursor-socket` fails to initialize. That causes everything routed through it, Auth UI, Cursor Tab, Agent, Indexing, to fail with the error “Timeout waiting for EverythingProvider.” Your network is fine. The basic checks, DNS, SSL, Marketplace, Authentication, all pass. The problem is client-side.

The team is aware and tracking this. A few things to try:

1. Check the cursor-socket folder

Open Command Prompt Run as Admin and run:

```bat
dir "C:\Program Files\cursor\resources\app\extensions\cursor-socket\"

```

If you see `dist\` but no `out\`, that’s a known trigger. Fix it:

```bat
cd "C:\Program Files\cursor\resources\app\extensions\cursor-socket"
xcopy dist out\ /E /I

```

Restart Cursor.

1. Try a custom extensions directory

Launch Cursor with an isolated extensions folder to rule out corruption:

```bat
cursor --extensions-dir C:\cursor-extensions

```

1. Check AV or EDR software

This is the most likely culprit in corporate environments. Enterprise security tools, endpoint protection, EDR agents, application whitelisting, can block `cursor-socket` from starting. Can you share:

- What antivirus or endpoint protection is installed on these machines?
- Is there any application whitelisting or DLP software running?
- Check if your AV logs show any blocks related to files under `C:\Program Files\cursor\resources\app\extensions\cursor-socket\`

If your security team can whitelist the entire Cursor installation directory `C:\Program Files\cursor\`, that often resolves it.

1. Turn off Codebase Indexing

Cursor Settings (not VS Code settings) \> Indexing & Docs \> turn off Codebase Indexing. Reload the window via `Ctrl+Shift+P` then run Developer: Reload Window.

Similar thread with the same error for reference: [Timeout waiting for EverythingProvider](https://forum.cursor.com/t/timeout-waiting-for-everythingprovider/156748)

Send the output from step 1 and info about your security software. That’ll help narrow it down.

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