# Unable to close popup

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/unable-to-close-popup/168778>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Tags:** origin\
**Created:** [August 18, 2026, 6:11pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/unable-to-close-popup/168778 "2026-08-18T18:11:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![nkings10](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@nkings10](https://forum.cursor.com/u/nkings10)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2026, 6:11pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/unable-to-close-popup/168778/1 "2026-08-18T18:11:39Z")

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

Cursor IDE

### Describe the Bug

Theres no where to close this popup for Origin.

### Steps to Reproduce

It happens automatically.

### Expected Behavior

No popups, or at least a close button.

### Screenshots / Screen Recordings

 ![CleanShot 2026-08-19 at 04.07.41.png](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/b/1/b1b10f6b743d3cef66973848c3817f894f25c289.png)

### Operating System

Linux

### Version Information

Cursor home

### Additional Information

It stops me from using Cursor because I cant close the popup and I don’t wish to “Try Origin”.

### Does this stop you from using Cursor

Yes - Cursor is unusable

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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:** [August 19, 2026, 5:26am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/unable-to-close-popup/168778/5 "2026-08-19T05:26:50Z")

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Hey, thanks for the report and the screenshot.

Good news, the close button is there. On dark themes it renders almost invisible, so it’s hard to notice. A couple ways to click it:

- Click the very top-right corner of the banner card, the X is hiding there. Hover your cursor in the corner and it should switch to a pointer. One click closes the banner forever.
- If you can’t hit it blindly, temporarily switch to a light theme using `Cmd+K`, then `Cmd+T`. The X shows up normally there, close the banner, then switch back to your theme.

The X being basically invisible on dark themes is a known issue we’re tracking. I can’t share an ETA yet, but I’ll reply here if there’s an update.

Let me know if you were able to close it.