# When Cursor tries to connect to the server, it keeps displaying "Downloading VS Code Server...", but it can be connected quickly and easily on Vscode. What's wrong? **URL:** \ **Category:** Bug Reports\ **Created:** [May 31, 2025, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/when-cursor-tries-to-connect-to-the-server-it-keeps-displaying-downloading-vs-code-server-but-it-can-be-connected-quickly-and-easily-on-vscode-whats-wrong/99023 "2025-05-31T15:59:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JackieHuJunyi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/jackiehujunyi/32/59960_2.png) [@JackieHuJunyi](https://forum.cursor.com/u/JackieHuJunyi)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2025, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/when-cursor-tries-to-connect-to-the-server-it-keeps-displaying-downloading-vs-code-server-but-it-can-be-connected-quickly-and-easily-on-vscode-whats-wrong/99023/1 "2025-05-31T15:59:06Z")
Thanks for reporting a bug you have found in Cursor! Please add the following info to help us diagnose your issue: ✅ **Check the forum** to ensure the issue hasn’t been reported already 🐞 Provide a **clear description** of the bug 🔄 Explain how to **reproduce the bug** (if known) 📷 Attach **screenshots or recordings** (e.g., `.jpg`, `.png`, `.mp4`). 💻 Tell us your operating system and your **Cursor version** (e.g., `Windows, 0.x.x`). 🚫 Tell us if the issue stops you from using Cursor. When Cursor tries to connect to the server, it keeps displaying “Downloading VS Code Server…”, but it can be connected quickly and easily on Vscode. What’s wrong? ---
**Author:** ![ravirahman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/ravirahman/32/20386_2.png) [@ravirahman](https://forum.cursor.com/u/ravirahman)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2025, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/when-cursor-tries-to-connect-to-the-server-it-keeps-displaying-downloading-vs-code-server-but-it-can-be-connected-quickly-and-easily-on-vscode-whats-wrong/99023/3 "2025-05-31T16:54:44Z")
Could you try switching to the Anysphere remote extension? ---
**Author:** ![JackieHuJunyi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/jackiehujunyi/32/59960_2.png) [@JackieHuJunyi](https://forum.cursor.com/u/JackieHuJunyi)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2025, 4:08am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/when-cursor-tries-to-connect-to-the-server-it-keeps-displaying-downloading-vs-code-server-but-it-can-be-connected-quickly-and-easily-on-vscode-whats-wrong/99023/4 "2025-06-01T04:08:02Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/9/9/993d61e906ffe573f306e1f7eeb8a7f8b3b81643.jpeg) You mean which one? ---
**Author:** ![JackieHuJunyi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/jackiehujunyi/32/59960_2.png) [@JackieHuJunyi](https://forum.cursor.com/u/JackieHuJunyi)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2025, 4:14am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/when-cursor-tries-to-connect-to-the-server-it-keeps-displaying-downloading-vs-code-server-but-it-can-be-connected-quickly-and-easily-on-vscode-whats-wrong/99023/6 "2025-06-01T04:14:51Z")
I tried to go back from version 0.50 to version 0.48, and after loading for more than 30 minutes, I was able to connect successfully. 🥲 ---
**Author:** ![ravirahman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/ravirahman/32/20386_2.png) [@ravirahman](https://forum.cursor.com/u/ravirahman)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2025, 4:21am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/when-cursor-tries-to-connect-to-the-server-it-keeps-displaying-downloading-vs-code-server-but-it-can-be-connected-quickly-and-easily-on-vscode-whats-wrong/99023/8 "2025-06-01T04:21:12Z")
We have new remote extensions – see [New In-house Extensions (C++, C#, SSH, DevContainers, WSL, Python)](https://forum.cursor.com/t/new-in-house-extensions-c-c-ssh-devcontainers-wsl-python/94531). They should come up if you search for “SSH”, “Remote Containers”, or “WSL” – depending on which remote you’re using. But anyways, if it’s working, probably best to leave it as is! ---
**Author:** ![JackieHuJunyi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/jackiehujunyi/32/59960_2.png) [@JackieHuJunyi](https://forum.cursor.com/u/JackieHuJunyi)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2025, 4:34am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/when-cursor-tries-to-connect-to-the-server-it-keeps-displaying-downloading-vs-code-server-but-it-can-be-connected-quickly-and-easily-on-vscode-whats-wrong/99023/9 "2025-06-01T04:34:56Z")
Thank you for your guidance! ---
**Author:** ![JackieHuJunyi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/jackiehujunyi/32/59960_2.png) [@JackieHuJunyi](https://forum.cursor.com/u/JackieHuJunyi)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2025, 4:37am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/when-cursor-tries-to-connect-to-the-server-it-keeps-displaying-downloading-vs-code-server-but-it-can-be-connected-quickly-and-easily-on-vscode-whats-wrong/99023/11 "2025-06-01T04:37:36Z")
Also,there is warning that “You are about to connect to a version of OS that is not supported by Cursor.” Will this affect operation? ---
**Author:** ![ravirahman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/ravirahman/32/20386_2.png) [@ravirahman](https://forum.cursor.com/u/ravirahman)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2025, 4:39am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/when-cursor-tries-to-connect-to-the-server-it-keeps-displaying-downloading-vs-code-server-but-it-can-be-connected-quickly-and-easily-on-vscode-whats-wrong/99023/13 "2025-06-01T04:39:15Z")
If it works, you can ignore that warning – we removed that popup in the next Cursor update. ---
**Author:** ![JackieHuJunyi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/jackiehujunyi/32/59960_2.png) [@JackieHuJunyi](https://forum.cursor.com/u/JackieHuJunyi)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2025, 4:51am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/when-cursor-tries-to-connect-to-the-server-it-keeps-displaying-downloading-vs-code-server-but-it-can-be-connected-quickly-and-easily-on-vscode-whats-wrong/99023/14 "2025-06-01T04:51:28Z")
Thanks, keep it up! ---
**Author:** ![zcorn2017](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/zcorn2017/32/61484_2.png) [@zcorn2017](https://forum.cursor.com/u/zcorn2017)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 6:07am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/when-cursor-tries-to-connect-to-the-server-it-keeps-displaying-downloading-vs-code-server-but-it-can-be-connected-quickly-and-easily-on-vscode-whats-wrong/99023/16 "2025-06-06T06:07:47Z")
In my case, Anysphere’s extension does not work (cursor-server won’t download). Switching to MS’s ssh-remote solves this issue. ---
**Author:** ![ravirahman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/ravirahman/32/20386_2.png) [@ravirahman](https://forum.cursor.com/u/ravirahman)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 2:43pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/when-cursor-tries-to-connect-to-the-server-it-keeps-displaying-downloading-vs-code-server-but-it-can-be-connected-quickly-and-easily-on-vscode-whats-wrong/99023/18 "2025-06-06T14:43:24Z")
Hi @zcorn2017, could you share more about the issue that you’re running into? If you have logs for the “Remote - SSH” output window on the Anysphere extension, it’d be very helpful if you could share so we can figure out what’s wrong. Thanks! ---
**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:** [July 6, 2025, 2:43pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/when-cursor-tries-to-connect-to-the-server-it-keeps-displaying-downloading-vs-code-server-but-it-can-be-connected-quickly-and-easily-on-vscode-whats-wrong/99023/19 "2025-07-06T14:43:52Z")
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