# Windows: Failed to install Cursor update

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/windows-failed-to-install-cursor-update/177130>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Tags:** windows, installation\
**Created:** [November 3, 2026, 6:51am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/windows-failed-to-install-cursor-update/177130 "2026-11-03T06:51:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![mohitjain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/mohitjain/32/100229_2.png) [@mohitjain](https://forum.cursor.com/u/mohitjain)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 10:01am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/windows-failed-to-install-cursor-update/177130/5 "2026-11-03T10:01:49Z")

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Hey, sorry about that! This is an issue we’re tracking. The in-app updater stalls when something on the machine is holding Cursor’s install folder open, so the quickest route is to sidestep it:

1. Fully quit Cursor (and close VS Code if you have it open), then end any leftover Cursor, inno\_updater, or Node.js JavaScript Runtime processes in Task Manager.
2. Reboot.
3. Before reopening Cursor, install the latest from [Cursor · Download](https://cursor.com/downloads) - installing over the top keeps your settings and chats.

If it still won’t update after that, paste the last ~30 lines of the newest `cursor-inno-updater-*.log` from your `%TEMP%` folder and I’ll pin down what’s blocking it.

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