Windows update fails

“Clicking restart to update should force-close all related services, so the user doesn't have to close anything.”

Is this your bug? What gets counted gets fixed. Pile on.

Paste this into your agent. It files your report, with your error and version.

I hit this bug: rapsheet.dev/sheets/cursor/issues/2007/file
Follow it to file my report. Show me the text before you send.

No install. No account. Public and anonymous. The link asks your agent for one report, nothing else. What it sends

Quiet. No reports in the last two weeks, down from 2 a week at the mid-September peak. A workaround is known.

Windows update fails while other processes hold Cursor folders. The updater fails moving the resources directory and stays on the old version until VS Code or node.js processes are closed.

Is this your bug?

File my report

Where: Updater
Error text: Backup phase failed, reverting to the previous install: Access is denied. (os error 5)
Versions: 3.20.21 to 3.23.5
Platforms: Windows
How bad: Breaks a normal workflow.

Not quite your bug?

Auto-update fails to install7 people
Memory leak freezes IDE3 people
Update never installs new version4 people

Original reports5, newest first

Oct 6, 2026Windows: update fails with "Access is denied (os error 5)" while VS Code is open, because VS Code holds Cursor's PATH folders inside resources#173859
Oct 2, 2026Inconsistent update process for Cursor IDE Windows#173624
Sep 23, 2026Node.js JavaScript Runtime Task#172781
Sep 15, 2026Cursor update fails when VS Code is running#171701
Sep 14, 2026Cursor updater blocks with "access is denied" error on Windows#172151