Why My Cursor v1.0 Installation Froze and How I Fixed It in Minutes

I couldn’t wait to try Cursor v1.0. The new AI features, like BugBot for code reviews and one-click MCP installs, sounded amazing. But right after updating, my IDE froze. I stared at a greyed-out screen with constant reload prompts. Talk about frustrating! Luckily, I found a quick fix that got me back on track in minutes.

The Core Problem

Here’s what happened on my Mac: I clicked “check for updates” and it said nothing was available. Weird, right? So I grabbed the manual download. After installing v1.0, the UI locked up. The menus worked, but the rest was frozen. I couldn’t do anything. I even thought about switching to another IDE.

Then, I tried the Playwright MCP feature. But it wouldn’t open the browser. The agent just couldn’t run actions that used to work. Double trouble!

The Step-by-Step Solution

Here’s how I fixed it:

• First, skip the update check: I downloaded the latest version from cursor.com/downloads. This bypassed the “no updates” error instantly.
• Then, a clean reinstall: Uninstall the old version first, then install fresh. That fixed the frozen UI.
• For the MCP bug: I checked my Playwright config. Here’s the snippet that worked:

"playwright": {
"command": "pnpm",
"args": ["dlx", "@playwright/mcp@0.0.26"]
}

After that, I updated my packages with a quick pnpm update. That did the trick for the browser issues.

Key Insights for a Smooth Experience

Here’s what I learned: If you turn off auto-updates, you might run into delays. I keep mine on now.

Once I got it working, the new features were awesome. The Background Agent and Slack integration? Super helpful. And BugBot? It’s made my code reviews much faster without any issues.

If you’re still having trouble, check the changelog at cursor.com/changelog. It often has the latest fixes.