[Cursor] Granting File-Access Permissions to Cursor on Windows
Step-by-step fix for the "insufficient permissions" error in Cursor on Windows — give the Users group Edit permission on the Cursor install folder.
Granting File-Access Permissions to Cursor on Windows
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Step 1: Locate Cursor’s installation directory
Find Cursor’s install folder, select the app subfolder, right-click it, and choose Properties.
Step 2: Grant Edit permission to Users
Open the Security tab, give the Users group Edit permission, then click Apply to save.
If you don’t see Users in the list, work through the steps below for each entry under “Group or user names”.
Don’t see a Security tab?
No Security tab? Just launch Cursor as Administrator instead.
Run Cursor with Run as administrator and you’re done.