How To Use Cursor AI COMPLETELY FOR FREE (Windows)

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You’ve been deep in the zone vibe coding with Cursor AI. The flow is smooth, the speed is insane, and everything just clicks. But suddenly, reality hits: “Upgrade to continue using Cursor Premium.” Your free trial has ended, and your project is only a quarter (or maybe halfway) done. Now what? Well, don’t panic. KNKDIGITAL has your back.

This guide will walk you through how to keep using Cursor with all its Pro features completely for free, so you can get back to the grind without missing a beat. There are a few ways to do this, but we’re starting with the most hands-on and effective option: the Manual Method for Windows users. Let’s get into it.

How to use Cursor IDE Pro features for free – Manual Method (Windows Only)

1. Sign out of Cursor.

Sign out of Cursor on IDE and browser, then uninstall Cursor using Windows Settings or Control Panel.

2. Delete these folders:

%APPDATA%Cursor
%LOCALAPPDATA%cursor-updater
%LOCALAPPDATA%Programscursor

3. Install the latest version of Cursor

Download Cursor and install it.

4. Launch Cursor (Don’t sign in yet)

Open the Cursor application once and close it without signing in.

5. Navigate to:

%APPDATA%CursorUserglobalStoragestorage.json

6. Create a backup of storage.json.

7. Replace storage.json content with the following identifiers:

{
  "telemetry.devDeviceId": "377b01ce-692b-42e1-a880-51c0aef0a16a",
  "telemetry.machineId": "32db4207bb796582ed9512f30309203191425c425eabe0367e282cca91015a8b",
  "telemetry.macMachineId": "527256a05467261eb0da6804377ca80eaeaf5864d6202877095b771b4601082c3b7ea101e8e81b6111408039860b5cc2594df18805e61fd24b41ae8bcab2d827",
  "telemetry.sqmId": "{596696E0-0E4B-4036-B37D-2DE2328962F9}",
  "storage.serviceMachineId": "377b01ce-692b-42e1-a880-51c0aef0a16a"
}

8. Open PowerShell as Administrator.

Run the following command to generate a new machine identity:

$newMachineGuid = [guid]::NewGuid().ToString()
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:SOFTWAREMicrosoftCryptography" -Name "MachineGuid" -Value $newMachineGuid -Type String -Force

9. Update the SQLite database. Use the file path below to locate the file quickly:

%APPDATA%CursorUserglobalStoragestate.vscdb

Save this script as update_cursor_db.py:

import sqlite3
import os
import shutil

# Your knkdigital keys
devDeviceId = "377b01ce-692b-42e1-a880-51c0aef0a16a"
machineId = "32db4207bb796582ed9512f30309203191425c425eabe0367e282cca91015a8b"
macMachineId = "527256a05467261eb0da6804377ca80eaeaf5864d6202877095b771b4601082c3b7ea101e8e81b6111408039860b5cc2594df18805e61fd24b41ae8bcab2d827"
sqmId = "{596696E0-0E4B-4036-B37D-2DE2328962F9}"

db_path = os.path.expandvars(r"%APPDATA%CursorUserglobalStoragestate.vscdb")

if os.path.exists(db_path):
    # Create backup
    backup_path = db_path + ".backup"
    shutil.copy2(db_path, backup_path)
    print(f"Created backup at {backup_path}")

    # Connect to database
    conn = sqlite3.connect(db_path)
    cursor = conn.cursor()

    # Update values
    cursor.execute("UPDATE ItemTable SET value = ? WHERE key = 'telemetry.devDeviceId'", (devDeviceId,))
    cursor.execute("UPDATE ItemTable SET value = ? WHERE key = 'telemetry.machineId'", (machineId,))
    cursor.execute("UPDATE ItemTable SET value = ? WHERE key = 'telemetry.macMachineId'", (macMachineId,))
    cursor.execute("UPDATE ItemTable SET value = ? WHERE key = 'telemetry.sqmId'", (sqmId,))
    cursor.execute("UPDATE ItemTable SET value = ? WHERE key = 'storage.serviceMachineId'", (devDeviceId,))

    # Commit changes and close
    conn.commit()
    conn.close()
    print("Successfully updated Cursor database")
else:
    print(f"Database not found at {db_path}")

Run the script with:

python update_cursor_db.py

Alternative Option: Use DB Browser for SQLite

1. Download DB Browser for SQLite

2. Open this file:

%APPDATA%CursorUserglobalStoragestate.vscdb

3. Navigate to the ItemTable and manually update these keys:

telemetry.devDeviceId:	377b01ce-692b-42e1-a880-51c0aef0a16a
telemetry.machineId:	32db4207bb796582ed9512f30309203191425c425eabe0367e282cca91015a8b
telemetry.macMachineId:	527256a05467261eb0da6804377ca80eaeaf5864d6202877095b771b4601082c3b7ea101e8e81b6111408039860b5cc2594df18805e61fd24b41ae8bcab2d827
telemetry.sqmId:	{596696E0-0E4B-4036-B37D-2DE2328962F9}
storage.serviceMachineId:	377b01ce-692b-42e1-a880-51c0aef0a16a

Save changes and close the database.

Final Step

Launch Cursor, go to Temp Gmail to generate a temporary email, and complete the sign-up process. You now have full access to all Pro features for FREE.

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