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Cursor subreddit user details 4 common Origin AI setup traps on Windows

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A Reddit user detailed four common setup issues encountered when trying to use the Origin AI tool on Windows, particularly when integrated with the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). The user highlighted problems such as incorrect WSL installations, permission errors due to WSL's handling of Windows file metadata, missing Git identity configuration, and the Origin CLI not being found because its installation directory wasn't added to the system's PATH. Solutions for each of these issues were provided, aiming to help others avoid similar time-consuming troubleshooting. AI

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Cursor subreddit user details 4 common Origin AI setup traps on Windows

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  1. r/cursor TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/Dramatic_Solid3952 ·

    Hitting permission errors on git push with Origin on Windows? It's probably WSL metadata. Four setup traps documented.

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Spent a day getting Origin working on Windows. No native build, it's WSL only, and WSL setup has four traps that all fail quietly. Nothing tells you which one you hit. You just get a weird error three steps later.</p> <p>Posting the fixes so nobo…

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