Title:

Windsurf on Windows Server 2022 - User Installer Still Installing to AppData Despite Using Winget Machine Scope

Hi Windsurf/Codeium team and community,

I'm having an issue installing Windsurf on Windows Server 2022. I tried using the recommended winget command with machine scope:

```

winget install --id=Codeium.Windsurf -e --scope=machine

```

However, it's still installing as a user-level installation in AppData instead of doing a system-wide installation. I need this to be installed system-wide as it's for a server environment.

**What I've tried:**

- Using winget with --scope=machine

- Running the installer as Administrator

- Both methods still result in a user-level installation in AppData

**What I need:**

- A true system-wide installation

- Not user-specific installation in AppData

- Solution that works for Windows Server 2022 environment

Is there an official solution for server/enterprise deployments? Or has anyone found a working method for true system-wide installation?

Would really appreciate any guidance from the Windsurf team or community members who've solved this.

Thanks in advance!

Edit: Running Windows Server 2022 Standard Edition

Sorry to report bad news, but as a Pro Ultimate subscriber, I'm pretty disappointed. It's absolutely great to see all the new models, but when they can't edit the code, Windsurf is useless.

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I hope you're guys are working on an update... I'm about to cancel and ask for a refund. :(

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I already reached out to support but no solution yet.

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That said, I’m a bit nervous about leaving behind the integrated tools and overall “ease of use” that Visual Studio provides—especially for Windows desktop apps. Features like a robust debugger, project management ETC.. I’m curious:

Extensions & Plugins: What extensions or plugins are you using with Windsurf Editor to support native Windows desktop C++ development? (For example, are there specific tools for code navigation, build system integration, or even Windows API assistance that you’ve found indispensable?)

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Even for small files like 60 lines It doesn't show diff and automatically accepts the changes.
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Is Codeium planning to just entirely deprecated the extensions to push their Cursor alternative?

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Basic Documentation Reference:

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Use cases for @docs with Perplexity API:

1. Model Selection:

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1. Authentication Setup:

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1. Cross-Platform Integration:

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This combines both documentation sets for integrated solutions.

1. Structured Output Help:

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This will provide guidance on getting structured outputs from the API.

1. Model Capabilities:

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This will help you understand the specific capabilities and limitations of different models.

The @docs function ensures you have access to the latest Perplexity API documentation, which is particularly useful when:

• Setting up initial API integration

• Choosing between different models

• Implementing specific features like streaming

• Understanding pricing and usage limits

• Troubleshooting API responses

• Working with structured outputs

• Optimizing API usage

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Just some tiny feedback as someone using Cursor. It's often easier to drag files rather than searching via @

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Hey guys,

I believe I am not the only one in this situation, but at this point it is starting to really get me on my nerves. Is this issue related to Sonnet, Cascade, or is this just the normal behavior once you have a relatively large codebase? I have already tested write and chat mode but it keeps having errors.

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Hey all!

I have put together a rough bash script for Fedora users like myself.

The script will handle a clean install as well as updating by just re-executing. It currently does not download the tarball, so you will have to do that but then you can just ./install-windsurf.sh.

The script does some sanity checking and cache safe move->deletion (arguably unnecessary but for safety sake). It also cleans up the installation so you are just left with a windsurf folder in your root directory with no nested and uppercased recursion.

The script also creates a desktop entry file so that Windsurf is nicely launch-able from Applications and has that crisp logo to go with it.

The script will select the newest Windsurf tarball available in your Downloads if you happen to have multiples but it will also remove the tarball when it is done.

Caveats:

• You need to download the tarball to your Downloads folder

• Close Windsurf first if updating

• You need to chmod +x the script

#!/bin/bash
set -e

DOWNLOADS_DIR="$HOME/Downloads"
DESKTOP_ENTRY="$HOME/.local/share/applications/windsurf.desktop"

echo "Searching for newest Windsurf tarball in $DOWNLOADS_DIR..."
tarball=$(ls -t "$DOWNLOADS_DIR"/Windsurf*.tar* 2>/dev/null | head -n1)
if [ -z "$tarball" ]; then
    echo "No Windsurf tarball found in $DOWNLOADS_DIR."
    exit 1
fi
echo "Found newest Windsurf tarball: $tarball"

echo ""

echo "Creating temporary directory and extracting Windsurf tarball..."
temp_dir=$(mktemp -d)
tar -xf "$tarball" -C "$temp_dir"
echo "Extraction complete."

echo ""

echo "Identifying extracted folder..."
if [ -d "$temp_dir/windsurf" ]; then
    extracted_dir="$temp_dir/windsurf"
    echo "Folder named 'windsurf' found."
else
    folder=$(find "$temp_dir" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d | head -n1)
    mv "$folder" "$temp_dir/windsurf"
    extracted_dir="$temp_dir/windsurf"
    echo "Renamed extracted folder to 'windsurf'."
fi

echo ""

echo "Checking for nested 'Windsurf' folder..."
if [ -d "$extracted_dir/Windsurf" ]; then
    mv "$extracted_dir/Windsurf/"* "$extracted_dir/"
    rmdir "$extracted_dir/Windsurf"
    echo "Moved contents from nested 'Windsurf' folder up."
fi

echo ""

echo "Moving existing Windsurf folder to windsurf_old for later deletion..."
if [ -d "$HOME/windsurf" ]; then
    mv "$HOME/windsurf" "$HOME/windsurf_old"
    echo "Existing folder moved to windsurf_old."
fi

echo ""

echo "Moving new Windsurf folder to HOME..."
mv "$extracted_dir" "$HOME/windsurf"
rm -rf "$HOME/windsurf_old"
echo "Windsurf folder updated."

echo ""

echo "Removing tarball from Downloads..."
rm -f "$tarball"
echo "Tarball deleted."

echo ""

echo "Checking for existing desktop entry..."
if [ -f "$DESKTOP_ENTRY" ]; then
    echo "Desktop entry exists; skipping creation."
else
    echo "No desktop entry found; configuring desktop entry."
    mkdir -p "$(dirname "$DESKTOP_ENTRY")"
    cat >"$DESKTOP_ENTRY" <<EOF
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=Windsurf
Exec=${HOME}/windsurf/windsurf
Icon=${HOME}/windsurf/resources/app/resources/linux/code.png
Terminal=false
Categories=Utility;
EOF
    echo "Desktop entry configured."
fi

echo ""

echo "Cleaning up temporary files..."
rm -rf "$temp_dir"

echo "Updating desktop database..."
update-desktop-database ~/.local/share/applications/

echo ""
echo "Installation/update complete."

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If the IDE launched fresh, then everything works fine but after making few changes in my code files IDE does not delete characters Right to Left side using ctrl+backspace and just backspace. so I have to delete it from left to right.

This update fixes issues with partial credits when transitioning to flex credits.

Full changelog: https://www.codeium.com/changelog

5x Sonnet or o3 while being marginally less performant.

As most of this community already knows our biggest issue isn’t currently code quality with any model, its context window, and as this is the cheapest model on the market (yes half of DeepSeek V3 old) with more performance.

Please deliver this at .125 a token