Windows MR and HP Reverb VR headsets to lose all functionality in Windows 11 24H2, so don’t update if you use those headsets.

I find it despicable that support for working hardware can be just abandoned after only a few years, and at least a basic driver should be released (ideally open source) if not the full WMR package, which few cared about anyway.

I’m hoping that Monado takes off at least as I only used Windows begrudgingly anyway.

  • @Tekkip20@lemmy.world
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    45 months ago

    It honestly feels good to be on windows 10 LTSC IOT. None of this nonsense bloat installed and you get exactly the security updates you need sparsed out.

    I dread the moment I actually have to migrate to Windows 11 but at least this version of Windows 10 I can use like, another 9 years lol.

    • @vividspecter@lemm.eeOP
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      25 months ago

      Agreed, although I believe features like WMR don’t work with LTSC without additional effort, so something to be aware of for those with VR headsets looking to migrate.

      • @Tekkip20@lemmy.world
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        15 months ago

        That is fair, but personally I felt WMR is a niche feature and those with VRs can game using Steam or other vr application alternatives.

        I understand that there are people that wanna use this so I get its stupid they’re pulling away a feature that you actually need.

        • @vividspecter@lemm.eeOP
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          15 months ago

          The problem is those headsets flat out stop working in newer Windows releases. I’d actually prefer if WMR was just a driver + SteamVR/OpenXR shim, but you need the whole thing to use it.