Mixed Reality
The latest Mixed Reality coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Paint 3D’s 2024 Removal Exposed Microsoft’s Abandoned Mixed Reality Dream and Its AI-First Windows Pivot
Paint 3D vanished from the Microsoft Store on November 4, 2024. The app that was supposed to teach a generation of Windows users to create in three dimensions quietly slipped away, uninstalled from...
Microsoft’s New Patent Reveals XR Licensing Strategy After HoloLens Exit
On February 17, 2026, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted Microsoft patent number 12,536,692 for a method that precisely aligns video feeds from multiple cameras in extended reality...
Windows Store Weekly Picks: Order & Chaos 2 MMORPG Leads New App Releases
The Windows Store continues to evolve as a destination for both productivity tools and entertainment, with this week's selections highlighting the platform's growing diversity. Microsoft's digital...
Halo Recruit Delisted from Microsoft Store: What It Means for Digital Preservation
Microsoft has quietly removed Halo: Recruit, the free Windows Mixed Reality showcase released in 2017, from the Microsoft Store, leaving players who don't already own it without an official way to...
Microsoft Retires Mesh, Integrates 3D Collaboration into Teams Immersive Events
Microsoft's standalone Mesh platform officially reached its end-of-life on December 1, 2025, marking a significant strategic pivot in the company's approach to mixed reality and 3D collaboration....
Meta Quest 3S bridges Xbox Cloud Gaming and Windows at a fraction of flagship cost
The Meta Quest 3S has quietly emerged as the most compelling bridge between Xbox cloud gaming and Windows productivity, offering an affordable mixed reality experience that seamlessly integrates with...
Mixed Reality Link GA transforms Quest 3 into multi-monitor Windows 11 workstation starting October 30, 2025
Microsoft and Meta's coordinated rollout of Mixed Reality Link on October 30, 2025, represents a significant milestone in the evolution of mixed reality productivity, transforming the Quest 3 and...
Visual Studio 2026 preview arrives as Microsoft's first AI-first IDE at .NET Conf 2025.
The .NET ecosystem is poised for its most significant transformation in years as .NET Conf 2025 kicks off virtually on November 11, bringing the official launch of .NET 10 and the first public...
Windows 11 on Quest 3: Immersive Multi-Monitor Productivity Now Available
Microsoft and Meta have officially launched the general availability of Windows 11 integration with Quest 3 and Quest Pro headsets, transforming virtual reality devices into full-fledged Windows...
Windows 11 Now Streams Multi-Monitor Desktop to Meta Quest Headsets
Microsoft has quietly transformed a long-standing mixed reality promise into a tangible productivity feature, enabling Windows 11 to stream as a fully functional multi-monitor desktop environment to...
Microsoft launches native Quest 3/3S desktop streaming in Windows 11 24H2
Microsoft has officially launched Windows 11 Mixed Reality Link, enabling Quest 3 and Quest 3S owners to stream their full Windows desktop experience directly into mixed reality. This groundbreaking...
Mixed Reality Link GA: Windows 11 and Cloud PCs Now Run on Meta Quest 3 Headsets
Microsoft and Meta have officially launched Mixed Reality Link and the Windows App for Meta Quest into general availability, marking a significant milestone in the convergence of Windows computing...