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The latest Steamvr coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Valve Rolls Out Steam Deck-Like Quick Menu for SteamVR — Here's How to Get It
On July 17, Valve released SteamVR beta 2.17.4, and it comes with a feature VR users have wanted for years: a quick-access dashboard that puts critical settings and Steam features right inside the...
End of an Era: Microsoft Retires Live Tiles, Maps, and 5 Other Windows Features—Here's What’s Next
The July 2025 deadline for Windows Maps is no longer a distant rumor. Microsoft confirmed the app will receive a final update that renders it nonfunctional and yanks it from the Microsoft Store. That...
Forgotten Windows VR Headsets Get a SteamVR Lifeline via Oasis Driver
On August 29, 2025, owners of Windows Mixed Reality headsets got an unexpected reprieve. A new native SteamVR driver called Oasis, developed by former Microsoft mixed reality engineer Matthieu...
Microsoft's 2017 Mixed Reality Blitz: Fall Creators Update, Surface Book 2, and the $399 VR Gamble
Microsoft set out to reshape the personal computing landscape on October 17, 2017, when it launched the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update alongside a coordinated fleet of Windows Mixed Reality headsets...
Microsoft Delivers Fall Creators Update Without Timeline as Mixed Reality Headsets Face Steam Delays
When Microsoft began rolling out the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update in mid-October 2017, it delivered a suite of creative tools and mixed reality magic—but the Timeline feature that had been hyped...
Oasis Project Revives Windows Mixed Reality Headsets Amid Platform Deprecation
Microsoft’s announcement in 2024 that it would deprecate the Windows Mixed Reality (WMR) platform sent shockwaves through the virtual reality community. For years, WMR headsets had provided an...
Reviving Windows Mixed Reality: Can Community and OpenXR Save PC VR?
Windows Mixed Reality (WMR) headsets have long occupied a unique niche in the PC VR landscape, offering an affordable entry point into virtual reality without sacrificing quality. While competitors...
Oasis Project: How an Independent Developer is Saving Windows Mixed Reality Headsets
When Microsoft quietly deprecated Windows Mixed Reality (WMR) support in the Windows 11 24H2 update, it left thousands of VR enthusiasts with expensive paperweights. Enter the Oasis project - an...
Reviving Windows Mixed Reality: How the Oasis Project Saves Old VR Headsets from E-Waste
Microsoft's decision to drop Windows Mixed Reality (WMR) support in Windows 11 24H2 left thousands of VR headsets from Acer, HP, Samsung, and others in limbo—until now. The Oasis Project, a...