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    SteamVR Beta auto-installs Oasis for Windows Mixed Reality on Windows 11

    Valve’s SteamVR beta has quietly built a safety net for owners of Windows Mixed Reality headsets: the SteamVR Beta (v2.13.1) now automatically prefers and installs the third‑party “Oasis” driver when it detects WMR hardware running on versions of Windows 11 that no longer include Microsoft’s...
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    Oasis Driver: Reviving Windows Mixed Reality with Native SteamVR/OpenXR

    August 29, 2025 delivered an unexpected lifeline to owners of aging Windows Mixed Reality headsets: a new native SteamVR driver called Oasis that restores direct SteamVR/OpenXR compatibility for devices left orphaned after Microsoft deprecated the Mixed Reality Portal. Background Windows Mixed...
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