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Virtual reality coverage on WindowsForum.com spans hardware, software, and platform updates for PC VR and standalone headsets. Recent threads track Valve's Steam Frame headset shipments and its new "Great on Frame" Steam category, alongside SteamVR beta changes like the Quick Access Menu. Meta Quest developments feature prominently, including Horizon OS updates, the Quest 3S as an affordable option for Xbox Cloud Gaming and Windows productivity, and experimental input like Surface Keyboard & Touchpad. Windows integration is a recurring theme, with tools like Virtual Desktop for streaming a Windows desktop to Quest and Pico headsets, plus Microsoft's Mixed Reality Link for Windows 11. The tag also covers the return of AltspaceVR as a social VR platform under SideQuest.
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    AltspaceVR Returns This Fall as SideQuest’s New Social-VR Platform

    SideQuest plans to relaunch AltspaceVR this fall, bringing Microsoft’s shuttered social-VR platform back as a new service built around the community and design language that defined its 2016–2017 peak. As reported by Road to VR, SideQuest founder and CEO Shane Harris said the company has...
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    Virtual Desktop Streams Windows PC VR to Quest and Pico Headsets

    VR.org has refreshed its “Best VR Apps & Utilities 2026” guide, putting PC streaming, virtual workspaces and social tools ahead of games for Quest and PC VR owners. The July 18 update names Virtual Desktop as its top pick, while highlighting Immersed, VRChat, Bigscreen and Gravity Sketch as core...
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    Valve Steam Frame: 19,304 kg VR Shipments Signal Summer 2026 Launch Prep

    Valve has reportedly taken delivery of three large shipments labeled “Virtual Reality Devices,” adding 19,304 kg of cargo to the hardware inventory associated with its forthcoming Steam Frame headset. Notebookcheck, citing shipment data spotted by HardwareSteam, says the three consignments...
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    SteamVR Beta 2.17.4 Adds Steam Deck-Style Quick Access Menu

    Valve’s SteamVR beta has gained a redesigned dashboard that brings more of Steam’s in-game tools into VR, including achievements, community guides, notes, notifications, volume controls and device battery status. The headline addition is a Steam Deck-style Quick Access Menu, aimed at reducing...
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    Steam Frame 'Great on Frame' List Adds Portal 2 as Launch Nears

    Valve has quietly added a new “Great on Frame” category to Steam for its upcoming standalone VR headset, with Portal 2, Into Black, Aperture Hand Lab, and The Lab currently listed, a page first spotted by Brad Lynch that makes the hardware’s launch look materially closer. The important...
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    Surface Keyboard & Touchpad: Desk anchored VR typing on Meta Quest 3

    Meta’s latest Horizon OS experiment turns any flat surface into a usable keyboard and touchpad inside the Meta Quest 3 — and yes, it’s called “Surface Keyboard & Touchpad,” but Microsoft Surface had no hand in building it. The feature, surfaced in the v85 Public Test Channel (PTC) of Horizon OS...
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    Meta Quest 3S: The Affordable Xbox Cloud Gaming and Windows Productivity Headset

    The Meta Quest 3S has quietly become the most compelling, cost‑effective bridge between Xbox gaming and Windows productivity — a headset that pairs solid hardware, cloud streaming, and a freshly matured Windows integration into a single, surprisingly affordable package. Background / Overview...
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    Meta Quest Horizon OS v81: Immersive Home and Windows 11 Link

    Meta’s Quest platform is getting one of its most visible home‑screen and cloud‑connectivity overhauls in years with Horizon OS v81 — an update that rebuilds the Quest Home experience, tightens the link to Windows 11 via Microsoft’s Mixed Reality Link, and pushes Horizon Worlds closer to the...
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    Oasis: Unofficial SteamVR Driver Revives Windows Mixed Reality Headsets in 2024

    Microsoft's decision to deprecate its Windows Mixed Reality (WMR) platform in 2024 left many VR enthusiasts with hardware that seemed destined for obsolescence. However, a new development promises to breathe life back into these devices. An unofficial SteamVR driver, aptly named 'Oasis,' is set...
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    Meta Quest 3S Xbox Edition Leaks: The Future of VR and Console Gaming Collaboration

    In a significant development for virtual reality (VR) enthusiasts and Xbox fans alike, leaked images and reports suggest that a special edition Meta Quest 3S, branded with Xbox styling, may be launching imminently. This collaboration between Meta and Microsoft marks a notable intersection of VR...
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    Reviving Windows Mixed Reality: The Future of Affordable, High-Quality PC VR

    For years, Windows Mixed Reality (WMR) headsets have occupied a unique space in the evolving landscape of virtual reality hardware. Born of Microsoft’s ambitious, sometimes turbulent dreams to democratize spatial computing, WMR devices once presented a tempting middle ground between high-end PC...
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    Oasis: Reviving Windows Mixed Reality Headsets with Independent SteamVR Driver

    For the tens of thousands of VR enthusiasts who invested in Windows Mixed Reality headsets, the past year has felt like betrayal. With the arrival of the Windows 11 24H2 update, Microsoft quietly pulled the plug on its entire Mixed Reality (MR) platform—rendering a slew of devices from industry...
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    Reviving Windows Mixed Reality: The Oasis Project Brings Old VR Headsets Back to Life

    With Microsoft’s sweeping changes in Windows 11 24H2, thousands of existing Windows Mixed Reality (MR) headsets—from manufacturers like Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, and Samsung—have found themselves at a dramatic crossroads. Official support for these devices has been unceremoniously stripped...
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    Transforming High School Education with Game-Based Learning and Advanced Technology

    If you walk into a modern high school classroom, you’ll likely be met with a tableau entirely distinct from the generations before it. Where once textbooks and chalkboards dominated, now rows of Copilot+ PCs hum with activity—students, once passive recipients of lectures, are now solving...
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    Meta and Anduril Collaboration Ushers in Next-Gen Military XR Technology

    Meta’s entry into the world of military technology took a dramatic leap forward with its recent partnership with Anduril Industries, a Silicon Valley company known as much for disruptive innovation as for its unease-inducing arsenal of autonomous defense solutions. This collaboration, confirmed...
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    Google I/O 2025: Next-Gen AI, Android 16, XR, and the Future of Digital Innovation

    The crowd’s anticipation is palpable as Google I/O 2025 takes center stage—an event that has become the pulse of the global tech ecosystem, influencing everything from humble Android handsets to sprawling AI infrastructures. As the curtain rises this year, Google is poised not merely to update...
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    D-Link VR Air Bridge Faces Windows 11 24H2 Compatibility Crisis

    D-Link’s VR Air Bridge Wireless Dongle Hits a Wall with Windows 11 24H2 As VR innovations evolve rapidly, sometimes legacy devices can find themselves left in the digital dust. Recently, enthusiasts discovered that D-Link’s VR Air Bridge—a wireless solution designed in partnership with Meta—no...
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    Unlocking the Future: Virtual Reality Meets Windows 11 Desktop

    The fusion of virtual reality and desktop computing is taking a giant leap forward. A groundbreaking update now enables Meta Quest headsets to serve as portals to immersive Windows 11 desktops. In a recent article by Glass Almanac, the prospect of stepping into a fully functional digital...
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    Anduril Takes Over IVAS Production: Microsoft’s Cloud Support Continues

    In a bold move signaling a reshaping of military technology, Anduril Industries is set to assume production of the U.S. Army’s Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) headsets—a program that Microsoft was previously deeply involved in. While Anduril steps in to manage hardware manufacturing...
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