Microsoft launches mixed reality app to access Windows 11 PCs in VR via Meta Quest headset
Microsoft has introduced the Mixed Reality Link app for Windows 11, now available in preview, which allows users to connect Windows 11 PCs with Meta Quest headsets and set up a multi-monitor VR workstation.
The app lets you use up to three virtual monitors in a VR environment, similar to how Apple visionOS connects with Macs, though it currently supports only Meta Quest 3 and 3S models, with compatibility for Meta Quest 2 and Quest Pro still pending. The app can be downloaded from the Microsoft Store.
The connection is fast and wireless, converting Meta Quest 3 and 3S headsets into efficient productivity tools with desktop-like features. Despite discontinuing Windows Mixed Reality support, Microsoft ensures Windows desktop accessibility through other VR platforms like Meta Quest.
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External links
- Meta Quest v72 Update: Seamless Remote Desktop, Better Hand Tracking, and MoreMeta Newsroom
- About Windows Mixed Reality LinkMicrosoft • Official source
- Mixed Reality Link app that connects Windows 11 to your Meta Quest is now availableWindows Central
- Windows 11 Expands Into Mixed Reality With New Quest Headset IntegrationHow-To Geek
- Quest 3's Windows 11 Integration Arrives As Experimental FeatureUploadVR
Comments
As long as it's better than Virtual Desktop, then this will be a game changer. Will update my findings later
Update: it is not a game changer. It only copies the monitor in front of you. You cannot add extra screens, or at least I haven't figured out how to do that yet. I can still have up to 3 screens with Virtual desktop instead.