They’re really in a hurry to kill WMR.
isn’t it just that any major version is only supported for 2 years?
Separately, Microsoft warns that Windows 11 version 23H2 will reach end of support on November 11, 2025. Users must upgrade to version 24H2 or 25H2 to continue receiving security updates.
Windows 11 23H2 was the last version that supported Windows Mixed Reality. They’re really in a hurry to kill WMR.
WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
taaz@biglemmowski.win 2 days ago
could I get a bit of context for this? not well read in VR things
BombOmOm@lemmy.world 2 days ago
A bunch of VR headsets (including fairly expensive ones) used Windows Mixed Reality as their API to the OS. Without it, many of these headsets simply do not function. Turning your very expensive purchase into a paperweight.
ryper@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
Microsoft got companies like Samsung, HP and Lenovo to make WMR VR headsets that require the WMR Windows components. There is official support for Steam VR, but the headsets don’t work if the WMR components aren’t there, and after November there will be no officially supported version of Windows with those components. From what I’ve read it’s basically impossible to get WMR working on 10 LTSC, and I assume the situation is the same on 11 LTSC.
taaz@biglemmowski.win 2 days ago
that’s sucky as fuck, like why would you do that? if they don’t want to support it anymore then at least open source the implementation or the spec
Pyotr@lemmy.world 2 days ago
github.com/…/Oasis-Driver-for-Windows-Mixed-Reali…
Theres a sort of replacement out there, closed source, nvidia only (AMD might come later though)
Still sucks they’re ripping WMR out. My G2 was awesome for the 150$ I spent on it.
WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
that’s a weird repo. It’s empty, and has issues disabled while the repo description says that it’s an issue tracker
T156@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Can’t have issues on the issue tracker if you’re not allowing people to submit issues.