OpenXR is now available for Windows Mixed Reality devices through the Microsoft Store. Support for OpenXR means that users can run OpenXR-based applications.

Microsoft is bringing the recently ratified OpenXR standard to its Windows Mixed Reality platform.

A Microsoft engineer has created an Oasis driver that enables SteamVR on abandoned Windows Mixed Reality headsets.

Microsoft has just added the OpenXR standard to its Windows Mixed Reality devices, which aims to make it easier to port virtual reality apps and games between platforms.

Microsoft is moving is HoloLens and Windows Mixed Reality platforms to the OpenXR specification to make development easier.

Today, Microsoft is proud to release the first OpenXR 1.0 runtime that supports mixed reality, for all Windows Mixed Reality and HoloLens 2 users.

Finally, Microsoft has released its OpenXR Samples for Mixed Reality Developers as open source, demonstrating how to use OpenXR to access the full capabilities of HoloLens 2.

Expected to arrive in Fall 2025, a new driver created by a Microsoft engineer will bridge Windows Mixed Reality headsets and SteamVR for continued use.

PC-enabled virtual reality devices include Microsoft’s Windows Mixed Reality and Oculus Rift headsets, enabling these HMDs, and any future OpenXR-compatible devices, to run the same application ...

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