Windows Mixed Reality is heading to a farm upstate. Microsoft is shutting down the platform, according to an official list of deprecated Windows features. This includes the garden variety Windows ...

Microsoft plans to remove Windows Mixed Reality from its operating system. The deprecation includes the Mixed Reality Portal app as well as Windows Mixed Reality for Steam VR. Microsoft didn't say ...

I can adjust virtual screens while using my Windows PC via a Meta Quest 3 VR headset. Photo by Tracey Truly / Digital Trends Microsoft and Meta teamed up on a new feature that lets me use my Windows ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Microsoft added the mixed reality platform to a list of deprecated Windows features. Microsoft added the mixed ...

Microsoft has updated its documentation with more details about the recent Windows Mixed Reality Deprecation. The company will end support in 2026 for consumers and in 2027 for commercial users. In ...

Microsoft announced this week that it plans to remove support for its entire WMR platform on Windows, which could make Windows VR headsets inoperable. Microsoft was surprisingly quick to jump into the ...

Microsoft's misnomered virtual reality initiative, Windows Mixed Reality (WMR), is being revived by a lone Microsoft employee. In a post on the WindowsMR subreddit, user mbucchia — a current Microsoft ...

The big picture: Despite ongoing efforts by Meta, Valve, Apple, Sony, and Samsung, virtual reality and mixed reality have struggled to achieve mainstream acceptance. Now, Microsoft has given up on the ...

Last year, Microsoft inexplicably rendered thousands of virtual reality headsets useless as the company pulled support for the Windows Mixed Reality platform. Those who were still using a Windows ...