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 ...

Microsoft has added Windows Mixed Reality to the list of features it is deprecating in Windows. The company says support for Windows Mixed Reality devices will be removed in a future version of ...

In late 2024 Microsoft removed support for WMR (Windows Mixed Reality), and they didn’t just cease development. As of Windows 11 version 24H2, headsets like the HP Reverb and others by Acer, Samsung, ...

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 ...

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 ...