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Windows 11 No Longer Supports Microsoft’s Windows VR Headsets Following October Update

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Microsoft revealed last year it had plans to pull the plug on support for its entire WMR platform on Windows. “Windows Mixed Reality is deprecated and will be removed in Windows 11, version 24H2,” Microsoft said back in December 2023. Up until now, that is.

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AR Smart Glass: why we still have to wait for mass adoption?

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Microsoft Microsoft is one of the few companies that has approached augmented reality wearables more successfully. We expect to see Microsoft still at work for a long time in this area and we think it can succeed where it has failed with mobile devices. The smart glass market was valued at USD 3.89

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Smart Glasses in the Future of Work 

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Fresh Developments from Meta Meta is trying to finish the Nazare device in time for a release in 2026. Moreover, last year, Nreal partnered with University researchers and Microsoft to leverage its smart glasses technology as a medical device. They don’t need a successor yet, but they want to know it will be there at the right time.

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The XR Week Peek (2024.10.08): Windows 11 update bricks WMR headsets, PSVR 2 becomes the 9th most used HMD on Steam, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Or maybe “relaxed” is not the right word to use, considering the little drama on Microsoft’s headsets. Top news of the week (Image by HP) Microsoft officially drops support for its Mixed Reality headsets Microsoft has just released the infamous Windows 11, version 24H2 update. I think this speaks a lot.

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Meta bad, metaverse bad

The Ghost Howls

That’s why its greatest bet is AR glasses that are coming from 2024 or 2026. Well, people don’t know that, according to some sources, the money that Microsoft had to spend to reach the technology to build the HoloLens over the years was something like $5-7B. Meta never spent $10B/year for Horizon.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.06.13): Apple doesn’t show its AR glasses at WWDC, Meta delays its AR plans, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Only the second edition in 2026 will be actually released to the market. After the report of last week by Insider, in which Alex Kipman was accused of improper behavior at work, especially towards women, Alex Kipman has resigned from Microsoft. He will stay two more months to guarantee the transition and then will definitely leave.

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The XR Week Peek (2025.02.25): Niantic may sell Pokemon Go, Meta announces $50M creator fund for Horizon Worlds, and more!

The Ghost Howls

He even arrived to claim that It is a bigger jump from what exists today than the jump that I made when I started Oculus. The game is slated to arrive in 2026 Neko Atsume Purrfect is celebrating ten years with a new event, featuring crossovers with Breachers, Walkabout Mini Golf, and Gorilla Tag.