Installing OpenXR for Quest 2

I was also a little confused as I had never used Oculus Link with my Quest 2 before yesterday. It seems OpenXR is bundled with the Oculus app already so no need to install separately.

All I had to do is:

  1. Download the Oculus software:

https://www.oculus.com/setup/

  1. In the Oculus software go to Settings > Beta and then enable “Public Test Channel” (this supposedly resolves a display issue)

  2. Restart PC (this is important as OpenXR didn’t exist in the Windows registry before this and might have been the main reason it wasn’t working for me initially)

  3. Ensure Oculus app is running and that you’ve connected to Oculus Link via the message that pops up on the headset

  4. After starting the game go to control settings and for the keyboard setup search for “VR” and ensure that all the key binds are set.

  5. Then just use whichever key bind is set to activate/de-activate VR and you’re all set; the game should appear on your Quest.

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