Oculus Rift S: "The initialization of VR failed. Please check that OpenXR is installed on your computer and your headset can use it”

Bug Reporting Hub Virtual Reality (VR)
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:white_check_mark: SIM INFORMATION

This is vital information for our test team, please do not skip it or your issue may not be able to be reproduced or fixed.

  • Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 or 2024:

2024

1.1.10.0

  • Game Platform (Exampe: Steam, Xbox, MS Store):

Steam

:white_check_mark: ISSUE DESCRIPTION

  1. Description of the issue:

When trying to initiate VR with Ctrl - Tab the message: "The initialization of VR failed. Please check that Open XR is installed on your computer” appears on screen.
Have tried multiple troubleshooting tips from a 2020 version of the issue to no effect.
Error happens for both Meta Quest Link and Steam VR as the OpenXR provider.
VR works properly for me in FS2020.

  1. Did you remove all your community mods/add-ons? If yes, are you still experiencing the issue?

None installed

:white_check_mark: FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

How often does this occur for you? (Example: Just once, every time on sim load, intermittently)

Every time I attempt to activate VR. have restarted game and PC multiple times.

:white_check_mark: REPRODUCTION STEPS

Please list clear steps you took in order to help our test team reproduce the same issue.

1.Start FS2024 normally
2.Go to freefly (was starting at EGHI parking spot 7 and a Draco X in passenger config, grey livery).
3.Attempt to use Ctrl - Tab to start VR, Error message appears.

:white_check_mark: YOUR SETTINGS

If the issue still occurs with no mods and add-ons, please continue to report your issue. If not, please move this post to the User Support Hub.

  1. What peripherals are currently plugged in, as well as your VR headset? Please name all of them as there could be a potential conflict.

CH Products Pro Throttle
CH Products Fighterstick USB
Saitek Pro Flight Combat Rudder Pedals (connected via USB hub).
Xbox Wireless Controller (plugged in but turned off).
Asus VS248 (main screen - connected via DVI-D?).
Dell IN2010N (secondary screen - connected via VGA to HDMI? adapter).

  1. [PC Only] Are you using Developer Mode or have you made any changes to it?

No

  1. [PC, MSFS 2020 Only] Are you using DX11 or DX12?

  2. [PC Only] What GPU (Graphics Card) do you use?

GTX 1080 Ti

  1. [PC Only] What other relevant PC specs can you share?

Intel(R) Core™ i7-4790 CPU @ 3.60GHz
16GB Ram
Side note:
Game is installed on a secondary SSD, but noticed FS2024 tries to place community folder, rolling cache, etc on the main (slower) HDD. (Have set both to be on the SSD via My library page and Online settings).

:white_check_mark: MEDIA

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Try going into Oculus App Settings

  • General page and using the second option down from the top (OpenXR Runtime)
  • “Set Oculus as active”
  • When MSFS is ready after loading a flight and it’s ready to fly, hit Control TAB to enter VR

Or see this post OpenXR Toolkit, Remove it in MSFS2024 (I am not sure?)

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Yeah that’s what it was set to by default. Tried Steam VR too with no luck so set it back to Oculus as the provider again previously.

Weird thing is VR works fine in FS2020, but not 2024.

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Strange. I know there are a tonne of issues with VR. I hope they sort it out soon for you.

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