Just a heads up for anyone interested, I recieved a notice today from Meta rgarding the Queest 3 :
I was on Nvidia driver 616.92.
Ya, today when I stared up the meta link pc app a top red banner suggested to use nvidia driver 591.86 or earlier. I have been using 610.47 for a while now without any issues (9800x3d/rtx5090). I used DDU in safe mode to fully uninstall previous drivers and delete my nvidia cache, then updated to 591.86. I haven’t noticed any significant differences in stability/performance (maybe +2-3 fps better) with msfs2020/2024. When I checked for win11 updates earlier, it actually recommended this driver. Usually, windows only recommends this after they’ve tested and found these to be the most stable. Cheers.
I haven’t had any issue with the Q3 and Nvidia driver 617.14 I’ve tried a lot of the drivers, but this newer driver is smoother for me.
It must be an issue with the Meta app. I use Virtual Desktop and the latest Nvidia drivers without issue.
I believe your right, I was using 616.92 and didnt seem to have a problem.
However i did get 1 CTD with 617.14.
I’ve gotten CTDs regardless of the Nvidia driver. In looking at the log files, it seems to be a memory leak on the part of MSFS 2024, not the video drivers.
Copy, thanks for that heads up.
I wouldn’t be surprised if Meta plays a part as well.
I’ve had issues there previously as well.
Me three… no problems with this driver and Virtual Desktop (USB 3).
I haven’t been able to fly properly using Link for a little while now, my Q3 just freezes, restarting the Oculus service brings it back, but sometimes only for a few minutes, sometimes it works for half an hour or so. (14900K, 4090, latest Nvidia drivers, Win11 Pro 26H2).
Quest 3, link cable, Windows 11 Pro, RTX 4080 Super, 617.14 drivers - no issues at all.
For me virtual desktop was the way forward. The meta link app gave me awful performance issues in msfs2024.
Whatever works best for you is great and I think you are best to stick with that imho. For me, I get the best msfs2024 results with my 4yo Quest Pro (9800x3d/rtx5090/64Gb 6000ram) using the official optical link cable with either meta-link or Virtual Desktop’s latest USB3 beta (with eye-tracked foveated streaming btw). Cheers.
Q3 had some screen freezes so I installed driver 591.59 Dec 2025 as suggested from the app. Seems to have fixed the problem, now I wonder how long I have to keep a year old driver.
Picked up a new Nvidia driver earlier, haven’t had a chance to try it yet though.
The meta-link app actually suggests 591.86 or earlier. While you have correctly selected the one earlier, I’m not sure why you did this? I previously tested both out and got a bit better performance with 591.86. As long as you’re happy with your results, that’s great imo.
I rolled back (with DDU in safe mode) and installed 591.86. With the latest non-beta 2.7 meta updates, both Link and Air Link have never worked better. Even my good old Oculus Tray Tool (OTT) seems to work better and more consistent applying game profiles. Cheers.
Hello, I sometimes had headset screen freezes usually on approach and had to restart the app with the debug tool as someone on here suggested and found it was the only solution until I rolled back the driver. The rollback solved the problem, not sure you rolled back for the same reason. I may try newer drivers.
According to Google Gemini, the freeze has got something to do with sliced encoding, disabling it is supposed to resolve the issue. I haven’t tested this myself yet, and I don’t know what other side effects that may have.
Edit: I disabled sliced encoding and had no Link freezes 
Yes disabling sliced encoding is the workaround for this issue. Nvidia fixed the issue and will include it in November driver update.
Good to see there’s a workaround. Has anyone noticed any difference in image quality or latency after disabling sliced encoding? It would be useful to know whether fixing the freezes comes with any trade-offs.
It looked absolutely fine to me in testing yesterday, I’ve just been re-doing the Yosemite bush-trip in the Savage Cub.