Whenever I try to enter VR mode with OpenXR enabled, the sim enters VR mode for a second, before reverting to normal. There are no error messages / explanations as to what has happened, there is no CTD either. If I use SteamVR, without OpenXR enabled, I can enter VR mode with no problem. This is not ideal however, as I would like to optimise my VR experience by using OpenXR.
On one or two occasions (with OpenXR enabled), I have been able to enter VR mode, but I can only see black in my headset, and I can see that the screen doesnāt move when I move the headset (in other words - it seems that MSFS and the headset arenāt linked).
Within regedit, I have the following - HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Khronos\OpenXR\1 pointed towards C:\WINDOWS\system32\MixedRealityRuntime.json. VR simply will not work when this is the case.
If I use SteamVR and point HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Khronos\OpenXR\1 towards C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\SteamVR\steamxr_win64.json, VR DOES work, but as I explained, I do not want to use SteamVR without OpenXR.
If I enable OpenXR within SteamVR, the regedit changes back to C:\WINDOWS\system32\MixedRealityRuntime.json and VR no longer works.
I have HDR turned off in Windows and MSFS, if that makes any difference. Any help would be much appreciated so I can finally use Open XR to optimise VR properly, cheers in advance!
It sounds like you are using the OpenXR Developer Tools. If that is true, go to the Developer Settings tab and disable āUse latest preview OpenXR runtimeā. I was having issues until I disabled that.
Thanks for the suggestion mate, unfortunately hasnāt worked. Just prior to doing that, I was getting the black screen as described above. After disabling āUse latest preview OpenXR runtimeā, it goes into VR for a split second and then reverts to normal (as also described above).
If yourself or anyone else has any other suggestions itād be much appreciated!
I wasnāt sure what you meant by enabling OXR. That would be the normal op mode with the G2 with the store version of the sim. Not knowing how long youāve been using the G2, I thought the thread link would familiarize you with some of the oddities like the low voltage USB conditions that are solved with a powered USB strip. And then thereās the bad cables with the original design. Iām on a replacement cable. As far as OXR and the developer version, you can uninstall and reinstall from the MS Store. That assumes the registry is still in itās original state. Iāve had times when the HS doesnāt switch to VR with the keyboard command but a repeat usually wakes it up and works. Hope you narrow down the issue. WMR/OXR should work out of the box.
Your suggestion worked for me. Not sure I was having the same problem as the original post. I would be able to go into VR, stay in VR, but as soon as I switched out of VR, I could not get back in. I had the message of make sure you have Open XR enable, or something like that. Once I switch to disable latest preview on the Developmental Tool setting, and shutdown and restarted the sim, this problem as gone away, and I can freely switch back and fourth.
