It’s possible thanks to a partnership with Microsoft, and connects to the built-in Windows 11 Remote Desktop tech stack.
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Once connected, the PC’s screen turns off and is replaced by a large virtual screen, and you can spawn virtual side screens for a total of three virtual monitors. It’s possible thanks to a partnership with Microsoft, and connects to the built-in Windows 11 Remote Desktop tech stack.
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Once connected, the PC’s screen turns off and is replaced by a large virtual screen, and you can spawn virtual side screens for a total of three virtual monitors.
It’s of course already possible to mirror your PC’s display into your Quest headset by connecting to Meta’s Quest Link software, or with third-party alternatives such as Virtual Desktop and Immersed. Meta and Microsoft claim that this feature will eliminate the need for an app. When the Mixed Reality Link feature leaves beta, the app that you installed on your Windows 11 computer to enable the feature will also be included in Windows 11.0. Once the feature exits beta, neither of these initial steps will be required.
Once the feature is enabled, you’ll be prompted to download the new
for Quest from the Meta Horizon Store. The Meta Remote Desktop application is used to provide the “power” for the feature. It will run in the background and power the new features. This app shows a QR code which the headset scans to pair. This app shows a QR code which the headset scans to pair.Mixed Reality Link appAfter Setup, It’s Seamless
After you’ve performed this setup, none of the above steps are needed again for that PC, and you don’t need to launch any “app”.Windows AppTo connect to the PC from now on, you simply tap the ‘Connect’ virtual button that appears floating above the keyboard.
But It Still Requires A Local Network
The UX of connecting by tapping a virtual button floating above the PC is clearly inspired by visionOS, where Apple already offers this feature when looking at a MacBook.
Apple Vision Pro already does this for MacBooks.
What makes Apple’s Mac Virtual Display unique though is that it instantly and automatically creates a Wi-Fi direct connection between the Vision headset and the MacBook, meaning it works even without a local network such as when you’re on a plane or train. Apple Vision Pro already does this for MacBooks.