Microsoft and Meta teamed up on a new mixed reality interface for Windows that uses your Quest 3 or 3S to display large virtual monitors.
Table of Contents Microsoft and Meta teamed up on a new feature that lets me use my Windows PC while wearing a Quest 3 or 3S, and it’s super easy to connect and use. I simply glance at my computer and tap a floating button to use Windows in VR on large displays only I can see.
Related More and bigger monitors Mixed Reality Link’s virtual display appears bigger than my current 24-inch physical monitor, more like a 27-inch screen in its default size and position. It has the standard 16:9 aspect ratio and appears to hover in 3D space within the Quest 3’s dual 2064 x 2208-pixel displays. I can also use cinematic mode to make it a very large curved screen. It’s so big that it’s hard to capture in a screenshot.
I can use passthrough mode to see my surroundings filled with up to six floating windows or I can switch to a virtual environment, which is more fun. As I type, I’m surrounded by schools of fish, sea turtles, manta rays, and whales in Meta’s Oceanarium. It’s quite peaceful and can help with focus when working in a busy or crowded space.
When I lift my hands away from the keys, the Quest 3 tracks them and responds to pinch and drag gestures. I can resize and reposition windows, add more virtual displays, and open Horizon OS apps alongside Windows apps. When I resized the VR windows, I was disappointed to see black bars appear at the sides or top and bottom if I didn’t get a perfect 16:9 shape. There’s no snapping so it’s difficult to avoid getting black borders.
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