Last year, Microsoft inexplicably rendered thousands of virtual reality headsets useless as the company pulled support for the Windows Mixed Reality platform. Those who were still using a Windows Mixed Reality headset would find that their device no longer works when updating to Windows 11 version 24H2.
While it made some sense for Microsoft to end support for the Windows Mixed Reality platform, it didn't make sense to render the headsets entirely useless along with it. These headsets were still entirely capable devices, and worked very well with third-party platforms like SteamVR.
