Windows 11 Version 24H2 - Mixed Reality Portal

[mjfur]

Windows 11 Version 24H2 no longer supports the Mixed Reality Portal/Software so my Samsung Odyssey Plus is now useless.

Per this thread,

will any of the above listed VR headsets have the same problem with Windows 11 V. 24H2?

Obviously I will need a new one that functions with Windows 11.

TIA

 

[Cab]

Reverb G2 uses WMR

[Joch1955]

Depending on your windows settings, you may be able to roll back to 23H2. You only lose WMR if you update to 24H2. Different methods are available if you Google them. A lot of us are sticking with 23H2 to keep functional headsets, I have a Reverb G2.

Edited November 19, 2024 by Joch1955

[mjfur]

It's a new computer out of the box with Windows 24H2 already on it. I'm not sure if I could roll back or not. That's also a bit past my skill level.

[kksnowbear]

1 hour ago, mjfur said:

It's a new computer out of the box with Windows 24H2 already on it. I'm not sure if I could roll back or not. That's also a bit past my skill level.

Kinda convoluted, but you can put the machine back to a version before 24H2:

Your machine is licensed (or should be) to run W11.  Therefore, it would activate no matter the actual version of W11 you actually run.  So, try to get with someone who has an ISO for installing a prior version of W11 (i.e., before 24H2), and install W11 "from scratch".  Don't connect the machine to the internet during installation, and once the installation is done, deal with disabling the updates.

This can be done in a few different ways:  You can pause updates long enough to get online (to get drivers, etc)...then you can use a tool like GRC offers to "cap" your Windows version.  I believe it is accurate to say this can also be done via registry edits - though, if you're not experienced, a tool like GRC's is a good choice:  https://www.grc.com/incontrol.htm

Don't worry if you've not heard of it.  Steve Gibson (hence GRC; Gibson Research Company) has been around forever, and he's been providing utilities to cope with Microsoft's stupidity for many years now.

If you can get/use a separate/blank drive to do this, all the better - as it preserves your new drive, untouched, while you attempt to do what I'm suggesting.  If anything goes wrong you have your original drive to fall back on.

The intent is that you wind up with a machine with an activated OS, but won't run updates other than security updates* and you can move on from there.

Pretty sure this will do it, though in full disclosure I don't use VR and thus haven't actually had the problem being discussed.  YMMV.

*Note that it is entirely possible that future updates will circumvent whatever you do, which is entirely Microsoft and TBH not much anyone can do about that.  For example, in the past, they actually classified an OS upgrade as a 'security update', which then gets around many ways of blocking the undesired updates while still keeping security updates.   Most people will tell you not to disable updates entirely, and that leaves a path by which the a$$clowns at Microsoft can force you to do what they want.  Moral of the story is that one way or the other, they'll have their way.  We all agree to it the moment we run Windows on a machine -as much bullsh*t as that is.

HTH

Edited November 19, 2024 by kksnowbear

[EightyDuce]

49 minutes ago, mjfur said:

It's a new computer out of the box with Windows 24H2 already on it. I'm not sure if I could roll back or not. That's also a bit past my skill 

You may or may not be able to roll back. If not able to roll back, then you would need to reinstall windows using a pre-24h2 image. 

After upgrading my PC I ended up reinstalling Windows then realized the Windows images are all 24H2 based. Had to source a 23H2 based image (there are multiple options for this) and reinstall, then registry edit to block updates. 

[Maddaawg]

Here is a couple of links from Microsoft's forum for Win11 23H2

 

Windows 11 23H2

[EightyDuce]

11 minutes ago, Maddaawg said:

Here is a couple of links from Microsoft's forum for Win11 23H2

 

Windows 11 23H2

AveYo is where I ended up building from. 

[Joch1955]

All good points, also a good practice is to download an available win 11 23H2 ISO file and save on an USB stick as a “just in case” backup.