Immersive productivity for Windows 11 is on the Meta Quest 3 and with the latest release of Meta’s Horizon OS. The feature, called Mixed Reality Link, was available on a limited basis after began last year. The Windows virtual desktop experience is now rolling out to all users.
After installing Mixed Reality Link on their Windows 11 PC, users will pair the machine with their Meta Quest headsets. Mixed Reality Link also supports portable, cloud-based solutions such as Windows 365 Cloud PC, Azure Virtual Desktop, Microsoft Dev Box and others. The virtual environment, which displays the equivalent of multiple high-resolution monitors, is similar to the .
The stark difference in cost between the headsets makes this a far more approachable virtual working tool for the average consumer. The starts at $300, while the Apple Vision Pro comes out of the gate at a hefty $3,500.
Facebook parent company Meta has been investing heavily in virtual reality and augmented reality technology. The company recently teased a that it says will offer VR experiences “indistinguishable from the physical world” as well as Ray-Ban with Meta AI live translation and 3K video recording.
