Update 5/15/2020: Hey everyone - thanks again for your patience during this rollout. The team just pushed out an update to those of you who have already received the v17 software update. This new build should resolve the blue screen crashes that some of you have reported. We have also pushed this same update to the PTC channel to those of you who have hit this issue on PTC but have not yet received the live version. Please do continue to let us know if you experience any problems with this new update using the Help Center > Provide Feedback option within the Oculus desktop software and by contacting customer support. Thank you!---Social ReportingWe’ve made usability improvements to the in-VR reporting flowOculus LinkYou can now control audio and mic settings for Oculus Link directly from your Quest. During setup, the Oculus desktop app will now let you know if your USB cable meets the standards required to power Link. General stability improvementsFixesFixed an issue where some Rift users would join a party and couldn’t be heard by other party members.

Hey folks - Jumping in with a couple clarifications. First, I chatted with the team about USB 2 connections for Link. They said that USB 3 is still the recommended connection type for the best Oculus Link experience. That said, we wanted to give people flexibility to try Link with a USB 2 connection if they have it, as some USB 2 connections can support the Link experience. Hopefully that clears up a little confusion there.I also want to address this: CallMeJay360 said: What bothers me the most is that the only person to my knowledge that can get on an respond to us in some capacity is the same person who creates these posts here, if you check their profile, they get on here every day, so it's safe to say he/she reads and decides to ignore all of what we say, no comment about it, no reassuring, no this, no that, nothing. They decided to purposely ignore us, leave us in the dark, not say a damn thing and just post update after update, completely ignoring anything and everything we say here over and over.I've said this before, but it bears repeating: if you are experiencing issues with your PC hardware or software, please open a support ticket and use the Help Center > Provide Feedback option within the desktop software to submit a bug report - do not just rely on a forum comment. Both of these methods, the Provide Feedback option in particular, help ensure the issue you're experiencing is being reviewed by our engineering team. These methods are also more helpful for us in determining how widespread particular reported bug is and if the root cause of a reported issue is the same across the various user reports (logs are hugely helpful here, which again are better served as being included in a support ticket or bug report). I do monitor the forums and relay feedback when applicable, but support tickets and bug reports are much more reliable and actionable. Do not rely on the assumption that others will submit a ticket or bug report for a given issue you are facing. Hardware varies from user to user and the more info about a situation we can get via the proper channels (support tickets and Help Center > Provide Feedback), the better. I'll continue to share updates as I have them. Thanks.

I blocked your updates! I stay on v.16just add in C:\Program Files\Oculus\two empty txt files without .txt (rename and delete it)StagingtmpWith this files oculus software can't update automatically !!!

Well, why do we need this update? We have Rift S and Why should we be updated?Let's already split the oculus program so that we do not download updates that are constantly useless to us !!! (((((((((((((((((((((((((((( (((((((((((((

What bothers me the most is that the only person to my knowledge that can get on an respond to us in some capacity is the same person who creates these posts here, if you check their profile, they get on here every day, so it's safe to say he/she reads and decides to ignore all of what we say, no comment about it, no reassuring, no this, no that, nothing. They decided to purposely ignore us, leave us in the dark, not say a damn thing and just post update after update, completely ignoring anything and everything we say here over and over.

dhrto said: @Globespy I'm on the good old CV1 that is now 4 years old. I can accept that this has become a 'dinosaur' product like you describe. But the Rift S was just released a year ago. It is just plain unacceptable that is would already be abandoned in support. IMHO you should at the very least get 2 years of full support for it and then maybe have it moved over to extended support (no new features, only bug fixes). And of course, if a new update breaks stuff, they have to undo it. Some people are more than happy to stay on older versions and are perfectly fine with that meaning not be able to join in the latest social 'advancements'. At least let us have this option then, if you're not going to fix bugs due to newer versions.I gave my CV1 to my daughter, I'm using the Rift S since launch and have been very happy with the upgrade over the CV1 - amazing what a different type of panel can do for the SDE!I caught wind of what in hindsight has been a total train wreck of botched software releases, BEFORE they had the chance to update my Rift S.I successfully blocked all and any future updates and remain on the reliable and performance driven 1.43 core software.With the looming Win 10 May update, I just have to remember to put in place all the firewall rules BEFORE I plug in the Rift S to avoid what seems like a painful experience for many!I don't use the Oculus store and given the big push for social media (Facebook) integration, I will not purchase any VR titles from Oculus going forwards.It's a shame that I (and others) had to take such draconian steps, but in all fairness they started this first and have shown nothing but contempt and total disregard for the Rift/Rift S consumer base - we won't ever forget how they handled this and hope there's some alternative competition on the next gen HMD's, even if the fact remains that Oculus pioneered 'best bang for your buck' in VR, and without them VR may very well be dead.But still, they are anti-consumer at their core and can't be trusted - VR is simply a tool to further their social media focus.And that's not tinfoil hat speak......

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153 Replies

Kareshi
Heroic Explorer
6 years ago
huliqan
Adventurer
6 years ago
Well, why do we need this update? We have Rift S and Why should we be updated?
Let's already split the oculus program so that we do not download updates that are constantly useless to us !!! (((((((((((((((((((((((((((( (((((((((((((
huliqan
Adventurer
6 years ago
I blocked your updates! I stay on v.16
just add in C:\Program Files\Oculus\
two empty txt files without .txt (rename and delete it)
Staging
tmp
With this files oculus software can't update automatically !!!
Anonymous
6 years ago

ShowbizDonkey said:

Fixes
Fixed an issue where some Rift users would join a party and couldn’t be heard by other party members.

Would prefer to see........
Fixes
Fixed an issue where some Rift users would request fixes and aren't heard by Dev Team members.
Dakiller1009
Explorer
6 years ago
did they bother to check and make sure certain games work? i could not play pavlov at all on the ptc 17 and had to revert to version 16. I haven't tried playing it with the non ptc version. But I don't have high hopes
TheXReal
Protege
6 years ago

Dakiller1009 said:

did they bother to check and make sure certain games work? i could not play pavlov at all on the ptc 17 and had to revert to version 16. I haven't tried playing it with the non ptc version. But I don't have high hopes

At this point i think most people would say don't update and just stay in the version you're in, because knowing Oculus the problem might still be there.
Bwall22
Honored Guest
6 years ago

huliqan said:

I blocked your updates! I stay on v.16
just add in C:\Program Files\Oculus\
two empty txt files without .txt (rename and delete it)
Staging
tmp
With this files oculus software can't update automatically !!!

Does this really work? I added the tmp file (removed .txt), but windows won't let me add Staging as "there is already a folder with that name" even though its a file I'm adding and not a folder.
Fededale
Honored Guest
6 years ago
Xplane 11 don't work on V17. I'm rolling back to V16! (thank you Nigsy... ;) )
TomCgcmfc
MVP
6 years ago

Fededale said:

Xplane 11 don't work on V17. I'm rolling back to V16! (thank you Nigsy... ;) )

Ya, I've pretty well given up using my Rift cv1 with x plane 11 because it's been pretty buggy since Oculus v13. I'm now just using my Vive Pro for all my flight/racing sims. All my sims look better with my Vive Pro anyway.

Strange but when I run xp11 with my Quest, wireless with Virtual Desktop it runs fine and shutdown works properly as well. I think that this is because it launches with SteamVR (like my Vive Pro). Still, looks much better with my Vive Pro though.

Quest wired with Link (official link cable) has the same issues as my Rift cv1. So, def an Oculus software related issue imho. Hopefully Oculus will eventually sort this out. Whatever changes they made going from v12 to v13 caused this so you would think that they could see what code changes may have caused this.
Kelju
Protege
6 years ago
Downloading now. scared s***less.
As a horror fan. i find it funny that scariest thing in vr, is new oculus update :D