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'Continue in Your Browser' - App login

  • October 31, 2020
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I am trying to log in to the Oculus App on my PC, I have plugged in my headset, I clicked  'Continue with Facebook', then the next screen tells me to:
 'Continue in Your Browser.  To confirm your Facebook login, please switch to your default web browser now.  The confirmation process may take a few seconds to complete'.
I have opened every web browser on my computer, logged into my facebook account on each browser, turned firewalls off, and nothing happens / no confirmation occurs.  And the 'Help Centre' button at the bottom of the screen doesn't link to anything either.

Any idea what I should try next?

    Best answer by JamesOreo

    For anyone still having this issue;

    Press Win+R, then type/paste the following: https://www.google.com

    Then press Enter, this will/should pop-up asking you to set a default browser. Select which one you want [Chrome, Edge, Opera, ETC].

    Once done, restart the oculus app and it should work a treat.

    Still don't know why this hasn't been fixed tbh, I was pulling my hair out going from forum to forum looking for a Solution also...

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    Lolface32
    New Participant
    February 22, 2025

    Help i have tried these steps to no avail please im loosing my mind here

    Anonymous
    May 20, 2025

    Hi I Am having kind of the same situation, can log in from the web but not in the app, I have an iPhonne 15promax does anyone nkmows a solution?

    LlibGnauh
    Participant
    June 8, 2026

    If you are using VPN this is the solution:


    To fix the UseSystemProxy error and force the Meta Horizon (Oculus) app to utilize your Windows system proxy settings, follow these steps to manually add the missing registry values.

     

    Step 1: Open Registry Editor as Administrator

    Press the Windows Key, type regedit.

     

    Right-click Registry Editor and select Run as administrator.

     

    Step 2: Update the Native (64-bit) Path

    In the address bar at the top, paste the following path and press Enter:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Oculus VR, LLC\Oculus

     

    Check if there is a sub-folder (key) named Config.

     

    If it does NOT exist: Right-click the Oculus folder, select New > Key, and name it Config.

     

    Click on the Config folder to open it.

     

    Right-click in the empty white space on the right pane.

     

    Select New > DWORD (32-bit) Value.

     

    Name the new value UseSystemProxy (ensure there are no spaces).

     

    Double-click UseSystemProxy, set the Value data to 1, and click OK.

     

    Step 3: Update the WOW6432Node (32-bit) Path

    Navigate to the following path:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Oculus VR, LLC\Oculus

     

    Check for a Config key here as well.

     

    If it does NOT exist: Right-click Oculus, select New > Key, and name it Config.

     

    Right-click in the right pane of the Config folder.

     

    Select New > DWORD (32-bit) Value.

     

    Name it UseSystemProxy.

     

    Double-click it, set the Value data to 1, and click OK.

     

    Step 4: Restart Services

    For these changes to take effect, the background services must reload the registry:

     

    Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open Task Manager.

     

    Go to the Services tab.

     

    Find OVRService (Oculus VR Runtime Service).

     

    Right-click it and select Restart.

     

    Why this helps:

    By default, the Meta PC client may try to bypass system-level proxies to establish a direct connection. In environments where direct connection to Meta's "Graph" servers is restricted, this often leads to the login crash you observed. Setting this value to 1 explicitly tells the OVRServer_x64.exe process to respect the proxy or VPN settings configured in your Windows Internet Options.

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