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Entering Link From Headset "Infinite Loading Screen"

Forum|Forum|8 months ago
January 18, 2026
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Hi, I have been using Metta Quest 3 Link with my PC for a few days and everything has been fine.

Today, I opened Link from the headset and just got a totally black screen, so I exited and tried again. Ever since then, when trying to open link, the loading screen just displays, infinitely.

I can see the Quest "connected" in the Horizon app on the PC, and when the infinite loading screen is displaying, library apps seem to think the headset is connected.

Im brand new to Meta Quest, only had it a couple weeks, and as I say, only been using Link for less than a week, so I'm probably doing something stupid, but its driving me crazy.

I have tried:

Restarting headset
Restarting PC
Reinstalling Meta Horizon app
Repairing Meta Horizon app
Repairing headset
Removing Temp files
Logging out/in of account
Restarting runtime service

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HapticGiant

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Same issue here... Are there any alternatives recomended for the horizon (air) link? Need a solution without cable. These issues always appear few days before I want to use the Quest device for a presentation :(

Choleni

Honored Contributor

HapticGiant try this....worked perfectly for me and many others🙂

Horizon link not working | Meta Community Forums - 1362707

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SammySupreme

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still isn't working for me

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M4Wick

Up and Coming

My post gives the full solution for this and you don't have to physically disconnect the cable from your computer or turn off your wifi router for this.

https://communityforums.atmeta.com/discussions/PairingConnection/meta-quest-link-isnt-working-needs-developer-update-temporary-solution-included/1363326

kobs57

Inspiring

Quest 3 same issue since yesterday...Most of my games are on Steam and I can no longer get there. Wondering who the hell Meta hired to fix their problems, it shouldn't take this long to fix insignificant things... Yeah I'm pissed, I bought this to play not to wait around

VR dedicated computer...AMD Ryzen 7 3700X, 32 gigs of G.Skill Trident Z neo 2X16 Gb DDR4 3200Mhz MSI 1070-TI , on a MSI B-570 Gaming plus motherboard, EVGA super nova 1000 Watt PSU Oculus is on a CORSAIR Force MP600 Gen4 PCIe x4 NVMe M.2 SSD

steve40

Honored Contributor

Just add an entry to Windows Firewall to block outgoing connections from OculusDash.exe and then Link will work.

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M4Wick

Up and Coming

I have a solution for this available on my recent post. You can look in the comments and find the better way to disable the referred to application's internet access.

https://communityforums.atmeta.com/discussions/PairingConnection/meta-quest-link-isnt-working-needs-developer-update-temporary-solution-included/1363326

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Zo3134

New Participant

Im currently having the same issue my friend

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medidh2023

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I having the same issue

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ColossalKaiju

New Participant

Meta needs to lock in and stop breaking Quest Link all the time. This is absolutely unacceptable especially for a software company of their caliber.