Skip to main content
Up and Coming
March 12, 2026
Question

Meta Quest 3 CABLE LINK USB 3.0 not working

I've been using my Meta quest 3 headset for over a year now on a much older computer with bare minimum specs. As of recent, i updated my entire computer, and had no issues for a month. As of the last 2 weeks, my headset link has been disconnecting frequently, to the point i have to change which usb slot my headset connected to. Now, my headset will not find a link connection in ANY usb 3.0 port in my computer, and will only work at lower quality in a usb 2.0 slot. 

I will re-iterate, i had no issues with this specific issue previously on an older computer, and was fine for a month with my new one. Everything connects to my PC fine, so i know its not my usb ports.

I have checked all my computer hardware components with what is and isn't supported, + minimum required components for Quest link - to which my pc is much above the minimum required specs.

My meta quest link app has also been frequently telling me my "Pc doesnt meet the minimum requirements", which again - i cross checked the minimum requirements and supported components and everything should work fine.

I'm running 32GB of DDR5, GEFORCE NVIDIA RTX 5070, and an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 8-Core Processor

9 replies

Up and Coming
March 12, 2026

I also know it's not my cable link, i've tried 3 different cables and the same issue persists.

Choleni
Honored Contributor
March 12, 2026

Hi UziXwolf17​ 🙂

some people could solve their recent cable link issues by downgrading their NVIDIA drivers.

Meta Link freezes after a few seconds | Meta Community Forums - 1368382

VR screen is grey after 5 ish minutes of use on quest link | Meta Community Forums - 1368350

Up and Coming
March 12, 2026

I did see and have a look at that, my NVIDIA graphic driver is currently a December 2025 driver,  and the fix works downgrading to a January 2026 Driver 

Choleni
Honored Contributor
March 12, 2026

UziXwolf17​  

UziXwolf17 wrote:

my NVIDIA graphic driver is currently a December 2025

then probably you need to update them 🙃