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Marc14
New Participant
October 10, 2025
Question

PC link broken with update V81

Hello.

 

does anybody else have issues with the PC connecting to the Quest 3 headset.  After updating to v81 on the Quest the Meta link app on my PC simply will not start anymore nor connect to the VR headset. 

Tried  repairing and then reinstalling and the Meta Quest link App, manual disabling & enabling the  oculus services, switching between air link and cable. .. 

One issue I found is that the OVR Library Service is  not starting/running anymore, with fault code 18 given as reason.

    8 replies

    Marc14Author
    New Participant
    October 10, 2025

    The OVRLibraryService shows the following:

    [Debug] [10.10.2025 22:25:23] Starting up OVRLibraryService v1.16.0.0.
    [Debug] [10.10.2025 22:25:23] Starting up.
    [Debug] [10.10.2025 22:25:23] IPC connection opened.
    [Debug] [10.10.2025 22:25:23] IPC thread running; waiting for Oaf to connect.
    [Debug] [10.10.2025 22:25:23] IPC connection established!
    [Debug] [10.10.2025 22:25:23] App libraries for this user: [CORE_DATA]
    [Debug] [10.10.2025 22:25:23] OVRLibraryService starting in service mode.  Arguments: [migrate, create-coredata]
    [Debug] [10.10.2025 22:25:23] Creating NTFS transaction.
    [Debug] [10.10.2025 22:25:23] Committing changes.
    [Debug] [10.10.2025 22:25:23] IPC connection destroyed.
    [Debug] [10.10.2025 22:25:23] Exiting with code 0 (Success).

    steve40
    steve40
    Honored Contributor
    October 11, 2025

    Your OVRLibraryService appears to be running correctly and is supposed to stop like that. It is the OVRService that you should be looking at. You can look at the logs using the Oculus Debug Tool:

    "C:\Program Files\Oculus\Support\oculus-diagnostics\OculusDebugTool.exe"

    Presumably you need to fully uninstall the Meta Quest Link (Oculus) app, manually delete the relevant Oculus folders, and reinstall it, possibly in Windows safe mode.

      MetaStoreHelp
      MetaStoreHelp
      Community Manager
      October 10, 2025

      Hi Marc14, 

      This doesn't sound ideal at all but don't worry, we are here to get you and your Meta Link app are up and running again as soon as possible. 

      In order to troubleshoot this with you could we ask that you please contact us directly? 

       

      Please select our name to get to our profile page, or click here: https://metaque.st/CommunitySupport. Next, click "Send a Message" to privately message us! Please remember, you must be signed into the community first to send us a private message.

       

      We will be looking forward to your message! 

      If you're the author of a thread, remember to mark a reply as the Accepted Solution to help others find answers!
      steve40
      steve40
      Honored Contributor
      October 11, 2025

      No problems here, on Meta Quest Link 81.0.0.828.254 and Windows 11 Home 24H2 build 26100.6584 and Quest 3 v79.1034.

       

      LaZzDay
      Participant
      October 11, 2025

      Ancora problemi con il rift s windows 11 pro e Meta Quest Link 81.0.0.828.254

      Marc14Author
      New Participant
      October 11, 2025

      Thanks everybody for the feedback, 

      I already tried to fully uninstall the Meta Quest Link (Oculus) app, manually delete the relevant Oculus folders, and reinstall it and still the same issue. Will provide the logs to Meta support..

        luisferr
        New Participant
        October 22, 2025

        Hi, did you find a way to solve it? i'm stuck in the same issue

         

        jjone
        New Participant
        October 23, 2025

        had this issue early. headset wouldn't detect my pc. power button and volume at the same time, did a factory reset and fresh setup. turned off auto updates. connects fine now.

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