IT Home reported on February 21 that Microsoft issued a notice in January, announcing that it would end support for Windows Mixed Reality on November 1, 2026. Netizens in changeorg **, hoping that Microsoft will open source related technologies.
*The book mentions two reasons why Microsoft should open source Windows Mixed Reality technology, on the one hand, to promote the healthy diversity of the headset market, and on the other hand, to reduce the e-waste caused by the deprecation of WMR.
The ** book plans to raise 1,000 signatures from netizens, and as of press time, 992 people have signed it, and 339 people have signed it today.
The end of Microsoft support does not mean that Microsoft will disable these devices outright, even after November 2026 and November 2027, users will continue to be able to use existing Windows Mixed Reality headsets, and users will still be able to run compatible software and games at that time (provided that they do not update, upgrading to a new version that does not include WMR will result in these VR devices not being compatible with Steam).
Users who have already purchased a Windows Mixed Reality immersive headset will need to install Windows Mixed Reality as soon as possible and update their devices to the latest version of Windows that still supports WMR, so that they don't forget it later and can't update the firmware after Microsoft removes it.