Microsoft has confirmed that hardware development for its HoloLens mixed reality headset has officially come to an end. The company ended production of its latest headset, HoloLens 2, in October 2024, ...

Microsoft will lay off some employees who work on mixed reality, which includes virtual and augmented reality. The company will keep selling HoloLens 2 headsets, which first became available in 2019.

In a surprising move, Microsoft has decided to quietly withdraw its support for Windows Mixed Reality for the Windows Operating System. The software major revealed this development in a recent blog ...

Last year, Microsoft inexplicably rendered thousands of virtual reality headsets useless as the company pulled support for the Windows Mixed Reality platform. Those who were still using a Windows ...

The big Windows 11 24H2 update has brought all kinds of interesting and useful new features, but it has also removed several apps and features that Microsoft no longer wants to support going forward.

The big picture: Despite ongoing efforts by Meta, Valve, Apple, Sony, and Samsung, virtual reality and mixed reality have struggled to achieve mainstream acceptance. Now, Microsoft has given up on the ...

Microsoft has sent Neowin a statement, saying it will continue to work on the HoloLens-based US Army mixed reality headset even after the end of Windows Mixed Reality platform development. Earlier ...

Microsoft has updated its documentation with more details about the recent Windows Mixed Reality Deprecation. The company will end support in 2026 for consumers and in 2027 for commercial users. In ...

Microsoft has confirmed that its HoloLens mixed reality hardware efforts have officially come to an end. The company ended production of its latest headset, HoloLens 2, in October 2024, and at the ...