dburne

I always had issue with my Vive Pro 2 and Windows 11. Oftentimes image in any game would be a stuttering shaky mess. This only happened after upgrading to Windows 11. I was able to mitigate the issue somewhat by changing to one monitor only ( have 2), and disabling Defender for gameplay - but it would still come back off and on. Had a support ticket and HTC even replaced my headset, but issue persisted and they advised me likely was an issue with Windows 11 as they are not fully compatible yet. Now I will say I have seen reports from some that had no problem with Windows 11 so may have been something peculiar with my rig who knows. Have also seen reports by others that had the same issue I did. I got a Varjo Aero about a week ago and so far it is doing great so I guess is a moot point for me at this time.

I myself get terrible stuttering of the game image in Windows 11 and my two monitor setup. I have to disable my secondary monitor and have only one running in order to get this to stop. It was never this way with Windows 10 for me so I assume the issue is with Vive Console and Windows 11. Neither my Index or my Reverb G2 has any issue in Windows 11, just my Vive Pro 2.

Interestingly I never had the issue with my Index using Steam VR. Only with Vive Console and Steam VR. I will check that thread out.

I would also note I need to change to Display 1 only prior to launching Vive Console. If I don't change it till after I launch Vive Console then the issue can come back. As long as I launch it after I change to only one display I am golden.

Well seems I have finally resolved this crazy stuttering and shaking of image issue for me that has been plaguing me since upgrading to Windows 11 back on Oct. 5th. I run two monitors, with my Windows desktop set to extend on the second monitor. I went into Windows display settings and set the image to only display on Monitor 1. Issue has completely gone away. Everything is solid. I went back in and extended them again, and once again the stuttering and shaking of image returned in game. Now I have several hours of gaming in with my display only on Monitor 1 and issue does not happen. I thought I had tried this previously in my troubleshooting but perhaps I only tried unplugging the second monitor and not making the change in the Windows 11 display settings I am not sure. In any event as long as I only project Windows to one monitor everything is golden. I would note I ran two monitors previously on Windows 10 and did not have this issue with the Vive Pro 2. But I also changed my main monitor to a new one around the same time. For whatever reason with these two monitors and Windows 11 the Vive Pro 2 just does not like them both displaying. My main monitor is an Acer curved 1080p 144 Hz monitor. My second monitor is a Samsung 1080p 60 Hz monitor. @C.T. I hope this info might be beneficial to HTC. For now I am just a really happy camper I can now game all day with the Vive Pro 2 without having to fight this issue constantly. Not a big deal for me to change my display to one monitor only for when I am gaming so I can live with that. I would also add running both monitors did not affect my Index nor my Reverb G2, only the Vive Pro 2. Very nice to have this headset operational again.

Ok thanks, I was hearing more but after the last install of Vive Console I now hear three when powering on the Link Box. Previously it was like 7.

Question for any Vive Pro 2 users or @C.T. When you power on your Link Box, how many connection beeps do you hear or should you hear?

I have unplugged and boxed my Vive Pro 2 back up and uninstalled software. Gone back to my Reverb G2 for now. Maybe I will check again if and when I see an update released that says it also has some Windows 11 compatibility fixes. Whilst I could get it to work occasionally the hassle of going through it was just not worth it. But yeah your issue is very much different. I am not going to do a format and clean install back to Windows 10 just for this headset especially since I have no issues at all in Windows 11 with any other headset. Both Reverb G2 and Index working just fine. I really liked my Vive Pro 2 and hate that it is now useless for me.

Sorry to be a bother to you.

It was Controlled Folder Access in Defender. It is off by default and apparently I must have turned it on when I was messing around in Defender settings doing my testing. I turned it back off and that message went away.

Now I am getting warnings from Defender that the Vive software is trying to access my documents folder. This can't possibly get any weirder. Going to try a software reinstall.

Well today I tried the same and it did not work this time. I had to launch and exit Vive Console/Steam VR three times before it was finally playable on the fourth attempt. Just no rhyme or reason to it.

I have issues with my Vive Pro 2 and Windows 11, installing though was never one of them. They are not considered fully compatible with Windows 11 yet. Mine worked great under Windows 10 though, hoping HTC can get this resolved sooner rather than later. Too late for me to roll back to Windows 10.

I got around the issue and gamed all day today successfully in the Vive Pro 2 by disabling the following in Windows 11 Defender Settings: Real Time Protection and Cloud Delivered Protection. Did not have the issue at all today, Vive Pro 2 ran beautifully all day. I turned them back on when done gaming. Hoping this info might be of some use... Not saying this is the exact cause, just that by doing this I was able to use the device today with no problem at all.

All the games I am currently running have seen the issue on my end with Vive Pro 2. DCS, IL-2 Great Battles, MSFS 2020, MechWarrior 5 Mercenaries with VR Mod. Have about three more I have been away from for a bit I just have not tested yet. For me I think it is safe to say when it happens it will happen with whatever game I launch. But at least now I know how I can get it to work with a little effort. Really strange. And when it works it works beautifully. For MSFS 2020 I actually prefer my Reverb G2 anyway to use Open XR Developer Tools for WMR. But for all the others I prefer the Vive Pro 2. I also tested my Index with the above games, and it did not have the issue. Which leads me to think it is a conflict within the Vive software and Windows 11. But who knows...