How to Add or Remove Mixed Reality from Main Page of Settings in Windows 10


Windows Mixed Reality is the first spatial operating system. Instead of using a flat screen and a 2D interface, it uses our instinctual ability to navigate three-dimensional space. Every place has a purpose, and content has context. Just as your PC starts at the desktop interface and your phone begins with a home screen, Windows Mixed Reality starts at the Mixed Reality home. It's an environment that you can navigate and personalize to make your own. It's the canvas for the thousands of apps available in the Microsoft Store or SteamVR. You can multitask with these apps like never before--in 3D where space is almost limitless.

The Mixed Reality icon showing in Settings depends on the tests which Windows 10 performs during installation. If the hardware meets the HoloLens minimum requirements below, then the icon is visible. Otherwise, it is hidden by default.

	Minimum	Recommended
Processor	Notebook: Intel Mobile Core i5 7th generation CPU, Dual-Core with Hyper Threading Desktop:Intel Desktop i5 6th generation CPU, Dual-Core with Hyper Threading OR AMD FX4350 4.2Ghz Quad-Core equivalent	Desktop: Intel Desktop i7 6th generation (6 Core) OR AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (6 Core, 12 threads)
GPU	Notebook: NVIDIA GTX 965M, AMD RX 460M (2GB) equivalent or greater DX12 capable GPU Desktop: NVIDIA GTX 960/1050, AMD Radeon RX 460 (2GB) equivalent or greater DX12 capable GPU	Desktop: NVIDIA GTX 980/1060, AMD Radeon RX 480 (2GB) equivalent or greater DX12 capable GPU
GPU driver WDDM version	WDDM 2.2 driver
Thermal Design Power	15W or greater
Graphics display ports	1x available graphics display port for headset (HDMI 1.4 or DisplayPort 1.2 for 60Hz headsets, HDMI 2.0 or DisplayPort 1.2 for 90Hz headsets)
Display resolution	Resolution: SVGA (800x600) or greater Bit depth: 32 bits of color per pixel
Memory	8 GB of RAM or greater	16 GB of RAM or greater
Storage	>10 GB additional free space
USB Ports	1x available USB port for headset (USB 3.0 Type-A) Note: USB must supply a minimum of 900mA
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.0 (for accessory connectivity)

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove Mixed reality from the main page of Settings for your account in Windows 10.

Windows Mixed Reality is deprecated and will be removed in a future release of Windows. This deprecation includes the Mixed Reality Portal app, and Windows Mixed Reality for SteamVR and Steam VR Beta.

EXAMPLE: Mixed reality in Settings






Here's How:

The downloadable .reg files below will modify the DWORD value in the registry key below.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Holographic

FirstRunSucceeded DWORD

0 = Remove
1 = Add

1 Do step 2 (add) or step 3 (remove) below for what you would like to do.

2 To Add Mixed Reality to Main Page of Settings

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Add_Mixed_reality_to_Settings_page.reg

Download

3 To Remove Mixed Reality from Main Page of Settings

This is the default setting.

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Remove_Mixed_reality_from_Settings_page.reg

Download

4 Save the .reg file to your desktop.

5 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

6 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

7 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.


That's it,
Shawn Brink

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