Preventing Oculus and using SteamVR

[Drakeos]

How to i prevent OCULUS store from lauching the KF when i just wanrt to use SteamVR (for Streaming n Twitch Chat) this really doing my ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ head in :(

[DeeJay]

Honestly, same boat as you. Oculus should stay in the background like a good software. Instead, lets leave steamvr just to run it on our own buggy software that is limited to all hell. If this gets answered, I'd most appreciate it.

[Espionage724]

Last I checked with KF:I, it only has SteamVR support. Oculus headsets require Oculus Rift software to be running when using Link (wired or Air), and for programs that only support SteamVR, SteamVR acts as a compatibility layer, and its API gets translated to Oculus's API. To avoid SteamVR in this case, the program needs explicit support for Oculus, or you can try OpenComposite.

For Quest headsets, using a 3rd-party wireless PCVR streaming app (ALVR, AMD Relive VR, Virtual Desktop), you can avoid Oculus Rift software and run games directly with SteamVR. With KF:I specifically, this messes up controller bindings because all the wireless PCVR streaming apps currently present Touch controllers as Vive Wands. Can workaround button bindings with a community profile, but Grip interactions will be toggled-based (which made KF:I to me a lot more uncomfortable to play). I'm not aware of any alternative PCVR apps for Rift headsets.

TLDR: Oculus needs to run, unless you're using a Quest headset and a 3rd-party wireless app.

I have a Quest 2, and I avoid SteamVR whenever I can. It's extra overhead in most cases without any gain. I can see why it'd be nice for chat while streaming, but I wonder if you could instead pin a chat window though Oculus?

[ChooHeHimLVL3]

I know that this is loooong after the fact, but for anyone looking for this, you likely have to add this as an argument in steam:

-vrmode openvr

Do that, and things like Liv work.

[WhackAssBish]

you cant prevent oculus from running in the background when using link or airlink. as quest and quest 2 needs this to run for pcvr. just minimise it and load up steamvr. my vr twitch chat and stuff still works as normal regardless.