Stuck on load screen

[shogunmn]

I have two machines that are above the recommended specs and each one gets stuck on the loading screen. On my desktop it loads but not in the HMD. With PSVR it is within seconds. Anyone else have this problem? Know of any solutions?

[8PK]

Same here...

[brianforfun]

Same here. Using a Windows Mixed Reality headset. Youtube VR displays on the desktop and it appears to be tracking my HMD but I only see the SteamVR loading space with the YoutubeVR loading indicator in my HMD. The SteamVR status window says YoutubeVR is unresponsive.

[gdottl]

If you’re having issues seeing the app in the headset, but you are seeing it on the desktop screen, SteamVR may be running in ‘Extended mode’, which we do not yet support. In this situation, you can try switching to ‘Direct mode’ in the SteamVR Developer settings.

For troubleshooting, you can also try enabling ‘Desktop mirror’. If the HMD mirror window is filled with red instead of mirroring the headset, you’re probably running in ‘Extended mode’. We will continue to explore this. Thanks for the feedback!

[wil_a]

Same problem here. Brand new I7/8700k with 1080. Stuck on the opening. Running in direct mnode, but did not solve the issue. Looking for further help please.

[james.hind]

Doesn't launch at all for me - I get the YouTube logo as a loading screen and that's all.

[G4MBiNO]

Me to, oculus rift... Stuck on loading screen.

[ebd]

In some cases, we have noticed that connecting the headset to a different GPU than the monitor can cause the app to show up in the monitor but not in the headset.

While we work on this, do you mind confirming if connecting both headset and monitor to the graphics card (in case your setup allows it) fixes the issue? Thank you!

[LoveRider]

Yeah, finally works nice. 4K/360° videos are cool but sure will look better on VivePRO !
First time I launched YouTube VR (laptop), I only had video on computer screen : I realized my Vive was in extended mode. So I plugged on same HDMI output an external monitor and disabled extended mode and set clone mode. Then I plugged my vive and all worked fine.

[76561198441200482]

I am experiencing the issue with the app running on the laptop screen with the Vive sat with a YouTube loading screen. I have tried the direct mode but without any difference. Running a brand new Alienware i7 17" UHD laptop with internal GTX1080 card. Any help is appreciated!

[BT]

Even after enabling Direct Mode, same stuck on loading screen, with the same SteamVR error message about the monitor and hmd being on different graphics cards.

[ebd]

Originally posted by kevinrossin:

I am experiencing the issue with the app running on the laptop screen with the Vive sat with a YouTube loading screen. I have tried the direct mode but without any difference. Running a brand new Alienware i7 17" UHD laptop with internal GTX1080 card. Any help is appreciated!

Another user proposed this solution which seems to have solved the problem for others (Thank you Felkster and RowdyRocket!):
1.- Open the Nvidia control panel
2.- Go to "Manage 3D Settings"
3.- Click on the "Program Settings" tab
4.- Choose the YouTube VR app and force it to use Nvidia graphics when opened

Please let us know if this works for you!