How do you Prevent Oculus software from running on PC boot-up?

[GeneralIdea1964]

Hi All,

Another request for help

While I love the VR especially with ED, now and again it has been know for me to want to use my PC for other things.

So what I would like is to prevent the Oculus launcher/sales screen from poping up every time I just switch on to maybe do some letter writing or browsing internet.

It's just a minor pain, but I dearly hate inanimate objects making decisions for me!

:S

Cheers

Gen

 

[CMDR Qboid]

My Oculus Home software only boots when it detects the headset. Mine is out of sensor area when im not using it. As soon as i put it on, the software boots.
Can you put yours out of sensor "sight" and try it?

 

[Zmidponk]

Can't remember where I cadged this from, but there is this:

1) Create a new text file on your desktop.

2) Copy this into it:

sc config OVRService start= demand
net start "OVRService"
if %errorlevel% == 2 net stop "OVRService"

3) Rename the text file to anything you like, but make sure the file extension is changed from .txt to .bat

This toggles the background oculus service on or off, which is what makes the software automatically open. The only thing you have to watch out for is that it has be run as an administrator (so it's right-click, then select 'run as administrator' rather than just double-click), and you have to have the service toggled on to use your Rift.

If you still get it automatically starting, you might have to set the oculus services to manual start. For Win 10, the easiest way is to search for 'services' in the start menu, find the two Oculus services, then right-click, select 'Properties', then change the startup type to manual in the drop-down box.

 

[MrWhippy]

I'm surprised I don't see more people mentioning the Oculus Tray tool utility for stuff like this. It's great for easily controlling the Oculus service, making sure your audio switches back when not using the HMD, enabling the inbuilt SS. I'd recommend giving it a try.