WMR IPD Registry Edit (Put Your Hacks Here)

[Avago Earo]

For those using Windows Mixed Reality that find the IPD Slider in the Settings Menu inadequate, you are able to enter a number outside of its limits in the Registry Editor (regedit). The location is:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Holographic

Double click on IPD and enter the number you require as the minimum (make sure the 'Decimal' button is highlighted). For example, if you enter 58, when you next go to the settings menu for WMR, that will be the [new] lowest measurement on the slider.

 

[Avago Earo]

For anyone using 60 FPS in WMR settings (for lower performance GPU's), this can also be changed to 60 in SteamVR:

>Program Files (X86)
>Steam
>steamapps
>common
>SteamVR
>resources
>settings
>defaultvrsettings (open with notebook or similar)

Scroll down and you'll see, just above "direct_mode": {, "preferredRefreshRate" : 90.0

Change that to 60.0 and save.

I have noticed much smoother game play in more demanding scenarios since doing this. I realise other people's mileage may vary.

(I'm using a GTX 970 with a slight overclock, i5 (4th Gen) 4460 @3.2 GHz, and 8 GB King' Hyp X)

 

[thistle]

Interesting, thanks.

I have a 970 as well, when I tested changing the WMR settings between 60 and 90fps 90 seemed much better, but I will try both and see if it makes any difference.

 

[edufrikuto]

Interesting, thanks.

I have a 970 as well, when I tested changing the WMR settings between 60 and 90fps 90 seemed much better, but I will try both and see if it makes any difference.

Also have 970 but as far as I know you can activate the Motion Reprojection and it will interpolate 45fps into 90.

But i dont know if changing in steam into 60fps will interpolate between 30 and 60.

 

[bobtuck]

Avago Earo - Thanks, I use this but not entirely sure it isn't just a placebo.....I wonder if there's a way to verify it actually works?

 

[Avago Earo]

Avago Earo - Thanks, I use this but not entirely sure it isn't just a placebo.....I wonder if there's a way to verify it actually works?

Totally possible (placebo). It's stuff I stumbled upon that seemed to work in my use case, and can be easily changed back. I'd be interested in knowing whether it can be verified beyond apparent 'experience'.