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On this page you can find tips on how to make KeyVR work with your hardware.

GPU

Making Nvidia the preferred graphics card for KeyVR

Some PC's have several graphics cards - most noticably laptops with an integrated intel card and an nvidia GPU. An nvidia GPU can be made the preferred graphics card for KeyVR like this

• Right-click Desktop and select Nvidia Control Panel
• Go to "Manage 3D settings"
• Go to the Program Settings tab
• Select KeyVR from the drop-down
  • If KeyVR is not available in the drop-down, Click Add and and point to the KeyVR.exe
• Select your NVidia graphics card under "preferred graphics processor"
• Click "Apply" and restart KeyVR

HMD

HTC Vive

• Install SteamVR.
• Set up base stations and connect them and the HMD to the PC.
• Run SteamVR, once SteamVR has detected the HMD, base stations and controllers you can launch KeyVR.

Windows mixed reality

• Install SteamVR + SteamVR Mixed Reality Portal
• Connect the HDM to the PC and add the controllers by Bluetooth
• Run SteamVR, once SteamVR has detected the HMD and controllers you can launch KeyVR.

Oculus Rift

• Install the Oculus Application.
• Connect the HMD and sensors to the PC
• Run the Oculus app, once the HMD, sensors and controllers appear under Devices, you can launch KeyVR

Note: You may need to enter the Oculus Settings and enable "unknown Sources", in order to run KeyVR.

• Launch the Oculus application.