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A bad update is turning Meta Quest headsets into paperweights, but a solution is here


It's not the Christmas gift some gamers were hoping for.

Bad software updates are never anybody's idea of fun, and several Meta Quest owners found this out in the worst way possible when turning on their headsets after Christmas this year. Owners who received the faulty update headed to Meta forums(via UploadVR) and Reddit to report that their headsets wouldn't boot. Meta advises that affected users hold down the power button for 45 seconds before booting up, which should reset the headset and potentially clear out any problems.

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