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First Run

vrOS is desktop-aware but driven from VR. The fastest way to get productive on your first session is to launch it, get the dash overlay up in SteamVR, and learn the dash icon gestures.

  1. Launch vrOS from Steam. The Desktop Control Center opens on your monitor, and a vrOS icon appears in the Windows system tray.
  2. Start SteamVR if it's not already running. The vrOS dash overlay appears in the SteamVR dashboard.
  3. Open the vrOS dash in VR. Single-click the vrOS dash icon to refresh overlay titles and confirm the dash is responsive.
  4. Get familiar with the dash icon gestures: double-click cycles the overlay layout, long-hold switches between full and compact dash.
  5. Open one capture overlay to confirm the runtime end-to-end before adding more.

What to check first​

Dash overlay in SteamVR​

  • The vrOS dash appears in the SteamVR dashboard.
  • Single-click the dash icon — overlay titles refresh.
  • If the dash isn't visible or didn't land in front of you, right-click the vrOS system tray icon → Reset vrOS Dashboard Overlay. That's the canonical recovery.

Desktop Control Center​

  • The DCC window opens on your primary monitor.
  • If it ended up off-screen (common after monitor or resolution changes), right-click the system tray icon → Reset Desktop Position.
  • Open the Settings tabs and confirm preference changes persist after a relaunch.

Input path​

  • Focus a captured app first, then open the keyboard overlay so text lands in the right target.
  • Keep vrOS and the target app at matching Windows privilege levels when possible.

First overlay suggestion​

Start with one capture surface. It validates the runtime, the overlay path, and basic interaction without piling on integration complexity.

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