Shortcuts & Gestures

Stuck? Start here. Most things you'll want to do in vrOS are one gesture away — no menus, no desktop trip. The dash icon and your controllers do the work.

Lost the dash overlay or desktop window? Use the system tray icon.

Right-click the vrOS icon in the Windows system tray for instant recovery:

Tray menu item	What it does
Reset vrOS Dashboard Overlay	Recenters the in-VR dash overlay to its default position. Use this if the dash drifted, ended up behind you, or won't show in SteamVR.
Reset Desktop Position	Recenters the Desktop Control Center window. Use this if the DCC ended up off-screen after a monitor change or resolution swap.
Show Desktop	Brings the DCC window to the front.
VR: OpenVR Connected	Status indicator — green dot means SteamVR is talking to vrOS.
Quit vrOS	Full shutdown.

The tray icon is always available as long as vrOS is running, so it's the most reliable way out of a stuck state.

vrOS dash icon

The vrOS icon in the SteamVR dashboard is the fastest way to recover the dash, refresh overlays, and switch between full and compact layouts.

Full dash

Gesture	Action
Single-click	Refresh overlay titles
Double-click	Cycle overlays-tab layout (Titles → Icons → Hidden)
Long-hold	Switch to compact dash

Compact dash

Gesture	Action
Single-click	Enter layout mode
Long-hold	Switch back to full dash

Defaults live in Desktop Control Center → Settings → OpenVR → UI.

Controllers

Defaults for the two main supported controller families. Customize in Desktop Control Center → Settings → VR.

Meta / Oculus Touch

Input	Action
Left X — double-tap	Toggle Keyboard / Toggle Unpinned (pose disambiguates)
Left X — click	Drag playspace
Left Y — double-tap	Rotate playspace
Left Joystick — click	Right-click
Right A — click	Gesture / Drag playspace
Right B — double-tap	Rotate playspace
Right Joystick — click	Right-click

Valve Index / Knuckles

Input	Action
Left A — double-tap	Toggle Keyboard / Toggle Unpinned (pose disambiguates)
Left Trackpad — south	Drag playspace
Left Trackpad — east	Rotate playspace
Left Trackpad — north	Toggle gravity
Left Trackpad — west	Reset playspace
Left Thumbstick — click	Right-click
Left B — click	Right-click modifier
Right A — click	Gesture
Right Trackpad — south	Drag playspace
Right Trackpad — east	Reset playspace
Right Trackpad — north	Toggle gravity
Right Trackpad — west	Rotate playspace
Right Thumbstick — click	Right-click
Right B — click	Right-click modifier

Pose gestures

When Toggle Keyboard and Toggle Unpinned Overlays share the same input (default on Touch and Knuckles), a hand pose decides which one fires.

• Modifier hand: Right (configurable)
• Modifier pose: Hand Gun — index + thumb straight, others curled
• Trigger with Hand Gun on the modifier hand → Toggle Unpinned Overlays
• Trigger without Hand Gun → Toggle Keyboard

Recognized poses

Pose	Fingers
Fist	All curled
Open Hand	All straight
Point	Index straight, others curled
Hand Gun	Index + thumb straight, others curled
Thumbs Up	Thumb straight, others curled
Victory	Index + middle straight, ring + pinky curled
Rock N Roll	Index + pinky straight, middle + ring curled

Pose detection works on skeletal-tracking controllers (Knuckles) and non-skeletal controllers (Touch). Set the None option to skip pose checks; Disabled turns the gesture off entirely.

Click modes

Right-click

Mode	Trigger	Default
Action	Dedicated joystick or trackpad click	✓
Chord	Modifier button held + trigger pulled (threshold 0.5; hand mode: Both Hands)
Grip	Grip value above 0.25 (legacy)

Primary click

Mode	Behavior	Default
Trigger Pull	Fires on squeeze	✓
Full Click	Requires full trigger detent (Knuckles-style)

Customize defaults

All gestures and bindings ship with sensible defaults. To change them:

• Desktop Control Center → Settings → VR — controller bindings, primary click, right-click, unpinned-overlay gesture, keyboard gesture, SteamVR auto-connect.
• Desktop Control Center → Settings → OpenVR — playspace, gravity, vestibular motion (experimental), FPS, overlay defaults, UI (dash icon gestures, compact dashboard, clock).

Still stuck?

• Run through Troubleshooting for fast checks.
• Open a structured report at support.vros.cat.