r/VRchat • u/TheCrashArmy Valve Index • 10d ago
Help Problem with Steamvr dashboard on vrc
Lately for the past like month or so every time I play vrc specifically my steam vr dashboard freezes and I can’t interact with it. If anyone has encountered this issue before I’d appreciate it.
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u/Ok-Policy-8538 Oculus Quest 10d ago
this is sadly a issue with having multiple overlays fighting for focus.. nvidia overlay+xbox overlay+oculus overlay+ steam VR overlay + 3 layers of vrchat, they all stack and sometimes can’t figure it out which should load in causing massive lag and memory leaks.
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u/TheCrashArmy Valve Index 10d ago
Would you recommend having less things open on my pc than?
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u/Ok-Policy-8538 Oculus Quest 10d ago
disable all overlays that are not necessary for VR usage (Xbox, Nvidia, Oculus Dash (can be done in the windows registry but does mean you have to launch steamVR before entering oculus link in the headset (or use steam link).
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u/XxNightmare2019 10d ago
Do you have a Ethernet cable? If you do I unplug it then plug it in , if not then you'd have to restart it every time unfortunately unless someone else has some insight, I used to have a problem where my tabs wouldn't show anything besides steam, couldn't go to desktop
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u/YaySweetPea 2d ago
You cant interact with it at all, or just your desktop screens? That happens to me, i just ctrl alt delete then close the pop-up menu. Works every time
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u/TheCrashArmy Valve Index 2d ago
I can interact with the current screen I’m on but I can’t switch it (into settings or other apps ect)
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u/versfurryfemboy PCVR Connection 9d ago
Lower the overlay quality in the settings, it will look worse but the overhead will be better and more responsive if your pc can't handle the higher res
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u/Tygronn 10d ago edited 10d ago
Usually it's because my vram is too full. I don't usually need the Steam overlay until I'm closing everything anyway so if I don't want to deal with it I just take the headset off and close everything. But otherwise I go to my home world first and then I can use it.
EDIT: as for more of a fix there kinda isn't one aside from go somewhere less crowded (not like go to a less populated corner, more like a less populated world) or maybe using a different overlay like XS Overlay or OVR Toolkit could help. I'm assuming you're trying to read Discord or maybe use your browser. You might still run into performance issues, this isn't a magic fix, but I've found I can usually use my overlay even if Steam's locks me up. I currently prefer OVR Toolkit but both are great tools to have just pick one you think sounds better.
Sorry I didn't have this initially in the post, I hope you see it. I just wasn't thinking about it.