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Virtual Desktop Unlock v0.1.4

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@ShadowManXR ShadowManXR released this 22 Oct 17:47

Virtual Desktop Unlock 0.1.4 adds per-headset bitrate profiles, live encoder diagnostics, and bitrate controls beside Refresh.

Experimental bitrate feature: higher actual video throughput above 200 Mbps is not yet verified. Live Quest 3 AV1 diagnostics confirmed a custom 222 Mbps budget reached NVENC as 111 Mbps average and maximum per view, while the headset overlay still showed 200 and sampled Ethernet traffic was 84-93 Mbps. Configuration acknowledgement and encoder targets are not proof of actual stream throughput.

  • Remove/Restore bitrate limits and Bitrate profiles buttons are in the top row beside Refresh.
  • Independent headset/codec profiles; Quest 3 preset: H.264/H.264+ 1000 Mbps, H.265/HEVC 10-bit 300 Mbps, AV1/AV1 10-bit 250 Mbps.
  • Bitrate settings are disabled by default. Unconfigured headsets retain stock ceilings; profiles only raise stock limits.
  • Live profile loading, acknowledgement, existing-encoder refresh, stock fallback, and read-only diagnostics for input values, per-view targets and NVENC average/maximum bitrate.
  • Existing game-library integration, saved selections, tray controls and status icons are retained.

Limitations: the headset application and slider labels are unchanged. Original network limiting, bitrate scaling and view allocation remain active. Synthetic hardware tests accepted HEVC 300 Mbps, AV1 250 Mbps and H.264 500 Mbps per view; a single 1000 Mbps H.264 stream was rejected by NVENC with an invalid-level error. Actual higher-rate delivery, headset decoding, image quality and stability remain unverified. See README and docs/verification.md in the repository.

Windows x64; requires .NET Desktop Runtime 10. Optional helper 0.1.4.0 supports only the verified Virtual Desktop Streamer 1.34.23.0 binary and .NET Framework 4.7.1+. The helper is unsigned and loads with Streamer's privileges. The original signed executable and Windows security settings are unchanged.

Upgrade: exit the old app through its tray menu and keep the Data folder when replacing files. To upgrade an older helper, remove it with its original uninstaller first, then install this release's integration. Reconnect the headset after restarting Streamer. Adding a game does not install its VR mod.

Validation: clean source build from commit 32b13ef; 63 desktop checks, 33 dedicated bitrate server checks, helper startup smoke test and five isolated game-library cases passed. Main-window layout was visually inspected. ZIP excludes user selections, test data, logs and proprietary Streamer binaries. Icon attribution is included in assets/README.md.

SHA-256 (VirtualDesktopUnlock-v0.1.4-win-x64.zip):
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