Oculus Website announces that Windows 10 is now the minimum and recommended operating system for Oculus Rift headsets. They stress that Windows 7 and 8.1 users will still enjoy all the support they have as of now, but that going forward new features will be Win10 only. They note that Microsoft has already deprecated support for the older versions of Windows, and that 95% of their users are using Windows 10 already anyway. They talk of future enhancements the change will permit, describing "resource-heavy" functions such as a redesigned Home experience, app and window multitasking in Dash, and Oculus Desktop's mirror monitors. They also offer the following revised hardware specs:

To ensure you get all of the latest features and advancements for Rift, and to guard against incompatibility, we recommend your PC meet or exceed these system specifications. For questions and additional information, please contact Oculus Support. Remember, some developers may push the boundaries in the future, and certain experiences may require a system exceeding our minimum or recommended specifications. You should refer to the recommended specifications for the Rift experiences you intend to use.

Rec Spec

• Graphics Card: NVIDIA GTX 1060 / AMD Radeon RX 480 or greater
• Alternative Graphics Card: NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD Radeon R9 290 or greater
• CPU: Intel i5-4590 / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X or greater
• Memory: 8GB+ RAM
• Video Output: Compatible HDMI 1.3 video output
• USB Ports: 3x USB 3.0 ports plus 1x USB 2.0 port
• OS: Windows 10 operating system

Min Spec

• Graphics Card: NVIDIA GTX 1050Ti / AMD Radeon RX 470 or greater
• Alternative Graphics Card: NVIDIA GTX 960 / AMD Radeon R9 290 or greater
• CPU: Intel i3-6100 / AMD Ryzen 3 1200, FX4350 or greater
• Memory: 8GB+ RAM
• Video Output: Compatible HDMI 1.3 video output
• USB Ports: 1x USB 3.0 port, plus 2x USB 2.0 ports
• OS: Windows 10 operating system