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Patch 1.14.3 - Controller Input fixes

This is a small patch to fix an issue with clicks sometimes not registering in browser windows. Google Chrome still has issues with touch input so if this update doesn't solve your issue, unchecking "Use Touch Input" in Virtual Desktop's Input Options should help; this will however disable touch gestures.

Update 1.14 - Screen Brightness slider and bug fixes

This is a small update which adds a screen brightness slider and fixes a number of issues that were reported by users.

Bug Fixes
Fixed crash after playing multiple 180/360 videos in a row
Fixed HDR monitors sometimes appearing black
Fixed Home Cinema screen becoming black when tilting head on Rift
Fixed Photo and Video thumbnail generation which prevented users from playing a video or seeing a photo until all thumbnails were generated
Fixed drop-downs in Videos tab to always be visible
Now saving selected decoding method for new videos after re-launch
Better positional audio in Computer Room

Patch 1.13.7

Bug Fixes

-Fixed repeated UAC prompts on launch for some users
-Fixed crash when rendering specific cursors on Windows 10 April update
-Fixed issue with Virtual Desktop being stuck running in Steam after closing the app through the SteamVR Dashboard
-Return to Desktop functionality is now disabled by default
-Other stability improvements

Patch 1.13.6

User Requests

- Added a "Use Virtual Audio Driver" option (enabled by default). Uncheck this if you don't want Virtual Desktop to mess with the audio playback device. Unchecking the option might prevent you from using Positional Audio
- Fixed Transparency screen option to use additive blending on Windows 10 Creators Update or later (since alpha blending is no longer possible)
- Transparency now also applies to UI overlay when viewing 360 photos or videos

Bug Fixes

- Fixed crash when renaming photo or video file
- Fixed crash when audio options change and there's no connected monitor
- Fixed Virtual Desktop Service startup issues
- Fixed crash at startup on some Windows 7 machines
- Fixed crash at startup when the speech runtime installation is corrupt

Patch 1.13.3

Bug Fixes

- Fixed performance problems introduced in 1.13 with hybrid laptops and multi-GPU configurations
- Fixed darker colors issue on rotated monitors
- Now preventing Supersampling from exceeding 8K x 8K (if users also supersample in SteamVR)