New to VR. Planning ahead...

[DBrown67]

I already have a VP cabinet running great with 10.7. I need to update and upgrade for VR with 10.8 64 bit, and I have all that in hand.

My query is about internet connection going forward. My pincab has never been connected and I don't really want it to be. I know it upsets all the monitor and sound settings with Windows updates..
But if I want to use the headset (when I do get it) for other things, then I am going to need to download some stuffs.

Being totally new to VR, I really don't know how this works.
Is there a way to completely, and I mean 100%, stop Win10 from doing any updates to the system? Registry edits? anything? But still be able to download new titles?

First and foremost, this is currently a pinball only system. Has been since built. But ofc, if I "invest" into a headset I will probably want to try other stuff.
I do have another normal desktop PC that I game on. But it only has an RTX 3070 and won't be as strong as my upgraded pincab (upgrading to around RTX 5070 for VR VPX).
And I cannot afford to upgrade both.

[studly_do_right]

Ah, the best way to play VR Pinball....using your cabinet as a controller (with SSF)  How are you getting your tables added now to your cab? You didn't mention what headset you would be going with but if it's a Meta Quest 2, 3 or Pro you would need to be online for 30 seconds so you can download the Meta PC App......and then you could take her offline again. To add new tables/Roms etc and to stay offline, you could add them to a USB drive from another computer and then add them that way. You are in for a real treat when you see these tables in VR  good luck. 

[DBrown67]

19 minutes ago, studly_do_right said:

Ah, the best way to play VR Pinball....using your cabinet as a controller (with SSF)  How are you getting your tables added now to your cab? You didn't mention what headset you would be going with but if it's a Meta Quest 2, 3 or Pro you would need to be online for 30 seconds so you can download the Meta PC App......and then you could take her offline again. To add new tables/Roms etc and to stay offline, you could add them to a USB drive from another computer and then add them that way. You are in for a real treat when you see these tables in VR  good luck. 

I have always downloaded tables on my other pc and come across with a USB stick. Can't I install the Meta app like that also? Ofc, if I wanted to say... play a drivng sim then I can't do that with a USB stick. This is my question really.
I tried a friends Quest 3 over the weekend, and was quite impressed. Room for improvement though as his install was a very quick "chuck it on and see how it goes".
He was still using a standard hard drive, so  loading times were horrendous, and the tables had a shimmery look towards the back. Was using it through Steam app as well, which I hear hits performance. Think it was running at 72 fps with a 10Gb 3080.