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Oculus said it now has a software update to solve the expired certificate issue that left Rift owners unable to use their virtual reality headsets on Wednesday. Oculus announced the fix on Twitter and offered affected users a $15 store credit.

Why it matters: The issue shows just how dependent modern devices are on software and the Internet to function.

left Rift owners unable to use their virtual reality headsets

offered affected users a $15 store credit

Oculus has fix for glitch that left VR headsets unusable

An expired security certificate was to blame.

A man using an Oculus Rift headset. (Photo: Oculus)

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Oculus said it now has a software update to solve the expired certificate issue that <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="left Rift owners unable to use their virtual reality headsets" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/bug-preventing-oculus-owners-from-using-their-vr-headsets-1520449292-db3337ea-bdff-4e2d-8c94-9e247beed1fe.html" data-vars-content-id="bc4e227d-cf50-4b54-b52e-14cd5bb30643" data-vars-headline="Oculus has fix for glitch that left VR headsets unusable" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/bug-preventing-oculus-owners-from-using-their-vr-headsets-1520449292-db3337ea-bdff-4e2d-8c94-9e247beed1fe.html" target="_self">left Rift owners unable to use their virtual reality headsets</a> on Wednesday. Oculus <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="announced the fix" data-vars-click-url="https://twitter.com/OculusRift/status/971668689308344320?s=19" data-vars-content-id="bc4e227d-cf50-4b54-b52e-14cd5bb30643" data-vars-headline="Oculus has fix for glitch that left VR headsets unusable" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://twitter.com/OculusRift/status/971668689308344320?s=19" target="_blank">announced the fix</a> on Twitter and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="offered affected users a $15 store credit" data-vars-click-url="https://twitter.com/natemitchell/status/971677483182387200" data-vars-content-id="bc4e227d-cf50-4b54-b52e-14cd5bb30643" data-vars-headline="Oculus has fix for glitch that left VR headsets unusable" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://twitter.com/natemitchell/status/971677483182387200" target="_blank">offered affected users a $15 store credit</a>.Why it matters: The issue shows just how dependent modern devices are on software and the Internet to function.

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Oculus has fix for glitch that left VR headsets unusable

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