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Meta Shuts Down Horizon Workrooms, Ends Enterprise Quest Sales

The company is redirecting investment to mobile Horizon experiences, AI creator tools, wearables after steep Reality Labs losses.

Overview

  • Access to Horizon Workrooms ends on February 16, 2026, with all associated data deleted and downloads available only until that date.
  • Sales of Meta Horizon managed services and commercial SKUs of Meta Quest to businesses will stop on February 20, 2026.
  • Existing customers can keep using Horizon managed services through January 4, 2030, with licenses becoming free after February 16, 2026.
  • Around 1,000 jobs have been cut in Reality Labs as Meta closes multiple VR studios and halts development on apps such as Supernatural.
  • Meta advises enterprises to migrate to Arthur, Microsoft Teams, or Zoom Workplace, and says Quest Remote Desktop will remain available.