Steam VR Error 436 with Arc B580

[SirCampbelltenson]

Recently got hold of a HTC Vive which I was thrilled to bits with.

However after trying various display cables to connect to the link box, trying a different port on the GPU, connecting the headset directly to the GPU and even replacing the HTC 3in1 cable, SteamVR would report error 436

("Your graphics card cannot successfully connect to your HMD Display. Try removing any cable adapters or extenders you are using. Try another port on your GPU if one is available.")

The headset cooperates perfectly fine with my laptop which suggests to me that this is an Intel Hardware/Driver issue.

Is it that VR is outright disabled in the drivers or am I just experiencing an abnormal bug? If so, how do I fix it?

Thanks in advance.

[AlHill]

There is no support for VR on ARC.

Doc (not an Intel employee or contractor)
[W10 is this generation's XP]

[SirCampbelltenson]

So it is just outright disabled?

Intel have been claiming that VR support on Arc is "evolving" for 3 years now and still there's literally nothing?

Is there a way to force it at all or is this just how it is and I've just got to tolerate that I've wasted money?

[SirCampbelltenson]

So should I sell this artificially limited Intel card and get a much less restricted and likely more efficient card from another manufacturer?
Thanks in advance.