How to Reset Your Nintendo Switch Console
Mar. 10, 2021The Nintendo Switch is one of my favorite consoles of all time. It lets you playgames on the go, or use aSwitch stand and dockto play on the TV. However, there are times when things go south and restarting doesn’t fix the issues. In such cases you may need to reset your Switch completely. If you’re in such a situation, don’t worry, here’s how to reset Nintendo Switch.
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There are a couple of different ways you can reset your Nintendo Switch depending on why you’re doing it in the first place. In this article we will be covering the different ways you can perform a Nintendo Switch reset. We will also tell you which method to use in what situation.
We have attached screenshots for all the steps (check out howto take screenshots on Nintendo Switch), so you shouldn’t have any problems in following the tutorial. As always, you can use the table of contents below to head over any section in this article.
If you want to completely reformat and reset your Nintendo Switch whether its to sell it off, or just to get a completely fresh, clean slate again, this is the method you should use.
A full reset is actually pretty straight-forward, and we will outline all the steps you need to follow so you can easily reset your Switch (or Switch Lite) console.
Note:In order to completely reset Nintendo Switch before selling, you should be in a place where your Switch is connected to WiFi. This way your Switch will automatically deregister itself from your Nintendo Account.
On the other hand, if you’re simply trying to reset your Nintendo Switch in order to fix some issues and you don’t want to lose your data, you will have to follow these steps instead.
This method is slightly more time consuming and complicated to get to. Follow out step-by-step guide below to get this working quickly.
So those are the two ways you can reset a Switch console. As we discussed, they are both different in how they behave. So it’s important that you use the correct one as per your requirements. For staying on the safer side, it’s always best to completely initialize your console. However, if you are just resetting to fix a pesky software issue, you can use the second method instead and not lose your data. The choice is yours.
So, have you reset your Switch yet? If so, which method did you use? Let us know in the comments. Also feel free to drop any questions you have about the reset process and we will try to help you out. Finally, check out our article on favoriteNintendo Switch power banksto increase your playtime.
