Nintendo Switch Tutorials, Guides, HowTos, FAQs (346 articles)

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Nintendo Switch tutorials (346)

1-Click XCI-Extractor Advanced

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2021 Atmosphere (13.1.0) + SXOS Dualboot (11.0.0 downgraded) with TWO emunands!

· Posted by brawhalla1
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A definitive way to test if your Switch is patched or not (purchases after 07-2018)

· Posted by gnilwob
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Access Youtube via Charles Proxy on Switch (with working video playback)

· Posted by driverdis
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Add custom songs to Let's Sing! (2022) from UltraStar

· Posted by MRJPGames
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Adjust the Nintendo Switch Fan Speed

· Posted by TR_mahmutpek
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An EASY(but a bit more risky) way to update Switch Firmware WITHOUT burning any fuses

· Posted by quantumboy
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An Extremely Noob-Friendly Guide to Playing Steam Games On Switch (Please Read The Forward)

· Posted by TiredNModding7
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ANOTHER Magnetic Reed Switch RCM Installation

· Posted by gallymimu
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Avoid getting banned!

· Posted by BeckysFootSlave
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Backup/Restore your Nand + Get your biskeys+tseckeys+keys.txt Guide

· Posted by Canna
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Battery-less switch. Another step in my Consolize project.

· Posted by FueledSamantha
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BDSP: Get Jirachi and Mew.

· Posted by revzyx
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Block system update via redirect DNS

· Posted by UltimateFight
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Block updates while retaining online play, app updates, eshop on Switch & others with Proxy

· Posted by Type_O_Dev
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Booting Linux on your Switch from Windows - one script, nothing to build, only downloads

· Posted by natinusala
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Bringus Menu Mod Menu for Portal 1 for the Nintendo Switch

· Posted by BringusStudios
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Bringus Menu v0.1 For Portal 2 for Switch - Mod Menu

· Posted by BringusStudios
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Build and run RetroArch for Arch Linux (multi-consoles emulator)

· Posted by natinusala
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Building a Switch-lan-play client on your android phone

· Posted by lil-devil
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Building Atmosphère on Windows using MSYS2

· Posted by impeeza
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Changing the logo from hekate's menu

· Posted by spx
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Cleaning up NAND to play online safely

· Posted by lordelan
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Compiling and installing Barrier (synergy fork) for KVM L4T Ubuntu

· Posted by ZeroFX
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Convert PC world of Don't Starve Together to Switch

· Posted by masagrator
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Creating your own system menu translation

· Posted by bandithedoge
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Custom Boot Logo maker tool ("Logo-para-switch.Palomitas")

· Posted by Kronos2308
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Custom Boot Logo Tutorial

· Posted by binkinator
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Custom splash screen on AMS (tysm Dax)

· Posted by pohaxsf
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Custom Switch Boot Logo

· Posted by mikefor20
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Customising a System Font

· Posted by Deleted User
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Dealing with NAND/ EMUNAND safely

· Posted by thaikhoa
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Decrypt XCI to RomFS and ExeFS for Atmosphere/FSRedirect/Backup Loading/Ryujinx/Yuzu in 1 click

· Posted by PRAGMA
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Diablo II Resurrected (D2R) Character Saves Import Tutorial

· Posted by Xirious
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DIY Joycon pin jumper (free to ~1€/$)

· Posted by ken28
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Downgrade to 6.2 with no NAND backup, get ReiNX back!

· Posted by IHOP
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Dump Vertex and Fragment Shader code from Nintendo Switch Games

· Posted by Manurocker95
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Dumping your titles from SD (a bit advanced)

· Posted by Khangaroo
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Easy code cave hack with Breeze

· Posted by TomSwitch
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Edit OFW clean Switch save data from NAND backup/restoring via Fusee Gelee payloads

· Posted by kimbra
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editing Save data for Fallout Shelter

· Posted by Naked_Snake
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Edizon SE with Pointer Searcher SE Tutorial

· Posted by wiitendo84
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EmuMMC setup Win/Linux & Quadboot

· Posted by TariqSoftDev
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EmuNAND on SX OS "Some necessary data could not be found"

· Posted by astrodraco
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Emunand to Sysnand (only for sd files option)

· Posted by pohaxsf
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Exclusive Online play for banned members Network possible

· Posted by Don Jon
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Export Pokémon Let's Go Trainer models and Rig them with Mixamo

· Posted by Manurocker95
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Export your Pokémon animated models from Nintendo Switch to Unity Engine

· Posted by Manurocker95
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FG Ras-Pi 3 setup

· Posted by Ronhero
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Fix Archive Bit & Deleting thrash files - MacOs

· Posted by Akira
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    Inb4 gta 6 leaks a week early after switch players wait 4 years for a port
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    at least they will get a port
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