How To Fix A Frozen Or Unresponsive Nintendo Switch
Some gamers may experience glitches from time to time. If your Nintendo Switch console has become unresponsive or frozen, it may be due to a minor app bug or a software glitch. At other times, hardware malfunction may be to blame, like when a battery is damaged, or there’s an unknown motherboard issue.
In majority of these cases, the cause of the problem is minor and easily fixable. If your Switch has become unresponsive for no apparent reason, there’s no need to panic as it’s just likely a minor issue.
There are three possible solutions that you can try if your Nintendo Switch keeps freezing. The first one is to ensure that you charge the device and it has more than 50% battery level. This is to ensure that the device has more than enough battery power before you restart it. Sometimes, a malfunctioning battery may fail to jumpstart the system when it reaches a certain low level.
The next solution that you can try is to reboot the Switch console to refresh its system. This is usually effective in fixing power-related bugs that may have developed after leaving the device running for an extended period.
Finally, you can try a hard reset, also known as factory reset. This will erase the data from the console and more importantly, restore the software settings to defaults. If the cause of the problem is software-related, a quick factory reset should help.
Troubleshooting a frozen or unresponsive Nintendo Switch
Suggested readings:
- How To Perform A Hard Reset On Nintendo Switch (Factory Reset)
- Easy Ways To Fix Nintendo Switch Not Charging
- How To Fix PS4 (PlayStation 4) Console Won’t Turn On
- How To Fix (PlayStation 4) PS4 Controller Flashing Blue
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