With the Switch 2 on the horizon, you might be looking to sell your current Switch to make room for an upgrade. Here's what to know. Mary-Elisabeth is an associate writer on CNET's How-To team. She's ...

The easiest way to hard reset your Switch is from the main menu. A variety of options are available from this screen, including Initialize Console – which will wipe your system clean. Step 2: Hit the ...

There are times in life where things just don't go as planned, and you need to just wipe the slate clean and try again. With technology, that sometimes means a factory reset on a device. If you've got ...

If your Nintendo Switch is freezing, lagging, or experiencing other glitches during use, you should try a soft reset to get the system running properly again. This essentially entails turning it off ...

Likewise, when purchasing a second-hand Switch, players will probably want to remove all traces of the system's previous owner so that the console truly feels like their own. What's more, formatting ...

Chances are you'll need to reset your Switch at least a few times over the coming years (or you may have had to already), but that's just a basic restart that will mostly be used to deal with the ...

If you have an issue with your Nintendo Switch, you may consider doing a hard reset or factory reset to fix it. Before you wipe the console though, you can also try to perform a soft reset to see if ...

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