Nintendo Switch Won’t Turn On? Here’s What to Do
Does your Nintendo Switch seem dead to the world? There are a few obvious (and some not-so-obvious) things that could be wrong. Let’s run you through a list of troubleshooting steps to diagnose your console’s issue and potentially fix it.
This may seem obvious, but it’s worth eliminating any small things you may have missed. If you usually wake your Switch using the “Home” button on a controller, it’s possible that the controller is out of battery. You should instead try waking the console using the power button on the unit instead.
Press the power on button on the top of the Switch to turn it on. If the switch is connected to a dock, the green light on the front of the cradle will light up when the console powers up. If your console isn’t docked, you should either see the lock screen or a Nintendo logo indicating that the boot process is starting.
If the Nintendo logo appears then disappears, your Switch is probably out of battery, which brings us to our next solution.
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If your Switch appears to be completely dead or won’t boot up after displaying the Nintendo logo, you should charge it for a while. Due to the pre-charge process required by lithium-ion batteries, it can take a little while before your Switch will turn on when the battery is completely flat.
Nintendo recommends resetting the AC adapter by unplugging it from both the wall and Switch for 30-seconds, so make sure you’ve done that before moving on. Next, take the power cord out of the dock and plug it directly into the Switch via the USB-C connector at the bottom of the unit. This will eliminate the dock as being a cause for your issue.
You may see a battery indicator appear in the top-left corner of the
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