How to Access the Power Menu (Turn Off, Restart, Sleep Mode)

Applies to:  Nintendo Switch Family, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch Lite, Nintendo Switch - OLED Model

In this article, you'll learn how to access the Power Menu on a Nintendo Switch system and turn off, restart, or set the system to Sleep Mode.

Complete these steps

  1. To display the Power Menu on a Nintendo Switch system, press and hold the POWER Button for at least three seconds.
  2. Select Power Options, then choose to either turn off, restart, or set the system to Sleep Mode.

    Important: After ten seconds of inactivity while the Power Menu is being displayed the system will enter Sleep Mode.

  3. To exit the Power Menu, press the B Button or the HOME Button.

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