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

    Support | Nintendo Switch

    • Instructions for accessing the Power Menu on a console in the Nintendo Switch family.
    • Instructions on how to turn off, restart, or put the console into Sleep Mode.

    Complete These Steps:

    1. To display the Power Menu on a console in the Nintendo Switch family, press and hold the POWER Button for at least three seconds.
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    2. Select "Power Options," then choose to either turn off, restart, or put the console into Sleep Mode.
      • Important: After ten seconds of inactivity while the Power Menu is being displayed, the console will enter Sleep Mode.
    3. To exit the Power Menu, press the B Button or the HOME Button.

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