On your Nintendo switch if your games are getting automatically updated and you want to turn off automatic games updates on Nintendo switch then you can easily turn off games updates and disable game updates on Nintendo switch and once you turn off automatic game updates then you need to update games manually on Nintendo switch.

Games are automatically updated on Nintendo switch if the game receives a new update if you turn off game updates on Nintendo then games will not update automatically when a new game update gets released.

Nintendo Switch turn off automatic game updates

Follow below methods to turn off automatic game updates on Nintendo switch.

Step 1: Use Navigation buttons on Nintendo switch and go to System Settings

Step 2: On left side menu -> Go down to bottom and select System

Step 3: Now, in System -> Go down and find Auto update software and select it and Press A button on your Nintendo Switch and it will turn off automatic game updates on Nintendo.

That’s it, once you turn off automatic updates on Nintendo switch then games will not update automatically on Nintendo.

Turn on Game Updates on Nintendo Switch

Step 1: To turn on Game updates on Nintendo -> Go to System Settings

Step 2: Select System -> Scroll down and go to Automatic updates and Press A button and Turn on Game Updates

Once you turn on Game updates on Nintendo Switch then if any new game is released then nintendo switch will automatically update the game without your permission.

On Nintendo Switch Can i turn off Game Automatic Updates

Yes! You can turn off automatic game updates and turn on automatic updates by going to system settings -> System -> Turn off automatic updates.

Why is my Switch not updating games?

If your Nintendo switch is not updating games, then you have turned off auto updates on Nintendo switch and you need to go to system settings from home screen and go to system and then turn on auto updates on Nintendo switch.

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Swapna Reddy