You may recall using anHDMI connectionto mirror your computers screen on a monitor or TV screen.

This is an HDMI Out port and cant be used for importing other media onto your laptops screen.

Disconnect the Nintendo Switchs HDMI cable from your TV.

Elgato Game Capture HD on Windows 10

Plug the Nintendo Switchs HDMI cable into the HDMI In port on yourElgato HD60 HDMI capture card.

On your laptop, openGame Capture HD.

Turn your Nintendo Switch console on by pressing theHomebutton on any connected controller.

Nintendo Switch in Elgato Game Capture HD on Windows 10.

Connect the USB cable that came with the Elgato HD60 to the capture card and your laptop.

After a few seconds, you should see your Nintendo Switch home screen within Game Capture HD.

It should be on the same side as the USB cable.

Nintendo Switch playing on a Windows 10 laptop screen.

Select thefullscreenicon in the top-right corner of Game Capture HD.

The program should fill the entire screen.

Be careful not to touch your mouse or keyboard.

The Nintendo Switch footage should automatically expand to fill the entire screen by itself.

This same technique can be used for viewing media from any other machine that has an HDMI cable.

We use an Elgato HD60 HDMI capture card and the free Elgato Game Capture HD software for these instructions.

If youre usinganother capture cardto connect your Switch to your laptop, the steps should be identical.

This method does not apply to the Switch Lite.

Some popular online games, such asMinecraftandFortnite, even support cross-save between devices.

These let you buy the console and PC versions of the game for the price of a single game.

Plug the other ends of the AC adapter into a wall outlet and the HDMI cable into your TV.

Detach the Joy-Cons, place your Nintendo Switch in the dock, and power it on.

First, obtain the Wi-Fi password from the front desk.

bring up the Switch’sSettingsand selectInternet>Internet tweaks.

pick the hotel’s online grid and submit your login details when prompted.

After you’ve entered the password, your Nintendo Switch will have access to the hotel’s Wi-Fi.

WhenMaintenance Modeloads, chooseInitialize Console Without Deleting Save Data.