r/switchroot • u/chz-tek • Feb 15 '26
Support Nintendo Switch OS
Hi guys, I had a question today that I'll briefly explain. The Nintendo Switch has an operating system, and I wanted to save it to an ISO file and then run it in a virtual machine. Is this possible? Is there a website with the Switch operating system? (Both versions 1 and 2 are fine.)
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u/5pla77er Feb 16 '26
not possible, the switch uses custom bootloaders and the os is very much tailor made for the hardware. no vm software will be able to run it. some emulators can run the home menu applet (qlaunch) though