This is how you speed up your downloads

The Switch is actually really great, but the download speeds are sometimes really ridiculous. However, with a simple change in the system settings and a bit of luck, you can easily change this.

This is how you speed up Switch downloads

The Wi-Fi of the Nintendo Switch is really not the best – but even if you get a LAN adapter for your console, the downloads via the Nintendo eShop can still take what feels like an eternity.

Whoever has the feeling that… Download speed is way too slowwith a bit of luck you can easily change this via the console settings.

To do this, you first switch to the System settingsthen goes to the Internet button and select the point there Internet settings out of. Now select your WiFi connection and then click on Change settings.

Now you will end up in a new menu where you can go to the sub-item MTU scrolls. By default a value of 1400 is stored there. Now increase this manually to 1500 and save your change. That’s it!

If you’ve done everything right, you should Downloads via the Nintendo eShop are now much quicker. Some players also report that this change also helped them eliminate lag in online games and improve their NAT type (Source: Reddit).

Switch menu: What exactly does the MTU setting do?

MTU stands for “Maximum Transmission Unit” – that is maximum size of a data packetwhich can be transferred to the device at once. If the data packet exceeds this size, it is instead split into several packets and sent – but that just takes a little more time.

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By increasing the MTU value, we ensure that your Nintendo Switch can receive larger data packets, which in the best case scenario ensures that that your download times will be shortened. There is no guarantee, but if you find that the change does not have the desired effect or even increases your download times, You can reset this setting back to the default value of 1400 at any time.