- Gaming and consoles
- Nintendo Switch
2001-0106
Nintendo 2001-0106 on Nintendo Switch: error while in use
Risk level
Medium
Proceed carefully and stop if the check is unclear.
Urgency
Medium
Quick answer
The console showed 2001-0106 while in use. Update it; if it is already up to date, restart it from Power Options or hold POWER for twelve seconds to force it off, and see whether the code lets you carry on.
Safety first
Stop and check this first
- If after a restart the console cannot get past the 2001-0106 screen, do not keep forcing it off and on: Nintendo sends that case straight to repair.
- Do not open the console. Any diagnosis of a part is done by Nintendo's service centre.
Safe checks you can perform
- Update and restart the console
- Check the game it appears with
- Record how often it appears
Leave these tasks to a qualified professional
- Do not attempt this professional task: Repair by Nintendo's service centre
- Do not attempt this professional task: Occurrence list for the service centre
What a technician must be able to justify
Technician visit
These are the steps they must carry out and show you. Tick them as they work: if steps are skipped, do not accept a part swap.
These are not instructions for opening or handling the equipment yourself. They are the checks that should support a technical conclusion.
Repair by Nintendo's service centre
What they doNintendo asks you to book a repair if the error will not let you past the screen after restarting, or if it occurs frequently. Opening the console is for its service centre only.
They must show youthe test in which they reproduced 2001-0106 and normal use afterwards.
In writingThe repair number, the diagnosis, any part replaced and the reason.
Occurrence list for the service centre
What they doHand over the list of dates, the game in use and the corrupted data check result.
They must show youwith which program or in which situation they reproduced it.
In writingThe intake date, the code recorded and the tests done before opening the console.
Before accepting a part or repair
Nothing has been shown yet. Do not accept a part swap based on the code alone.
Follow these steps
Note: Follow the documented order. An error code identifies the affected system, but it does not prove by itself which part has failed.
Update and restart the console
- Who:
- you.
- How:
- Update the console to the latest version. If it was already up to date, hold POWER for three seconds and choose Power Options > Restart; if it does not respond, hold POWER for twelve seconds and power it on again.
- Result that matters:
- Whether you can get past the error screen after the restart.
- If you cannot:
- Nintendo says the console needs repair.
- If you can:
- note whether the error came with one particular game.
- Evidence to keep:
- A photo of the code and the installed system version.
Evidence: Nintendo Switch error code 2001-0106 (Nintendo UK Support)
Check the game it appears with
- Who:
- you.
- How:
- If the error comes with one program, run the corrupted data check for it and look for updates to that game.
- Result that matters:
- Whether the error stops appearing with that game.
- If it stops:
- the cause was that program's data or version.
- If it continues:
- go on to record how often it appears.
- Evidence to keep:
- The game's name, the check result and the program version.
Evidence: Nintendo Switch error code 2001-0106 (Nintendo UK Support)
Record how often it appears
- Who:
- you.
- How:
- Keep using the console and write down the date and what you were doing each time 2001-0106 appears.
- Result that matters:
- Whether the error is occasional or frequent.
- If occasional:
- Nintendo asks you to keep using the console and monitor it.
- If frequent:
- Nintendo says the console needs repair.
- Evidence to keep:
- The list of occurrences with date and program in use.
Evidence: Nintendo Switch error code 2001-0106 (Nintendo UK Support)
Still not solved
If the error persists, stop here. See what the technician must do and show you.
Where this code applies
A code is meaningful only inside the right product and version context.
Primary scope
- System
- Gaming and consoles
- Brand
- Nintendo
- Product type
- Nintendo Switch
Known code variants
- código de error 2001-0106 Switch
- error 2001-0106 al jugar
- error 2001-0106 Nintendo Switch
- error 2001-0106 while playing
- Nintendo error 2001-0106
- Nintendo Switch 2001-0106
- Switch 2 2001-0106
- Switch error code 2001-0106
What it means
Nintendo documents 2001-0106 on Nintendo Switch without explaining what triggers it. Its steps split three situations: an error that, after a restart, will not let you past the screen, which Nintendo sends straight to repair; an error tied to one game, checked with the corrupted data check and that game's software updates; and an occasional error, which is monitored and only goes to repair if it becomes frequent. The code does not identify a part.
Warnings and stop conditions
- Mediumeditorial warning
If after a restart the console cannot get past the 2001-0106 screen, do not keep forcing it off and on: Nintendo sends that case straight to repair.
Evidence: Nintendo Switch error code 2001-0106 (Nintendo UK Support)
- Loweditorial warning
Do not open the console. Any diagnosis of a part is done by Nintendo's service centre.
Evidence: Nintendo Switch error code 2001-0106 (Nintendo UK Support)
Symptoms and causes
Probable causes · in order
- Error that blocks the consolePossible
If after restarting you cannot move past the error screen, Nintendo says the console needs repair with no further steps.
Evidence: Nintendo Switch error code 2001-0106 (Nintendo UK Support)
- Data or version of one gamePossible
Told apart because it only appears with one program; the corrupted data check and that game's update confirm or rule it out.
Evidence: Nintendo Switch error code 2001-0106 (Nintendo UK Support)
- Occasional system errorPossible
Appears now and then while the console keeps working; Nintendo asks you to monitor it and repair only if it occurs frequently.
Evidence: Nintendo Switch error code 2001-0106 (Nintendo UK Support)
Virtual technician
Does 2001-0106 still appear after these checks?
Answer a few questions to narrow down the likely cause and the safest next action. Guidance only - it never replaces a professional.
Sources and technical references
- 1
Nintendo Switch error code 2001-0106 (Nintendo UK Support)
Nintendo UK Support · 2026 · official_doc
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