How To Control Your PC From Your Switch (No Homebrew)

Dogday17

so i was doing a lot of searching and i finally found a solution for you guys to be able to control your pc with just your switch! but just for you guys to know the audio doesn't work so you cant hear and/or send any kind of audio to the pc from the switch due to the limitations of the browser. (btw this is the only way to do this without homebrew...)

Step 1: Turn on Remote Desktop in Windows

First, you need to tell Windows to allow other devices to see your screen.
Open your Windows Settings.
Go to System > Remote Desktop.
Toggle Enable Remote Desktop to On.

Step 2: Download and Run Docker

Docker handles the heavy lifting by setting up the server automatically with one command.
Go to docker(.)com and download the Windows installer.
Run the setup and install it.
Then open the Docker Desktop app so it's running in the background.

Step 3: Run the Server Command

Now we launch the Guacamole server application.
Open Command Prompt (type cmd in your Windows search bar).
Copy, paste, and run this exact command:
docker run -p 8080:8080 -d jwetzell/guacamole
3. Let the installation finish.

Step 4: Find Your PC's Local IP Address

Your Switch needs to know your PC's specific address on your home Wi-Fi network.
In that same Command Prompt window, type ipconfig and press Enter.
Look down the list for your main internet device (like Wireless LAN adapter Wi-Fi or Ethernet).
Find the line that says IPv4 Address (it will look like 192.168.1.XX).
Copy or write down this number.

Step 5: Configure the Connection Webpage

Now we log into the server on your PC and tell it where to send the video feed.
Open a web browser on your computer and go to: localhost(:)8080
Log in using the default details:

Username: guacadmin
Password: guacadmin

Click the user icon in the top right corner and click Settings.
Go to the Connections tab and click New Connection.
Set up your connection using these exact fields:

Name: Give it any name you want (e.g., "My PC").
Protocol: Switch the dropdown to RDP.

Scroll straight down to the Network section:

Hostname: Paste your copied IPv4 Address here.
Port: Type 3389.

Scroll down to the Authentication section:

Username: Type your Windows PC sign-in username.
Password: Type your Windows PC sign-in password.
Ignore server certificate: Check this box.
Trust host certificate on first use: Check this box.

Scroll to the very bottom and click Save.

Step 6: Connect and Control on Your Nintendo Switch

Time to jump on the console!
Open the hidden Switch browser.
In the Switch browser's URL/address bar, type your PC's IP address followed by :8080.
The Guacamole login page will load right on your Switch. Log in with guacadmin and guacadmin.
Tap on the new connection name you just created.
Boom, you are done! Your Windows desktop is now fully streaming to your Switch screen, and you can use the touch screen to move the mouse and control your entire computer.

If you have any kind of issues let me know and i'll try to help you!

KiwiFarmsArkavel

None of us have the money to have PC'S but holy shi this is a lot of instructions 🥹🪦

Dogday17

@KiwiFarmsArkavel yeah i know this is for people who want to control their pc but only has a Switch Oled or smt like that and would prefer to not spend money on a mod chip. And your right there is alot of instructions.

KiwiFarmsArkavel

@Dogday17 said in How To Control Your PC From Your Switch (No Homebrew):

@KiwiFarmsArkavel yeah i know this is for people who want to control their pc but only has a Switch Oled or smt like that and would prefer to not spend money on a mod chip. And your right there is alot of instruction.

The closest I have is a phone

KiwiFarmsArkavel

Very unrelated but I just founded a link to OG YouTube, (Kamtape.com)

Dogday17

@KiwiFarmsArkavel i mean if you can maybe get docker on it and a terminal maybe it would work because guacamole is the only screen sharing/screen controlling site that ever works on the switch

Ministerofdeath

@KiwiFarmsArkavel uh speak for your self please, theres alot of people with a lil mula in there pockets

KiwiFarmsArkavel

@Ministerofdeath said in How To Control Your PC From Your Switch (No Homebrew):

@KiwiFarmsArkavel uh speak for your self please, theres alot of people with a lil mula in there pockets

I'm gonna shove 3 pockets full of atomic substances on ya weren't you clowned on before

Dogday17

what is happening...

KiwiFarmsArkavel

@Dogday17 said in How To Control Your PC From Your Switch (No Homebrew):

what is happening...

Idfk

seal

@KiwiFarmsArkavel i have one
theyre a good invesment but do NOT buy prebuilt.

Ministerofdeath

@KiwiFarmsArkavel I have mental E D D, so not really

KiwiFarmsArkavel

@Ministerofdeath said in How To Control Your PC From Your Switch (No Homebrew):

@KiwiFarmsArkavel I have mental E D D, so not really

EDD ain't an excuse dawg

Ministerofdeath

@KiwiFarmsArkavel It was never soposed to be an exuse

sweetpuddin

wait this is so cool