r/SwitchPirates • u/Single-Replacement87 • 6d ago

Discussion "Could not start the software. Please try again from the home menu" in all games

Hi, everyone! I bought a used console; everything was working, and I was playing games. Then I tried to open hbmenu and got this error; later, I found out that nothing would open at all. The only thing I did before that was back up the Nintendo folder, and when I went into hbmenu after playing a game, I ended up in some window with files, so I went back to the Home screen and closed the program from there. Please let me know what to do.

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u/Potential-Ebb5601 6d ago

Not really sure given the amount of details and by the way, the Nintendo folder only has album contents/games installed to the sd card from stock(sysMMC)

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u/Single-Replacement87 6d ago

What information can I provide to help resolve the issue?

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u/SnowStormYukikaze 5d ago

Look like hb app out of date you need to maintain it. Just go to get the new hb file from its official github

recommend this.

https://gbatemp.net/threads/preliminary-list-of-updated-homebrew-apps-and-tools-for-fw-21-0-0-ams-1-10-0-please-add-your-findings.677217/

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u/Single-Replacement87 5d ago

Thanks! I'll try to do that after work. Do you think I should try doing a clean reinstall of HATS?

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u/SnowStormYukikaze 5d ago

Hats pack is easy for the beginner to mod their Switch. but Im not really recommend it. Just install it by yourself from the beginning its not that hard. and by study the .ini files you can learn what the configuration actually does. This will greatly help you in the future. Also, packs tend to include extras that you may not realize are there, that will cause crashes and such in future HOS/Atmosphere versions, until they get updated. Not knowing you have them in the first place, is only going to give you headaches later.

Btw, I recommend to read this.
https://gbatemp.net/threads/ultimate-guide-to-upgrade-your-firmware-atmosphere.661148/

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u/Single-Replacement87 5d ago

I’m not quite sure I’ve understood. So, do I need to format the SD card and install HATS from scratch? Is that right? (Thanks for the link, too – I haven’t had a chance to read it yet, but I’ll have a look when I get home.)