This article discusses how to connect Switch controllers to your Windows PC if you want to use this setup with your emulator or indie game of choice. You can pair Joy-Cons with any version of Windows, but the drivers work best with Windows 11 and 10.

First, your PC needs to have Bluetooth connectivity. The Joy-Cons use Bluetooth to connect, so they won’t be able to connect if your PC doesn’t have that functionality. If they don’t and you really want to use your Switch Joy-Cons on your PC, you’ll need to add a Bluetooth adapter first.

If you have Bluetooth, you have two options:

We'll show you how to connect your Joy-Cons to your PC via Bluetooth, and then get them working with BetterJoy. BetterJoy is free software available from GitHub that allows you to use your Joy-Cons individually or as a single controller.