How to set up Incognito

The "incognito" method sets a blank prodinfo permanently. And is not as useful anymore after options for blanking prodinfo and blocking Nintendo connections have been added to Atmosphère.
Those methods included in Atmosphère are what the CFW guides found in the CFW guides section here uses by default.

⚠️ Before proceeding with setting up incognito, ensure you have a full backup. If you lose your backup or prodinfo and enabled incognito on your sysMMC you will have basically permanently self-banned your switch.

Incognito using NxNandManager

You need

• A clean backup so you don't screw yourself - Have a full clean backup, see this page
• NxNandManager - Get NxNandManager from its GitHUb
• Hekate - Get Hekate from its GitHub

Steps for emuMMC

Step 1.

• Extract NxNandManager_v*.*_x64.zip on your desktop.

Step 2.

• Access the NxNandManager_v*.*_x64 folder and launch NxNandManager.exe.

Step 3.

• Extract hekate_ctcaer_*.*.*_Nyx_*.*.*.zip on your SD card, and launch the Hekate payload.
• If you're unsure on how to launch payloads, check this guide page.

Step 4.

• Once you've booted into Hekate, select the Tools tab, then select USB Tools, and finally, select emu RAW GPP.

Step 5.

• Connect your switch to your PC.

Step 6.

• In NxNandManager, click on the File tab, and select Open drive.

Step 7.

• Double click on SD GPP hekate and select the PRODINFO partition.

Step 8. ⚠️ Make sure you have a full backup before you proceed!

• Click on this icon, and press Yes.

Step 9.

• Start your device and verify that incognito has been enabled correctly by checking System Settings
  ⚙ (System Settings) ➔ System ➔ Serial Information
  You should now see your serial number show as XAW00000000000.

Steps for sysMMC

Step 1.

• Extract NxNandManager_v*.*_x64.zip on your desktop.

Step 2.

• Access the NxNandManager_v*.*_x64 folder and launch NxNandManager.exe.

Step 3.

• Extract hekate_ctcaer_*.*.*_Nyx_*.*.*.zip on your SD card, and launch the Hekate payload.
• If you're unsure on how to launch payloads, check this guide.

Step 4.

• Once you've booted into Hekate, select the Tools tab, then select USB Tools, and finally, select eMMC RAW GPP.

Step 5.

• Connect your switch to your PC.

Step 6.

• In NxNandManager, click on the File tab, and select Open drive.

Step 7.

• Double click on eMMC GPP hekate and select the PRODINFO partition.

Step 8. ⚠️ Make sure you have a full sysMMC backup before you proceed!

• Click on this icon, and press Yes.

Step 9.

• Start your device and verify that incognito has been enabled correctly by checking System Settings
  ⚙ (System Settings) ➔ System ➔ Serial Information
  You should now see your serial number show as XAW00000000000.

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≣ Alternative method for Erista models, using Tinfoil (click to expand)

How to set up Incognito using Tinfoil

📝 Tinfoil's incognito method does not work on Mariko yet! This guide is only for Unpatched and Patched Erista models!

⚠️ Before proceeding with setting up incognito, ensure you have a full back up. If you lose your backup or prodinfo and enabled incognito on your sysMMC you will have basically just permanently self-banned your switch.

You need

• a full backup, see this page
• Erista Switch running Atmosphère CFW
• Tinfoil - Get the Tinfoil self installer
• WiFi disabled/switch in airplane mode
• Prodinfo NOT blanked with Exosphere

emuMMC

Step 1.

• Boot into your device and launch Tinfoil. Once you're in Tinfoil, navigate to the Incognito tab near the bottom.

Step 2.

• Highlight your serial number in the right space and press (Y). Tinfoil will warn you about the consequences of forgetting your password.
• Either set the password as nothing or something simple that you are not going to forget. Should you forget your password, you will be able to pull this back from your full backup but leaving the password blank is the easier option.

Step 3.

• If ran correctly, Tinfoil will tell you Cal0 writing worked.

Step 4.

• Restart your device and verify that incognito has been enabled correctly by checking System Settings
  ⚙ (System Settings) ➔ System ➔ Serial Information
  You should now see your serial number show as XAW00000000000.

sysMMC (not recommended)

Step 1.

• Create a file named exosphere.ini on the root of your SD card and paste the following inside of the file:

[exosphere]
debugmode=1
debugmode_user=0
disable_user_exception_handlers=0
enable_user_pmu_access=0
blank_prodinfo_sysmmc=0
blank_prodinfo_emummc=0
allow_writing_to_cal_sysmmc=1
log_port=0
log_baud_rate=115200
log_inverted=0

Step 2.

• Boot into your device and launch Tinfoil. Once you're in Tinfoil, navigate to the Incognito tab near the bottom.

Step 3.

• Highlight your serial number in the right space and press Y. Tinfoil will warn you about the consequences of forgetting your password.
• Either set the password as nothing or something simple that you are not going to forget. Should you forget your password, you will be able to pull this back from your full backup but leaving the password blank is the easier option.

Step 4.

• If ran correctly, Tinfoil will tell you Cal0 writing worked.

Step 5.

• Restart your device and verify that incognito has been enabled correctly by checking System Settings
  ⚙ (System Settings) ➔ System ➔ Serial Information
  You should now see your serial number show as XAW00000000000.

Step 6.

• You can now delete exosphere.ini from the root of your SD card if you wish. Incognito is permanent unless you restore your serial with Tinfoil or a backup.

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