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[[Image:Dsisystemmenu.png|thumb|right|223px|The DSi System Menu with a title inserted.]]
[[Image:Dsisystemmenu.png|thumb|right|223px|The DSi System Menu with a title inserted.]]


The System Menu (DSi Menu) is software shipped pre-installed on every DSi which allows the launching of games from official Nintendo certified game carts, "channels", or DSiWare titles. It runs a GUI similar to the Wii's "Wii Menu".
A '''system update''' is a set of titles updated in one burst. Unlike on the Wii, DSi system updates include a new version of the [[Version Data]] bundle (which contains the user-visible version number), preventing updates from not changing the version number if they leave the [[System Menu]] unchanged.
The DSi runs in permission modes similar to the Wii, where running in backwards compatibility mode turns off extra hardware and down-clocks the CPU.
Using the power button you can soft reset to return to the menu while in game (or in a DSi application), similar to the "Home Menu" on the Wii.
Game carts can also be hot-swapped while in the menu.


The Nintendo DSi "System Menu" updates are made up of newer components of one or more system titles, as well as a new version of the [[Version Data]] bundle (which contains the user-visible version number).
== Versions ==
== Versions ==


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| May 10, 2011 (CHN)
| May 10, 2011 (CHN)
| Blocks copying all current and future DSiWare exploits to "internal memory" [[System Menu 1.4.2#Global_Update|[more here]]]
| Blocks copying all current and future DSiWare exploits to "internal memory" [[System Menu 1.4.2#Global_Update|[more here]]]
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| 1.4.3
| June 29, 2011 (All Regions Except CHN)
| Blocks flashcards.(Only whitelist was updated)
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| 1.4.4C (CHN)
| June 29, 2011
| Blocks flashcards.(Only whitelist was updated)
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| [[System Menu 1.4.4|1.4.4]]
| [[System Menu 1.4.4|1.4.4]]
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| Updates the Nintendo DSi Camera to fix an issue when sending pictures to Facebook, Features Behind-the-Scenes improvements to system     
| Updates the Nintendo DSi Camera to fix an issue when sending pictures to Facebook, Features Behind-the-Scenes improvements to system     
performance, blocks Flashcarts except the R4i Gold Pro, Blocks the Cooking Coach and Classic Word Games savedata exploits [[System_Menu_1.4.4#Changelog|[more here]]]
performance, blocks Flashcarts except the R4i Gold Pro, Blocks the Cooking Coach and Classic Word Games savedata exploits [[System_Menu_1.4.4#Changelog|[more here]]]
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| [[System Menu 1.4.5|1.4.5]]
| December 11, 2012 (All Regions Except CHN)
| Blocks all flashcards except ones with embedded save roms. (namely R4i Gold 3DS and some others)
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