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How to Switch Between Salesforce Lightning Experience and Salesforce Classic

Publiceringsdatum: May 13, 2026
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After Salesforce Lightning Experience is enabled in an organization, users with the Lightning Experience User permission can switch between Salesforce Lightning Experience and Salesforce Classic at any time. This article explains how to switch between the two user interfaces and describes known restrictions.
If you do not see the option to switch to Salesforce Classic, this feature may have been disabled by your Salesforce Administrator, or you may be on a restricted edition.
Known Restrictions:

  • Salesforce Starter and Starter Pro Suite are Lightning-only and do not have access to Salesforce Classic.
  • In Salesforce Essentials, or after upgrading from Essentials to Professional, only System Administrators can switch to Salesforce Classic.
  • Your System Administrator can remove the UI switcher for specific users using the Make Lightning Experience the Only Experience for Some Users feature.


Important Notes: 

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How to Switch from Salesforce Lightning Experience to Salesforce Classic

  1. Click your Avatar (profile picture) in the top-right corner of the screen. [Screenshot: The Avatar icon is located in the top-right navigation bar of Salesforce Lightning Experience. Clicking it opens a dropdown menu with user profile options including Switch to Salesforce Classic.]
  2. Click Switch to Salesforce Classic from the dropdown menu. [Screenshot: The dropdown menu from the Avatar button showing the 'Switch to Salesforce Classic' option highlighted in the menu list.]

How to Switch from Salesforce Classic to Salesforce Lightning Experience

  1. Click your name in the top-right area of the Salesforce Classic interface.
  2. Select Switch to Lightning Experience from the dropdown.

Note: In Salesforce Classic, the Switch to Lightning Experience link also appears to the left of your name in the top navigation bar.

Video Guide: Switching Between Classic and Lightning Experience

For a visual walkthrough, see the "How Do I Switch Between Classic and Lightning?" screencast on YouTube. The video demonstrates clicking the Avatar icon in the top-right corner of Lightning Experience and selecting 'Switch to Salesforce Classic', followed by switching back by clicking your name in Salesforce Classic and selecting 'Switch to Lightning Experience'.

Important Notes on Running Both Interfaces

Running Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience in different browser tabs or windows simultaneously is not supported and can cause unexpected behavior, including incorrect values returned by the $User.UITheme and $User.UIThemeDisplayed fields.

Video: Switch from Salesforce Classic to Lightning Experience

For a visual guide, see our "How Do I Switch Between Classic and Lightning?" screencast on YouTube.

 

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