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title: Salesforce Classic Doesn’t Go Away When You Move Users to Lightning Experience
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description: Saying hello to Lightning Experience doesn’t mean saying goodbye to Salesforce Classic. You and your users can easily move between the new and classic interfaces as needed. So even if Lightning Experience isn’t a perfect fit yet, there’s no risk in rolling it out. Some occasional switching is worth getting the productivity benefits from the new experience.
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# Salesforce Classic Doesn’t Go Away When You Move Users to Lightning Experience

Saying hello to Lightning Experience doesn’t mean saying goodbye to Salesforce Classic. You and your users can easily move between the new and classic interfaces as needed. So even if Lightning Experience isn’t a perfect fit yet, there’s no risk in rolling it out. Some occasional switching is worth getting the productivity benefits from the new experience.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Group</strong>, <strong>Professional</strong>, <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, and <strong>Developer</strong> Editions</td></tr></tbody></table>

In case users need access to a feature or tool that’s still back in the classic interface, we provide the Switcher. All users who have access to Lightning Experience automatically get the Switcher. Which they can use to...wait for it...switch between Lightning Experience and Salesforce Classic anytime they need.

- In the Lightning Experience header, click the profile picture and select **Switch to Salesforce Classic**.
    
    ![Switcher to Salesforce Classic](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-xcloud-setup-264-0-0-production-enus/6f21df35-9ea0-4f53-ac94-45c3b5dfd5bc/setup/images/lex_setup_switcher_lex.png)
- In the Salesforce Classic header, click **Switch to Lightning Experience**. (The Switcher link is also available from a user’s profile menu.)
    
    ![Switcher to Lightning Experience](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-xcloud-setup-264-0-0-production-enus/6f21df35-9ea0-4f53-ac94-45c3b5dfd5bc/setup/images/lex_setup_switcher_classic.png)
    
    When switching out of Salesforce Classic, a user lands on the same page in Lightning Experience, if it exists. If the same page isn’t available in Lightning Experience, the user sees their default landing page instead.

Each time a user switches to Lightning Experience or Salesforce Classic, that interface becomes the user’s default interface.

#### See Also

- [Give Users Access to Lightning Experience](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.lex_enable_users.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "When you’re ready to go live with Lightning Experience, it’s not necessary to enable or otherwise turn on the interface. Instead, simply make sure that the appropriate users have access via the Lightning Experience User permission. If you’re rolling out Lightning Experience in phases, set up access for the users in your first group (and so on). If you’re doing a “big bang” rollout, set up access for everyone in your org.")
- [Gotchas If Users Switch Between Lightning Experience and Salesforce Classic](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.lex_switching_considerations.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Switching between Lightning Experience and Salesforce Classic affects the underlying URL routing logic and can lead to some unexpected results when links are resolved. There can be snags with bookmarks and sharing links in emails or Chatter posts—especially if only a subset of your users are working in Lightning Experience.")
- [Turn Off Access to Salesforce Classic](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.lex_enable_users_disable_switcher.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Ready for some or all of your users to go all in on Lightning Experience? Keep them in the new interface by removing the option to switch back to Salesforce Classic.")