Switching Between New And Classic SharePoint Document Library Experiences

Applies To: SharePoint Online , SharePoint Online admin center

You may notice a change in the look and navigation of your document libraries and lists. This new experience is faster, has additional phone and tablet features, and simpler navigation. As a document library or list owner, site owner, or administrator, you may want to switch the default experience back to the previous (classic view) for a time. Keep in mind that users can change the experience in specific libraries or sites back to new if they choose.

Following are the Steps to change the New Library experience to classic mode:

1.Copy the following code and paste it into a text editor, such as Notepad.

Add-Type -Path "C:\Program Files\SharePoint Online Management Shell\Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell\Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.dll"
Add-Type -Path "C:\Program Files\SharePoint Online Management Shell\Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell\Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.Runtime.dll"
$MyCredentials = Get-Credential 
#Connect-SPOService -Url https://prakashinfotech-admin.sharepoint.com -credential $MyCredentials
$webUrl = 'https://prakashinfotech.sharepoint.com/sites/Form10/'
Write-Host "Press any key to continue ..."
$x = $host.UI.RawUI.ReadKey("NoEcho,IncludeKeyDown")
[Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.ClientContext]$clientContext = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.ClientContext($webUrl)
$clientContext.Credentials =  New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.SharePointOnlineCredentials($MyCredentials.UserName,$MyCredentials.Password)
$site = $clientContext.Site;
$clientContext.load($site);
$sitefeatureguid = new-object System.Guid "E3540C7D-6BEA-403C-A224-1A12EAFEE4C4"
$site.Features.Add($sitefeatureguid, $true, [Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.FeatureDefinitionScope]::None);
$clientContext.ExecuteQuery();

2. Save the file, naming it CustomActions.ps1.

NOTE: You can use a different file name, but you must save the file as an ANSI-encoded text file whose extension is .ps1

3.Change to the directory where you saved the file.

4 .At the Windows PowerShell command prompt, type the following command:

  ./CustomActions.ps1

Following are the Steps to change the  classic mode Library experience to New Library experience:

1.Copy the following code and paste it into a text editor, such as Notepad.

#set-executionpolicy unrestricted
Add-Type -Path "C:\Program Files\SharePoint Online Management Shell\Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell\Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.dll"
Add-Type -Path "C:\Program Files\SharePoint Online Management Shell\Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell\Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.Runtime.dll"
$MyCredentials = Get-Credential 
Connect-SPOService -Url https://prakashinfotech-admin.sharepoint.com -credential $MyCredentials
$webUrl = 'https://prakashinfotech.sharepoint.com/sites/ProviderhostedappsRnd/'
[Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.ClientContext]$clientContext = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.ClientContext($webUrl)
$clientContext.Credentials =  New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.SharePointOnlineCredentials($MyCredentials.UserName,$MyCredentials.Password)
$site = $clientContext.Site;
$clientContext.load($site);
$sitefeatureguid = new-object System.Guid "E3540C7D-6BEA-403C-A224-1A12EAFEE4C4"
$site.Features.Remove($sitefeatureguid, $true);
$clientContext.ExecuteQuery();
#set-executionpolicy restricted

2. Save the file, naming it CustomActions.ps1.

NOTE: You can use a different file name, but you must save the file as an ANSI-encoded text file whose extension is .ps1

3.Change to the directory where you saved the file.

4 .At the Windows PowerShell command prompt, type the following command:

  ./CustomActions.ps1