Configure a user-selected start page

task australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read configure-user-selected-start-page-preference.md

Configure a user-selected start page to override the administrator‑configured default landing page to appear when you log in to ServiceNow.

Before you begin

Ensure you have enabled the Next Experience prior to beginning this task. For more information, see Considerations for activating Next Experience.

Role required: none

Procedure

The admin must enable the glide.next_experience.user_selected_landing_page_enabled system property.

If the property doesn't already exist, see Add a system property to create it.
1. Select All to open the navigation filter, enter sys_properties.list, and press Enter to view the System Property table in list view.
2. Locate and open the glide.next_experience.user_selected_landing_page_enabled property.
3. Verify that Value is set to true.
In your instance, select the user menu [Omitted image "pol-user-menu.png"] Alt text: Next Experience user menu in the unified navigation..
In the user menu list, select Preferences.
Select the User Experience tile.
Select the Current start page list.

Choose your start page from these options.

Field	Description
Use the default	The default landing page as configured by the administrator.
Use Dashboards	If using Core UI responsive dashboards, the start page is set to the last dashboard you visited.
Use the page that I'm on now	Set the current page as your default start page.
Continue where I last left off	Set the last page you visited in ServiceNow as the start page when you next log in.

What to do next

Sign out and sign back in to for your start page preference to take effect.

Parent Topic:Next Experience landing pages

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---
title: Configure a user-selected start page
description: Configure a user-selected start page to override the administrator‑configured default landing page to appear when you log in to ServiceNow.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/platform-user-interface/configure-user-selected-start-page-preference.html
release: australia
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Landing pages, Configure, Next Experience UI, Configure UIs and portals, Configure user experiences]
---

# Configure a user-selected start page

Configure a user-selected start page to override the administrator‑configured default landing page to appear when you log in to ServiceNow.

## Before you begin

Ensure you have enabled the Next Experience prior to beginning this task. For more information, see [Considerations for activating Next Experience](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-user-interface/next-experience-adoption-paths.md).

Role required: none

## Procedure

1. The admin must enable the **glide.next\_experience.user\_selected\_landing\_page\_enabled** system property.

If the property doesn't already exist, see [Add a system property](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/platform-administration/t_AddAPropertyUsingSysPropsList.md) to create it.

1. Select **All** to open the navigation filter, enter `sys_properties.list`, and press Enter to view the System Property table in list view.

2. Locate and open the **glide.next\_experience.user\_selected\_landing\_page\_enabled** property.

3. Verify that **Value** is set to true.

2. In your instance, select the user menu \[Omitted image "pol-user-menu.png"\] Alt text: Next Experience user menu in the unified navigation..

3. In the user menu list, select **Preferences**.

4. Select the **User Experience** tile.

5. Select the **Current start page** list.

6. Choose your start page from these options.

|Field|Description|
|-----|-----------|
|Use the default|The default landing page as configured by the administrator.|
|Use Dashboards|If using Core UI responsive dashboards, the start page is set to the last dashboard you visited.|
|Use the page that I'm on now|Set the current page as your default start page.|
|Continue where I last left off|Set the last page you visited in ServiceNow as the start page when you next log in.|

## What to do next

Sign out and sign back in to for your start page preference to take effect.

**Parent Topic:**[Next Experience landing pages](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-user-interface/next-experience-landing-pages.md)