User State Migration Tool (USMT) Overview Topics
Applies To: Windows 8, Windows 8.1
The User State Migration Tool (USMT) 5.0 provides a highly customizable user-profile migration experience for IT professionals. USMT includes three command-line tools: ScanState.exe, LoadState.exe, and UsmtUtils.exe. USMT also includes a set of three modifiable .xml files: MigApp.xml, MigDocs.xml, and MigUser.xml. Additionally, you can create custom .xml files to support your migration needs. You can also create a Config.xml file to specify files or settings to exclude from the migration.
In This Section
Describes the benefits and limitations of using USMT. |
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Describes the general process to follow to migrate files and settings, and provides links to more information. |
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Discusses the Microsoft® tools you can use to move files and settings between installations, as well as special considerations for performing an upgrade or migration. |
For information about what's new in this release, see Windows ADK Overview.
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User State Migration Tool (USMT) How-to topics
User State Migration Tool (USMT) Troubleshooting
User State Migration Toolkit (USMT) Reference