Saving and Restoring User State Information

User state information consists of the user profile information, Internet Explorer favorites, data files, and other user-specific data stored on the target computer. The MDT deployment process can automatically capture and restore user state information on the target computers.

The MDT deployment process uses USMT to save and restore user state information. During the State Capture Phase in the MDT deployment process, USMT saves the user state information to a desired location. Later, during the State Restore Phase, USMT restores this user state information.

To save and restore user state information on target computers in MDT

1. Review the task sequence steps used for saving and restoring user state information as described in Review User State Information Task Sequence Steps.

2. Configure the MDT properties used in saving and restoring user state information as described in Configure User State Information Properties.

3. Customize the USMT XML control files as described in Configure User State Migration XML Control Files.

4. Configure MDT to perform user state capture in Windows PE (offline) or in the existing operating system (online) as described in Configure USMT Offline User State Migration.