User State Migration Tool (USMT) 4.0 User Guide
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User State Migration Tool 4.0 User's Guide
Quick Start Checklist
Overview of USMT
Requirements
What's New in USMT 4.0
USMT Resources
Plan Your Migration
Common Migration Scenarios
What Does USMT Migrate?
Choose a Migration Store Type
Estimate Migration Store Size
Hard-Link Migration Store
Migration Store Encryption
Determine What to Migrate
Identify Users
Identify Applications Settings
Identify Operating System Settings
Identify File Types, Files, and Folders
Test Your Migration
Best Practices
USMT Components
ScanState Syntax
LoadState Syntax
UsmtUtils Syntax
Using USMT
Config.xml File
Create a Custom XML File
Customize USMT XML Files
Exclude Files and Settings
How USMT Works
Include Files and Settings
Migrate EFS Files and Certificates
Migrate User Accounts
Offline Migration
Reroute Files and Settings
Troubleshooting
Common Issues
Frequently Asked Questions
Log Files
Return Codes
USMT 4.0 XML Reference
Conflicts and Precedence
Custom XML Examples
General Conventions
Recognized Environment Variables
XML Elements Library
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