What USMT will migrate and won't migrate

There is a complete list of settings, restrictions, applications, and file types in the What does USMT migrate? section of the USMT User's Guide. I will highlight the most important capabilities and limitations.

USMT will migrate the following things:

  • Profile data for all local users as well as the all users profile including My Documents, My Pictures, Shared Documents, and Shared Favorites
  • EFS files and certificates (need to add /efs:copyraw option)
  • All file types defined in MigUser.xml (can be edited)
  • Application settings for certain apps defined in MigApps.xml (*) (can be edited)
  • Access control lists (ACL) with files and folders
  • Operating system data such as mouse and keyboard, taskbar, and also group membership ...

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