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# User State Migration Tool (USMT) overview
You can use User State Migration Tool (USMT) to streamline and simplify user state migration during large deployments of Windows operating systems. USMT captures user accounts, user files, operating system settings, and application settings, and then migrates them to a new Windows installation. You can use USMT for both PC replacement and PC refresh migrations. For more information, see [Common migration scenarios](usmt-common-migration-scenarios.md).
The User State Migration Tool (USMT) can be used to streamline and simplify user state migration during large deployments of Windows operating systems. USMT captures user accounts, user files, operating system settings, and application settings, and then migrates them to a new Windows installation. USMT can be used for both PC replacement and PC refresh migrations. For more information, see [Common migration scenarios](usmt-common-migration-scenarios.md).
USMT enables you to do the following actions:
USMT enables the following actions:
- Configure the migration according to the organization's business needs by using the migration rule (.xml) files to control exactly which files and settings are migrated and how they're migrated. For more information about how to modify these files, see [USMT XML reference](usmt-xml-reference.md).
- Fit the customized migration into the automated deployment process by using the **ScanState** and **LoadState** tools, which control collecting and restoring the user files and settings. For more information, see [User State Migration Tool (USMT) command-line syntax](usmt-command-line-syntax.md).
- Perform offline migrations. You can run migrations offline by using the ScanState command in Windows Preinstallation Environment (WinPE) or you can perform migrations from previous installations of Windows contained in **Windows.old** directories. For more information about migration types, see [Choose a migration store Type](usmt-choose-migration-store-type.md) and [Offline migration reference](offline-migration-reference.md).
- Perform offline migrations. Migrations can be run offline by using the ScanState command in Windows Preinstallation Environment (WinPE) or migrations can be performed from previous installations of Windows contained in **Windows.old** directories. For more information about migration types, see [Choose a migration store Type](usmt-choose-migration-store-type.md) and [Offline migration reference](offline-migration-reference.md).
## Benefits
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## Limitations
USMT is intended for administrators who are performing large-scale automated deployments. If you're only migrating the user states of a few computers, you can use [PCmover Express](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=620915). PCmover isn't a free utility. PCmover Express is a tool created by Microsoft's partner, Laplink.
USMT is intended for administrators who are performing large-scale automated deployments. If the user states of only a few computers are being migrated, [PCmover Express](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=620915) can be used. PCmover isn't a free utility. PCmover Express is a tool created by Microsoft's partner, Laplink.
There are some scenarios in which the use of USMT isn't recommended. These scenarios include: