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title: User State Migration Tool (USMT) How-to articles (Windows 10)
description: Reference the articles in this article to learn how to use User State Migration Tool (USMT) 10.0 to perform specific tasks.
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author: frankroj
ms.date: 11/01/2022
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# User State Migration Tool (USMT) how-to articles

The following table lists articles that describe how to use User State Migration Tool (USMT) 10.0 to perform specific tasks.

## In this section

| Link | Description |
|------ |----------- |
|[Exclude files and settings](usmt-exclude-files-and-settings.md)|Create a custom .xml file to exclude files, file types, folders, or registry settings from your migration.|
|[Extract files from a compressed USMT migration store](usmt-extract-files-from-a-compressed-migration-store.md)|Recover files from a compressed migration store after installing the operating system.|
|[Include files and settings](usmt-include-files-and-settings.md)|Create a custom .xml file to include files, file types, folders, or registry settings in your migration.|
|[Migrate application settings](migrate-application-settings.md)|Migrate the settings of an application that the MigApp.xml file doesn't include by default.|
|[Migrate EFS files and certificates](usmt-migrate-efs-files-and-certificates.md)|Migrate Encrypting File System (EFS) certificates by using USMT.|
|[Migrate user accounts](usmt-migrate-user-accounts.md)|Specify the users to include and exclude in your migration.|
|[Reroute files and settings](usmt-reroute-files-and-settings.md)|Create a custom .xml file to reroute files and settings during a migration.|
|[Verify the condition of a compressed migration store](verify-the-condition-of-a-compressed-migration-store.md)|Determine whether a compressed migration store is intact, or whether it contains corrupt files or a corrupt catalog.|

## Related articles

- [User State Migration Tool (USMT) overview topics](usmt-topics.md)
- [User State Migration Tool (USMT) troubleshooting](usmt-troubleshooting.md)
- [User State Migration Toolkit (USMT) reference](usmt-reference.md)