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title: USMT XML Reference
description: Learn about working with and customizing the migration XML files using User State Migration Tool (USMT) XML Reference for Windows.
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ms.date: 01/09/2024
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appliesto:
  - ✅ <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/release-health/supported-versions-windows-client" target="_blank">Windows 11</a>
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# USMT XML reference

This section contains articles that can be used to work with and to customize the migration XML files.

## In this section

| Link | Description |
|--- |--- |
|[Understanding migration XML files](understanding-migration-xml-files.md)|Provides an overview of the default and custom migration XML files and includes guidelines for creating and editing a customized version of the `MigDocs.xml` file.|
|[Config.xml file](usmt-configxml-file.md)|Describes the `Config.xml` file and policies concerning its configuration.|
|[Customize USMT XML files](usmt-customize-xml-files.md)|Describes how to customize USMT XML files.|
|[Custom XML examples](usmt-custom-xml-examples.md)|Gives examples of XML files for various migration scenarios.|
|[Conflicts and precedence](usmt-conflicts-and-precedence.md)|Describes the precedence of migration rules and how conflicts are handled.|
|[General conventions](usmt-general-conventions.md)|Describes the XML helper functions.|
|[XML file requirements](xml-file-requirements.md)|Describes the requirements for custom XML files.|
|[Recognized environment variables](usmt-recognized-environment-variables.md)|Describes environment variables recognized by USMT.|
|[XML elements library](usmt-xml-elements-library.md)|Describes the XML elements and helper functions for authoring migration XML files to use with USMT.|