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title: User State Migration Tool (USMT) Overview Topics (Windows 10)
description: User State Migration Tool (USMT) Overview Topics
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# User State Migration Tool (USMT) Overview Topics
The User State Migration Tool (USMT) 10.0 provides a highly customizable user-profile migration experience for IT professionals. USMT includes three command-line tools: ScanState.exe, LoadState.exe, and UsmtUtils.exe. USMT also includes a set of three modifiable .xml files: MigApp.xml, MigDocs.xml, and MigUser.xml. Additionally, you can create custom .xml files to support your migration needs. You can also create a Config.xml file to specify files or settings to exclude from the migration.

## In This Section

|Topic |Description|
|------|-----------|
|[User State Migration Tool (USMT) Overview](usmt-overview.md)|Describes the benefits and limitations of using USMT.|
|[Getting Started with the User State Migration Tool (USMT)](getting-started-with-the-user-state-migration-tool.md)|Describes the general process to follow to migrate files and settings, and provides links to more information.|
|[Windows Upgrade and Migration Considerations](../upgrade/windows-upgrade-and-migration-considerations.md)|Discusses the Microsoft® tools you can use to move files and settings between installations, as well as special considerations for performing an upgrade or migration.|

## Related topics
- [User State Migration Tool (USMT) How-to topics](usmt-how-to.md)
- [User State Migration Tool (USMT) Troubleshooting](usmt-troubleshooting.md)
- [User State Migration Toolkit (USMT) Reference](usmt-reference.md)