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title: User State Migration Tool (USMT) How-to topics (Windows 10)
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# User State Migration Tool (USMT) How-to topics
The following table lists topics that describe how to use User State Migration Tool (USMT) 10.0 to perform specific tasks.

## In This Section

|Topic |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 does not 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 topics
- [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)