<s>
The	O
User	B-Application
State	I-Application
Migration	I-Application
Tool	I-Application
(	O
USMT	B-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
command	B-Device
line	I-Device
utility	I-Device
program	O
developed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
that	O
allows	O
users	O
comfortable	O
with	O
scripting	B-Language
languages	I-Language
to	O
transfer	O
files	O
and	O
settings	O
between	O
Windows	B-Application
PCs	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
task	O
is	O
also	O
performed	O
by	O
Windows	B-Application
Easy	O
Transfer	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
designed	O
for	O
general	O
users	O
but	O
then	O
discontinued	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
10	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
instead	O
partnered	O
with	O
Laplink	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
8	O
,	O
many	O
settings	O
and	O
data	O
are	O
now	O
being	O
synchronized	O
in	O
cloud	O
services	O
via	O
a	O
Microsoft	O
Account	O
and	O
OneDrive	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
USMT	B-Application
allows	O
a	O
high-volume	O
,	O
automated	O
deployment	O
of	O
files	O
and	O
settings	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
also	O
useful	O
in	O
migrating	O
user	O
settings	O
and	O
files	O
during	O
OS	O
upgrades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
USMT	B-Application
has	O
high	O
complexity	O
and	O
a	O
command	B-Application
line	O
interface	O
,	O
there	O
have	O
been	O
several	O
attempts	O
to	O
provide	O
access	O
to	O
its	O
useful	O
functionality	O
by	O
creating	O
GUI	B-Application
wrappers	O
for	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
USMT	B-Application
3.0.1	O
is	O
publicly	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
USMT	B-Application
4	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Automated	O
Installation	O
Kit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
USMT	B-Application
5	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Assessment	O
and	O
Deployment	O
Kit	O
(	O
ADK	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
USMT	B-Application
consists	O
of	O
two	O
separate	O
programs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
example	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
load	O
data	O
on	O
to	O
PC	O
"	O
command	B-Application
could	O
look	O
like	O
this	O
(	O
in	O
one	O
line	O
–	O
newlines	O
and	O
indents	O
added	O
here	O
for	O
readability	O
)	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Scanstate	O
"	O
command	B-Application
is	O
similar	O
in	O
complexity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
the	O
complexity	O
of	O
USMT	B-Application
command-line	O
input	O
,	O
there	O
have	O
been	O
third-party	O
attempts	O
to	O
create	O
GUI	B-Application
front-ends	O
for	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Use	O
advanced	O
USMT	B-Application
features	O
-	O
simply	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
"	O
one	O
window	O
GUI	B-Application
"	O
for	O
USMT	B-Application
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Workstation	O
Migration	O
Assistant	O
and	O
USMT	B-Application
XML	O
Builder	O
are	O
out	O
of	O
date	O
but	O
there	O
are	O
up	O
to	O
date	O
commercial	O
GUI	B-Application
's	O
for	O
USMT	B-Application
.	O
</s>
