
View User Profile Migration
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Contents
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User Profile Migration Overview 7
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Best Practices for Running a User Profile Migration 8
Prerequisites for Running the Profile Migration Utility 9
migprofile.exe Command Usage 9
Migration Configuration File 11
Index 19
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View User Profile Migration
View User Profile Migration describes how to use the View profile migration command-line utility to migrate
Windows 7, Windows 8 or 8.1, Windows Server 2008 R2, or Windows Server 2012 R2 user profiles, which
use the V2 format, to Windows 10 user profiles, which use the V5 format. You can also migrate Windows XP
user profiles, which use the V1 format, to the later Windows versions that use the V2 format.
Intended Audience
This information is intended for View administrators who want to migrate V1 or V2 profiles on physical
computers or virtual machines to V2 or V5 profiles in a View environment. The information is written for
Windows system administrators who are familiar with XML and the View Persona Management feature.
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