Passwords Are Not Migrated by the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard or User State Migration Tool

After you use the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard or the User State Migration Tool to migrate program settings, programs that require passwords may no longer work properly, or may prompt you for a password that you previously saved.

This behavior occurs because passwords are not migrated with programs when you use the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard or the User State Migration Tool to migrate program settings. This is a security feature that protects your passwords.

To work around this behavior, save your passwords in your programs after you migrate your programs.

This behavior is by design.