Migration software
ForensiT User Profile Wizard
Suggested in 3 of our migration playbooks, mainly for Identity and security and Microsoft 365. Here is what it handles, how it treats key settings, and other tools for the same jobs.
What it handles
The limits of the built-in tools that ForensiT User Profile Wizard gets around, as covered in our playbooks.
Active Directory to Microsoft Entra ID
- Budget for device resets, not device conversionsMigrates an existing domain profile to the user's Azure AD (Entra ID) account. The Entra join itself is done with a provisioning package.
- Microsoft has no supported way to turn a hybrid joined PC into an Entra joined one without a Windows reset.Moves the existing domain profile to the user's Entra ID account. The join itself uses a provisioning package.
Configuration Manager to Intune migration
- Do not plan to convert hybrid joined devices in placeMigrates an existing domain profile to the user's Azure AD (Entra ID) account. The Entra join itself is done with a provisioning package.
- Microsoft has no tool to convert hybrid joined PCs to Entra joined without a reset.Moves the domain profile to the user's Entra ID account. The join uses a provisioning package.
Intune device tenant-to-tenant migration
- Get user data off the device before anyone presses WipeMigrates a profile from an existing Azure AD (Entra ID) tenant account to the new tenant account. It does not handle Intune enrolment.
- A wipe removes all local data, and it cannot be recovered.Moves a Windows profile to the new tenant account. It does not handle Intune enrolment.
How it handles key settings
From the settings checklists in our playbooks: what ForensiT User Profile Wizard carries across.
| Setting | How it handles it | Playbook |
|---|---|---|
| Device join type | Moves the existing domain profile to the user's Entra ID account. The join itself uses a provisioning package. | Active Directory to Microsoft Entra ID |
| Existing hybrid joined PCs | Moves the domain profile to the user's Entra ID account. The join uses a provisioning package. | Configuration Manager to Intune migration |
| User data on each device | Moves a Windows profile to the new tenant account. It does not handle Intune enrolment. | Intune device tenant-to-tenant migration |
Tools for the same jobs
Other tools our playbooks suggest for the same migrations.
We write these notes from the vendor documentation cited in each playbook. Tools cannot pay to be included or to change them. Check the vendor's current documentation and terms before you buy.