Regardless of whether a new computer is a desktop, a laptop or a convertible tablet, the same actions must be repeated each time a user receives a new machine.

Migration tasks range from recording computer network settings to transferring documents, bookmarks and old email. Depending upon the level of centralized automation and third-party tools employed, the process can take anywhere from minutes to hours.

Even when leveraging system images and group policy administration to speed deployments, important details can easily be overlooked, especially when migrating potentially noncompliant executive computers, legacy systems and desktops that may never have previously joined a domain.

This checklist, created by Erik Eckel for TechRepublic Premium, will help ensure no important applications, files or settings are overlooked when rolling out a new user computer.

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