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Super Grate
What it is
Super Grate is a Windows utility for backing up and moving user profiles through a graphical interface to Microsoft's User State Migration Tool (USMT). It can run locally on non-domain PCs or remotely on computers joined to an Active Directory domain. For remote operations, administrators can choose computers using Active Directory filters for hostname, description, or organizational unit. Profiles can be saved to a backup store and restored to another computer, with an option to set a different destination username. The maker says the utility accounts for files, media, contacts, email, Windows settings, program data, and internet settings, and supports selective transfer. It can run from a network share with shared storage, configuration, and logging, or from an external hard drive or thumb drive. The quick start guide says to run the downloaded executable; installation is unnecessary. The product lists compatibility from Windows 7 through Windows 11. It is free to download and use, and its public repository lists the GPL-3.0 license. Remote operations rely on WMI; the remote PC must be online and the operator must be an administrator.
For and against
For
- Runs locally or across an Active Directory network
- Restores profiles with a different destination username
- Supports selective profile transfer
- No installation is required
- Works from Windows 7 through Windows 11
Against
- Remote PCs must be online
- Remote operation requires administrator access
- Remote operations depend on WMI
The verdict
Super Grate combines local profile backup with network migration and restore options in a free Windows utility. Remote use depends on working WMI, an online destination PC, and administrator access.
Who it suits
It suits administrators moving or backing up user profiles across Windows PCs, especially in Active Directory environments. Local use on non-domain PCs is also supported.
Plans and prices
Super Grate
Windows user profile backup and migration utility
Read 9 Oct 2026 · belowaverage.org
On the record
- Active Directory
- Computer selection can search Active Directory by hostname, description, or organizational unit.belowaverage.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- License
- The public GitHub repository lists the GPL-3.0 license.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Local use
- The project README says it can run USMT remotely on domain joined PCs or locally on non joined PCs.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Maker
- The product page footer identifies Good Enough Technologies LLC; the pages reviewed do not state its headquarters or founding year.belowaverage.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Migration engine
- It provides a graphical interface for Microsoft's User State Migration Tool (USMT).github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- No installation required
- The quick start guide says to run the downloaded executable and that installation is unnecessary.belowaverage.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- Operational requirement
- Remote operations rely on WMI, and the documentation says the remote PC must be online and the operator must be an administrator.belowaverage.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- Portable and non-disruptive
- The maker says it can run from an external drive or thumb drive and migrate or back up profiles without users noticing.belowaverage.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Portable setup
- The maker says Super Grate can be installed on an external hard drive or thumb drive.belowaverage.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- Profile contents
- The maker says it accounts for files, media, contacts, emails, Windows settings, program data, and internet settings.belowaverage.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Profile data
- The maker says it accounts for files, media, contacts, emails, Windows settings, program data, and internet settings.belowaverage.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- Profile restore
- Users can restore profiles from the backup store to a destination computer and optionally set a different destination username.belowaverage.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Super Grate is a free, open source Windows user profile backup and migration utility.belowaverage.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Remote migration
- It can perform profile backups and migrations over a network for computers joined to an Active Directory domain.belowaverage.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- Remote operation
- It can perform profile backups and migrations over a network for computers joined to an Active Directory domain.belowaverage.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Requirements and limits
- The documentation says remote operation relies on WMI and may fail if WMI is corrupted or disabled on the remote PC.belowaverage.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Security
- The documentation's sample configuration sets the security protocol to TLS 1.2 by default.belowaverage.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- Security and compliance
- The maker's privacy policy says it logs and timestamps IP addresses contacting its systems; the policy does not state a Super Grate-specific compliance certification.belowaverage.org · read 9 Oct 2026
