How to Check User Account Details in Windows 11

Windows stores a lot of details about a user account in its database. For example, account type and account privileges, password details, account expiry and other details.

Normally, we do not have to look at any user’s account details, but Windows gives us the option to look at the account details if we are an administrator.

In this article, we will discuss multiple ways to check user account details in Windows 11. These methods also apply to Windows 10, Windows 8.1 and Windows 7.

Check user account details in Windows 11

Windows provides a visual way to check some account details. For this, we will need to use Windows Settings.

Here is how to check user account details in Windows 11:

1. Open Settings. (Windows key + I)

2. Click on Accounts.

3. Click on Your info.

This screen displays the type of account, username and whether you are logged in with a Microsoft ID or local account.

Here is how to check other user account details in Windows 11:

1. Open Settings. (Windows key + I)

2. Click on Accounts.

3. Click on Family & other users.

These details are enough for a standard user, but if you want to dig deeper and want to know all the details that Windows has stored for a specific account, you will need to use the command line.

There are two ways to check the complete user account details in Windows 11:

• Using Net User command
• Using WMIC UserAccount command

Check details of specific account using Net User command

1. Open Windows Terminal (Run > cmd)

2. Run the following command to list all the users on your computer:

   net user

3. Run the following command to check user account details:

   net user "<username>"

   Replace <username> with the actual username. For example, my username is usman, so I will run the following command on my computer:

   net user "usman"

This command will list all the details about the user that Windows has stored. The following details are available:

Check specific account details using WMIC UserAccount command

WMIC stands for Windows Management Interface Command. This command is usually used by advanced users to perform specific tasks. It gives more details about a user account than the net user command but is more advanced to understand.

Here is how to check specific account details using WMIC UserAccount command:

1. Open Windows Terminal (Run > cmd)

2. Run any of the following commands:

   WMIC UserAccount list brief

   WMIC UserAccount list full

This will list down all the details of all user users on your computer. This includes the built-in users from Windows. This is especially useful if you want to check user details for all the users on your computer.

To save the output of this command, run the following command:

wmic useraccount list full >"D:\AllUserAccountDetails.txt"

The output of this command is a bit technical and you will need the following table to read the output properly:

If you are a developer or an IT administrator, you can extract specific user details from PowerShell. Please go through the details in this article.