How To Find Your Username in Windows 11 & 10

On Windows, every user account has a unique username. Typically, you will set the username while installing Windows or when you manually create a new user account. The username plays a critical role in not only identifying the user account but is also used in several different places and ways such as creating permissions, home folders, user-specific environments & configurations, etc.

Generally, most Windows users never need to bother about the username. However, there might be situations where you need to know the username of your Windows user account. For example, you need to know your username to identify your home folder in File Explorer, take ownership or change permissions of a folder or file, configure user-specific settings, etc.

If you don’t know what your current username is, you can find it in several different ways. In this article, I will show the three easiest ways to find your username in Windows 11 and Windows 10 quickly. In fact, you can use the below methods to identify the username of any user account on your computer. Let’s get started.

Before You Start

• The below steps are tested to work in Windows 11 and Windows 10.
• You should be logged into your user account to find your Windows username.

1. Find Username Using File Explorer

For every user account, Windows automatically creates a home folder with the same name as the username. So, the easiest way to find your username is just look at the name of your home folder in File Explorer. In fact, using this method, you get to know the usernames of all the user accounts in your computer.

1. Press “Windows key + E” to open File Explorer.
2. Click “This PC” option on the sidebar.
3. Go to the “C:\Users” folder.
4. The Windows user account name is the same as your home folder name. For instance, my Windows username is “WindowsLoop”.
5. With that, you now know your Windows user account name.

Note: If there are multiple home folders and you cannot identify your home folder, follow the second method.

2. Find Username in Windows Using Command Prompt

When you open the Command Prompt window, it automatically shows your username because it starts in your home folder. Alternatively, you can also execute a simple command to find your username. That way, it is much more clear. Here’s how.

1. Open the Start menu.
2. Search and open “Command Prompt.”
3. Type “whoami” and press Enter.
4. The Command Prompt will show the computer name and username separated by “\” (backslash).
5. In my case, the username is “vamsi“.
6. With that, you know the username of your user account.

Note: As an alternative, you can also run the “echo %username%” command. It too shows the username but without the computer name.

3. Use Netplwiz Tool to Find Your Windows Username

You can use the netplwiz tool to find your Windows username. Here is how.

1. Press “Windows key + R” to open the Run dialog.
2. Type “netplwiz” and press Enter.
   
3. Select your user account.
4. Click the “Properties” button.
   
5. You will find the Windows username in the “User name” field.
   
6. Once done, close the netplwiz window.

Wrapping Up — Find Username in Windows

That is it. It is that simple to find user account names in Windows 10 and Windows 11. In addition to finding your username, you can also get the full user account details such as all the users on your computer, user SIDs, user account type, password status, account status, etc.

If you have any questions or need help, comment below. I’ll be happy to assist.