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I have a machine running Windows 7 which I set up a long time ago to autmatically log into windows.

That's still working fine, but how can I work out the username of the currently logged in user when I'm sat at the desktop?

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From a cmd window run:

echo %USERNAME%
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A better option is typing "whoami" This gives a fully qualified username instaed of just the folder they are working out of :). – Jeff F. Jan 11 '11 at 14:08
@Jeff sounds handy, but I was (and currently am) on a WinXP box, and whoami doesn't seem to be available. If that actually works you should put it down as an answer. – DMA57361♦ Jan 11 '11 at 14:17
Correct, Vista or later :) returns like CoolDomain\Jeff or AmazingComputer\Jeff – Jeff F. Jan 11 '11 at 14:24
@Jeff, indeed it does (now I'm back home on my nice warm Win7 box :), in fact it's a better way of doing it than my current answer (because what prevents some odd call to set changing the env variable?) - stick that in an answer and you can have a +1 from me (obviously, feel free to @ me if you do post it). – DMA57361♦ Jan 11 '11 at 20:28
Thanks, I'll toss it in an answer so others see it later. – Jeff F. Jan 11 '11 at 20:55
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Open task manager and go to Users tab , it will display which login is being used currently.

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Go to Press the Win Key(in between the ctrl and alt keys)+R at the same time.

Type cmd

Press OK

type whoami Then press enter

This will return the fully qualified user name.

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Run (WinKey+R) > cmd /c "echo %username% & pause"

Fastest, easiest way to do it.

EDIT: Changed run command. Was ECHO %USERNAME%| PAUSE. Did not work due to echo being an internal command of cmd.exe.

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-1: Doesn't seem to work for me; it comes up asking what program I want to open 'ECHO' with. – Jon Cage Jan 7 '11 at 15:25
Whoops! Forgot that ECHO is an internal command and I didn't test it! This works though, I tested it on my Windows 7 box: cmd /c "echo %username% & pause" – Doug A.K. Jan 7 '11 at 15:36
Edit your answer with that and I'll remove the vote-down. FYI, you can do /k instead of /c and omit the pause. – Jon Cage Jan 11 '11 at 13:59
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Click the Start button. Your username is on the right hand section of the start menu, under the picture at the top.

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-1: Actually I think that gives you a display name not the actual username – Jon Cage Jan 7 '11 at 12:00
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