11

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?

5 Answers 5

14

From a cmd window run:

echo %USERNAME%
5
  • 6
    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, 2011 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, 2011 at 14:17
  • Correct, Vista or later :) returns like CoolDomain\Jeff or AmazingComputer\Jeff
    – Jeff F.
    Jan 11, 2011 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, 2011 at 20:28
  • Thanks, I'll toss it in an answer so others see it later.
    – Jeff F.
    Jan 11, 2011 at 20:55
9
  1. Press the Win+R at the same time
  2. Type cmd and click OK
  3. Type whoami then press Enter

This will return the fully qualified user name.

8

Open task manager and go to Users tab , it will display which login is being used currently.

enter image description here

1

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.

3
  • -1: Doesn't seem to work for me; it comes up asking what program I want to open 'ECHO' with.
    – Jon Cage
    Jan 7, 2011 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, 2011 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, 2011 at 13:59
-3

Click the Start button. Your username is on the right hand section of the start menu, under the picture at the top.

1
  • 3
    -1: Actually I think that gives you a display name not the actual username
    – Jon Cage
    Jan 7, 2011 at 12:00

You must log in to answer this question.

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged .