How to see all existing user accounts on Windows 10

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On Windows 10, sometimes you may need to know the information about all the available user accounts configured on your device for a variety of reasons. Furthermore, other times, you may also need to know the hidden user accounts available on your system, such as the Administrator account, which usually is disabled by default.

If you need to see all the existing accounts, Windows 10 includes a number of ways to view this information using GUI and command-line tools.

In this guide, you will learn four ways to see a listing of every account available on Windows 10.

View all Windows 10 accounts using Settings

The easiest way to see the accounts available on your device is using the Settings app:

1. Open Settings on Windows 10.

2. Click on Accounts.

3. Click on Family & other people.

   

   Accounts settings

On this page, you will find out the existing user accounts configured on your PC, but this page is limited because it doesn’t show built-in user accounts like the built-in Administrator account. Also, you will notice that the current user account isn’t listed either, but that’s because this information appears on the “Your info” page.

View all Windows 10 accounts Computer Management

If you use Windows 10 Pro, use the Computer Management console to view all the accounts configured on your device with these steps:

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1. Open Start.

2. Search for Computer Management and click the top result.

3. Browse the following path:

   Local Users and Groups > Users

   

   Computer Management user account list

After completing the steps, you’ll see a list of all the enable and disable, built-in, and the accounts you created on Windows 10.

View all Windows 10 accounts using Command Prompt

Alongside using Settings and Computer Management, you can also view a full list of existing accounts configured on Windows 10 using Command Prompt.

1. Open Start.

2. Search for Command Prompt and click the top result.

3. Type the following command to list all the existing accounts and press Enter:

   net user

   

   Command net user

   Alternatively, you can use this command:

   wmic useraccount get name

   

   Command wmin

After completing the steps, the output of the command will list all the accounts configured on your device.

View all Windows 10 accounts using PowerShell

Alternatively, you can even use a single command in PowerShell to view a list with details about every account available on Windows 10.

1. Open Start.

2. Search for PowerShell and click the top result.

3. Type the following command to list all the existing accounts and press Enter:

   Get-LocalUser

   

   Command Get-LocalUser

Once you’ve completed the steps, you’ll see a list of every account configured on your device with their description and whether they’re active or disable accounts.

If you need to export the list of accounts to a text file, you can append the export output switch to any of the commands mentioned in this guide. For example, net user > c:\path\to\output\folder\list.txt or Get-LocalUser > c:\path\to\output\folder\list.txt.

In the case one of the accounts has been created using a Microsoft account, the account name will only include the first five letters of the email address.