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.

Check user account details in Windows 11 Check details of specific account using Net User command Check specific account details using WMIC UserAccount command

Here is how to check user account details in Windows 11: 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: 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 commandUsing WMIC UserAccount command

Check details of specific account using Net User command

This command will list all the details about the user that Windows has stored. The following details are available: Replace with the actual username. For example, my username is usman, so I will run the following command on my computer:

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: 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: 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.