Find a User's Net User ID

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Need to find a user's Net User ID? Complete the following 3 steps:

Step 1.

• On the user's device, press the Windows key or select the Windows icon from the Taskbar.

 

Step 2.

• Type cmd. The Command Prompt app should appear under Best match. If highlighted, press the Enter key, or use the mouse to select it from the list. (Note: There may be no visible place to type at first, but it will appear when you begin typing with the window menu open).

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Step 3.

• At the prompt type whoami and press the Enter key to display the user's net user account name.

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• If there are multiple users on the device you can also type net user to see a list of all available user accounts.

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• In the example pictured below, the net user account names when using these options are circled.

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