If you’re wondering how to find out who is currently logged into a Microsoft Windows 10 computer, there are several ways to proceed. Here are a few common methods you can use from a remote computer or logged into the local computer you are querying.
WhoAmI Command
The “whoami” command displays the user you are currently logged in and using in Windows.
- Hold down the Windows Key, and press “R” to bring up the Run window.
- Type “CMD“, then press “Enter” to open a command prompt.
- At the command prompt, type the following then press “Enter“:
whoami - The computer name or domain followed by the username is displayed.
Query User Command
This command allows you to see all users currently logged into the computer.
Locally
- Hold down the Windows Key, and press “R” to bring up the Run window.
- Type “CMD“, then press “Enter” to open a command prompt.
- At the command prompt, type the following then press “Enter“:
query user - The computer name or domain followed by the username is displayed.
Remotely
- Hold down the Windows Key, and press “R” to bring up the Run window.
- Type “CMD“, then press “Enter” to open a command prompt.
- At the command prompt, type the following then press “Enter“:
query user /server:computername
Replace “computername” with the actual computer name of the system you are querying.
- The computer name or domain followed by the username is displayed.
Task Manager
- Right-click the taskbar, then select “Task Manager“.
- Select the “Users” tab.
- Details on the users logged into the machine are displayed.
WMIC
- Hold down the Windows Key, and press “R” to bring up the Run window.
- Type “CMD“, then press “Enter” to open a command prompt.
- At the command prompt, type the following then press “Enter“:
WMIC /NODE:"computername" COMPUTERSYSTEM GET USERNAME
Replace “computername” with the actual computer name of the system you are querying. You can also replace “computername” with the IP address of the system.
WMIC /NODE:192.168.1.1 COMPUTERSYSTEM GET USERNAME
Mohammed Saeed says
May 17, 2019 at 3:15 pmIt was very handy. saved my day. Thank you very much,
Jeroen says
September 10, 2018 at 4:05 amyes, very usefull,
I’m wondering (maybe it will go to far) but is there a way to logout some users, like if you’re going to do an update or so.
thanks
Noel says
July 30, 2018 at 9:22 amYes, this did help, and it worked on a Windows 10 PC’s on a domain. Other suggestions by other people such as ‘wmic.exe’ and ‘netsh’ and ‘net user’ would not work for remote PC’s on the network, but the ‘query user’ command worked great for me, thanks a lot.
steelersc says
July 2, 2018 at 4:04 pmWorked well when run against windows server
Tony says
June 12, 2018 at 8:14 amA very helpful page, thank you
Mark says
August 2, 2017 at 8:22 amTom, did you ever find an answer to this? I’m interested in exactly this, finding out who (if anyone) is logged in before I log in myself. Unfortunately, even if the last user actually logged out, his name will be presented by the prompt for the next login (a “convenience”, I suppose, but it hides whether or not that user is actually still logged in or not).
prerna says
May 16, 2017 at 1:02 amWMIC /NODE:”computername” COMPUTERSYSTEM GET USERNAME
will return “UserName” string instead of actual logged in user name in windows 10 and widows server 2012
Tom says
December 22, 2016 at 12:31 pmHow about from the lock screen? Say if you want to check if anyone else is logged in before logging in to install updates that are going to require a system restart?