How to view all user accounts on Windows 11

To list all Windows 11 accounts, open Settings > Accounts > Other users and confirm the accounts.
Also, on Settings > Accounts > Family, check the Microsoft accounts in your family group (if applicable).
Alternatively, open Command Prompt and view the accounts using the “net user” command. You can also use PowerShell and the Computer Management app.

UPDATED 8/4/2025: On Windows 11, checking all the accounts configured on your computer can be useful in many situations. For example, when you want to double-check that a user already has an account on the system or need to know the hidden accounts available on your installation, such as the Administrator account, which is usually turned off by default.

If you need to view all the existing accounts, Windows 11 includes several tools for viewing this information, such as Computer Management, Command Prompt, and PowerShell. You can also use the Settings app and Control Panel, but these consoles do not show disabled or other system accounts.

In this guide, I’ll explain four ways to view all accounts available on Windows 11.

Check all Windows 11 accounts from Settings
Check all Windows 11 accounts from Computer Management
Check all Windows 11 accounts from Control Panel
Check all Windows 11 accounts from Command Prompt
Check all Windows 11 accounts from PowerShell

Check all Windows 11 accounts from Settings

To view the accounts on Windows 11 from the Settings app, follow these steps:

Open Settings on Windows 11.
Click on Accounts.
Click on Other people.
Check the accounts available on the computer under the “Other users” section.

Quick note: This page is limited because it doesn’t show built-in or disabled user accounts, such as the built-in “Administrator” account.
Click on Family from the “Accounts” section.
Check the accounts available through your family group.

Once you complete the steps, you will have an overview of the accounts available on Windows 11. 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 available in the “Accounts” section.

Check all Windows 11 accounts from Computer Management

To check all the accounts available on Windows 11 Pro with Computer Management, follow these steps:

Open Start.
Search for Computer Management and click the top result to open the app.
Browse the following path:
```
Local Users and Groups > Users
```

After you complete the steps, you’ll have a list of all the enabled, disabled, and built-in accounts available on Windows 11.

These steps only apply to Windows 11 Pro. The “Home” edition of the operating system comes with “Computer Management,” but it doesn’t include the “Local Users and Groups” view.

Check all Windows 11 accounts from Control Panel

To find all the accounts available on your computer through Control Panel, follow these steps:

Open Start.
Search for Control Panel and click the top result to open the app.
Click on User Accounts.
Click on User Accounts again.
Click the “Manage another account” option.
Confirm all the user accounts available on your system.

Once you complete the steps, you’ll have a list of all the user-created accounts available on Windows 11.

Alternatively, you can also see the account configured on your computer from the legacy “User Accounts” page, which you can access from the Windows Search by searching for netplwiz and selecting the top result.

Check all Windows 11 accounts from Command Prompt

To view a complete list of existing accounts from Command Prompt, follow these steps:

Open Start.
Search for Command Prompt and click the top result.
Type the following command to list all the existing accounts on Windows 11 and press Enter:
```
net user
```
(Optional) Type the following command to list all the existing accounts and press Enter:
```
wmic useraccount get name
```

Once you complete the steps, the command will return a list of all the accounts configured on the computer.

Check all Windows 11 accounts from PowerShell

To create a list of the accounts available on Windows 11 with PowerShell, follow these steps:

Open Start.
Search for PowerShell and click the top result.
Type the following command to list all the existing accounts and press Enter:
```
Get-LocalUser
```

Once you complete the steps, the command will list every account configured on the computer with its description and whether it’s enabled or disabled.

If you have to export the accounts to a text file, you can use the export option for any of the commands mentioned in this guide. For example, net user > c:\path\to\list.txt or Get-LocalUser > c:\path\to\list.txt.

Finally, accounts created with a Microsoft account will be listed with the first five letters of the email address.

Update August 4, 2025: This guide has been updated to ensure accuracy and reflect changes to the process.