How to view all user accounts on Windows 11

• Windows 11 offers five built-in ways to view user accounts.
• Settings and Control Panel only show standard user accounts.
• Computer Management, Command Prompt, and PowerShell can reveal hidden and disabled accounts.
• PowerShell and Command Prompt provide the most complete account information across Windows editions.

On Windows 11, there are several ways to view every user account configured on your computer. Knowing which accounts exist can help in different scenarios, such as confirming that another user already has access to the device, identifying accounts no longer in use, or checking whether built-in system accounts, including the hidden Administrator account, are available.

Depending on the method you choose, Windows 11 can display only standard user accounts or reveal hidden, disabled, and built-in system accounts that aren’t visible through the Settings app.

If you need to view all existing accounts, Windows 11 includes several tools, 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.

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In this guide, I’ll explain five 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
• Pureinfotech’s Take

Check all Windows 11 accounts from Settings

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

1. Open Settings on Windows 11.

2. Click on Accounts.

3. Click on Other people.

4. 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.

5. Click on Family from the “Accounts” section.

6. 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, but that’s because this information appears on the “Your info” page 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:

1. Open Start.

2. Search for Computer Management and click the top result to open the app.

3. 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.

Computer Management is available in all editions of Windows 11, but the “Local Users and Groups” snap-in is only included in Windows 11 Pro and higher editions.

Check all Windows 11 accounts from Control Panel

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

1. Open Start.

2. Search for Control Panel and click the top result to open the app.

3. Click on User Accounts.

4. Click on User Accounts again.

   

5. Click the “Manage another account” option.

   

6. 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 classic “User Accounts” (netplwiz) tool, 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:

1. Open Start.

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

3. Type the following command to list all the existing accounts on Windows 11 and press Enter:

   net user

   

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

In previous versions of Windows, you could have used the wmic useraccount get name command, but WMIC has been deprecated and removed from current Windows 11 releases.

Check all Windows 11 accounts from PowerShell

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

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

   

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.

Pureinfotech’s Take

I don’t check user accounts often, but when I do, it’s usually because I’m troubleshooting permissions, cleaning up an old computer, or verifying that an account was created correctly. In those situations, the Settings app isn’t enough because it hides built-in and disabled accounts, which are often the ones that matter most.

For everyday users, the Settings app is the easiest place to start. However, if you’re trying to understand everything that’s configured on your computer, I recommend using PowerShell or the net user command instead. They’re faster, show more information, and work on every edition of Windows 11.

Microsoft has gradually moved more account management into the Settings app, but it still hasn’t replaced the classic tools for advanced tasks. Given how the operating system has evolved over the years, I don’t expect that to change anytime soon, as administrators and power users still rely on those utilities.

What method do you use to view user accounts on Windows 11? Let me know in the comments.

Update July 13, 2026: This guide has been updated to ensure accuracy and reflect changes to the process.