How Do I Get the Current Username in Windows Powershell?

Alexander Ross
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14 Answers I Found It: $Env: Username There Is Also: $Env: Userdomain $Env: Computername 2 on Windows, You Can: [System. Security. Principal. Windowsidentity]...

How Do I Get the Current Username in Windows Powershell?

How do I get the current username in Windows PowerShell?

14 Answers

I found it:

$env:UserName

There is also:

$env:UserDomain
$env:ComputerName
2

On Windows, you can:

[System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent().Name
6

I thought it would be valuable to summarize and compare the given answers.

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If you want to access the environment variable:

(easier/shorter/memorable option)

  • [Environment]::UserName -- @ThomasBratt
  • $env:username -- @Eoin
  • whoami -- @galaktor
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