Get-LocalUser

Get one or more local user accounts. This cmdlet gets default built-in user accounts, local user accounts that you created, and local accounts that you connected to Microsoft accounts.

Syntax
      Get-LocalUser [[-Name] String[]] [CommonParameters]

      Get-LocalUser [[-SID] SecurityIdentifier[]] [CommonParameters]

Key

   -name
       An array of names of users to get. Accepts wildcards.

   -SID
       An array of security IDs (SIDs) of users to get.

You can pipe a string or a SID to this cmdlet.

Examples

Get the local user account called 'user64':

PS C:\> Get-LocalUser -Name "user64"

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Related PowerShell Cmdlets

New-LocalUser - Add a local user account.
Set-LocalUser - Modify a local user account.
Add-LocalGroupMember - Add members to a local group.
New-LocalGroup - Add a new local security group.
Remove-LocalGroup - Remove a local group.
Rename-LocalGroup - Rename a local group.
Set-Localgroup - Change a local security group.
Get-ADGroup - Get one or more AD security groups.
New-ADUser - Create a new AD user account.