[2] The default home directory is C:\Users\[username]\ in Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, and Windows Vista. In Windows XP, the default home directory is C:\Documents and Settings\[username]\. For example, if the user account on a Windows 11 tablet is named “Tim,” the default home directory created when the account was first set up was C:\Users\Tim\.

Net User Command Examples

Below are a few ways you might use this command.

Get the Full List of Users

This first example of the net user command shows that in its simplest form (enter net user), it will produce a list of all the users on the computer, much like this:

 Administrator            DefaultAccount           Extra
Guest                    jonfi                    WDAGUtilityAccount

This computer has over a dozen user accounts, so they’re separated into multiple columns.

Examine One User

 net user administrator

In the above net user example, the command produces all the details on the administrator user account. Here’s an example of what might display:

 User name                    Administrator
Full Name
Comment                      Built-in account for administering the computer/domain
User's comment
Country/region code          000 (System Default)
Account active               No
Account expires              Never

Password last set            8/24/2020 1:21:25 PM
Password expires             Never
Password changeable          8/24/2020 1:21:25 PM
Password required            Yes
User may change password     Yes

Workstations allowed         All
Logon script
User profile
Home directory
Last logon                   11/9/2021 11:48:13 AM

Logon hours allowed          All

Local Group Memberships      *Administrators
Global Group memberships     *None

As you can see, all the details for that user on this computer are listed.

Change When a User Can Log In

 net user rodriguezr /times:M-F,7AM-4PM;Sa,8AM-12PM

Here’s an example where the rodriguezr account is having its login days and times changed.

Make a New User

 net user nadeema r28Wqn90 /add /comment:"Basic user account." /fullname:"Ahmed Nadeem" /logonpasswordchg:yes /workstations:jr7tww,jr2rtw /domain

We thought we’d throw the kitchen sink at you with this one. This is the kind of net user application you might never do at home, but you might very well see in a script published for a new user by the IT department in a company.

Here, we’re setting up a new user account with the name nadeema, and setting the initial password as r28Wqn90. This is a standard account in our company, which we note in the account itself [/comment:”Basic user account.“], and is the new Human Resources executive, Ahmed [/fullname:”Ahmed Nadeem“].

We want Ahmed to change his password to something he won’t forget, so we want him to set his own the first time he logs on [/logonpasswordchg:yes]. Also, Ahmed should only have access to the two computers in the Human Resources office [/workstations:jr7twwr,jr2rtwb]. Finally, our company uses a domain controller [/domain], so Ahmed’s account should be set up there.

As you can see, the net user command is versatile, allowing for more than just adding, changing, and removing user accounts. We configured several advanced aspects of Ahmed’s new account directly from Command Prompt.

Delete a User

 net user nadeema /delete

Now, we’ll finish off with an easy one. Ahmed [nadeema] didn’t work out as the latest HR member, so he was let go, and his account removed [/delete].

Net User Command Availability

The net user command is available from within the Command Prompt in most versions of Windows including Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server operating systems, and some older versions of Windows, too.

Net User Related Commands

The net user command is a subset of the net command and so is similar to its sister commands like net use, net time, net send, net view, etc.