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July 7th, 2015

PowerTip: Pick Up User Name with PowerShell

Doctor Scripto

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Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to easily pick up the user name.

Hey, Scripting Guy! Question How can I easily pick up the user name from my Windows PowerShell script?

Hey, Scripting Guy! Answer Use the USERNAME environmental variable, and pick it up from the $env Windows PowerShell drive:

$env:USERNAME

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Doctor Scripto

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