How to Find Your Users Security Identifier (SID) on Windows 10/11?
21How to Find Your Users Security Identifier (SID) on Windows 10/11?
A common reason why you might want to find the security identifier (SID) for a user's account in Windows is to determine which key under HKEY_USERS in the Windows Registry to look for user-specific registry data. Matching SIDs to usernames is easy with the wmic command—available from the Command Prompt in most versions of Windows.
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A SID or a Security Identifier is a unique code that helps identify any user or group and computer accounts across Windows Operating Systems. They are created as soon as a user account is created and being the unique identifiers, no two SIDs are the same on a common computer, ever. It is also referred to as a Security ID. This unique identification is used internally in the operating system instead of displaying names that we set like, Personal, Dad or anything else. This also means that, even if you change your display name, it will not affect anything pre-configured for that account as every configuration is tied up to the SID, which remains constant even when you change your display name or even your username.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running the Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Alienware, Razer, MSI, Huawei , Microsoft Surface, and Samsung.