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Asked: 2026-05-23T18:38:40+00:00

Consider the following properties as set up in Active Directory for a user: In

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Consider the following properties as set up in Active Directory for a user:

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In my winforms application I would like to show the Display Name of the user who is currently logged on and using the application. How would I go about retrieving this information?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Since you’re on .NET 4, you can use the System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement (S.DS.AM) namespace. Read all about it here:

    Basically, you can define a domain context and easily find users and/or groups in AD:

    // set up domain context
PrincipalContext ctx = new PrincipalContext(ContextType.Domain);

// find currently logged in user
UserPrincipal user = UserPrincipal.Current;

string displayName = user.DisplayName;

    The new S.DS.AM makes it really easy to play around with users and groups in AD.

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