# Usage history of user accounts in Vista

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**Created:** [October 25, 2011, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usage-history-of-user-accounts-in-vista/600725 "2011-10-25T10:32:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usage-history-of-user-accounts-in-vista/600725/1 "2011-10-25T10:32:43Z")

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Is there a way to see when a user account in Vista was last logged in to?

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**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usage-history-of-user-accounts-in-vista/600725/2 "2011-10-25T11:28:20Z")

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> [@Frylock](#):
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> Is there a way to see when a user account in Vista was last logged in to?

net user \<name\>

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**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usage-history-of-user-accounts-in-vista/600725/3 "2011-10-25T12:18:33Z")

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> [@Ximenean](#):
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> net user \<name\>

I assume that means to type that string into the “run” dialogue?

Is there a way for a user to erase that information from within the account?

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**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usage-history-of-user-accounts-in-vista/600725/4 "2011-10-25T12:45:09Z")

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No, run it from a command prompt. Otherwise the window will close before you get a chance to read the results.

I don’t know if a user can erase last logon time. I mean, the data must be stored somewhere, but I suspect it would take a sophisticated user to modify it.