How to get current user Security identifiers (SID)

Wondering how you could retrieve your current user Security identifiers (SID)?

Important
Below steps are based on Windows 11 22h2 (OS Build 22621.3737), but it should also work on all the other windows series.

* This instruction will only work if your current login user is an Administrator.

Follow below steps to retrieve your current user Security identifiers (SID).

Step 1: From your keyboard, Press and hold on “Windows” + “R” key.

Step 2: Enter “cmd” in the Textbox as shown below and click on “OK“.

Step 3: You will be presented with below window.

Step 4: Enter “whoami /user” and press on “Enter” Key.

Step 5: Your SID will be shown as below.

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