Get OS Win 7 username Javascript

Question

Is it possible to get Windows username and PCName with Javascript in browsers IE, Chrome, Firefox, Opera?

possible duplicate of [Get Windows username with JavaScript?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2968690/get-windows-username-with-javascript) — James Wiseman, Jan 10 '12 at 11:36

score 6 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 10 '12 at 11:35

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No. That sort of information is not exposed to the javascript engine in the browser.

answered Jan 10 '12 at 11:35

Mike Thomsen

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score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Oct 07 '17 at 06:25

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i'd really wish this wouldn't be possible, but sadly it is (or was). i don't know for sure if this still works on Win7 and with current browser-versions, but in the past you could do this...

Internet Explorer

function getUsr() {
   var wshell = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell");
   return wshell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%USERNAME%");
}

edited Oct 07 '17 at 06:25

answered Jan 10 '12 at 11:39

oezi

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Yeah on W7 I'm getting Permission denied for to get property XPCComponents.classes. Thankfully! – jsims281 May 11 '12 at 10:20

Get OS Win 7 username Javascript

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