diff --git a/IPBanCore/Core/Utility/OSUtility.cs b/IPBanCore/Core/Utility/OSUtility.cs
index 35ab17d6..a5e330a5 100644
--- a/IPBanCore/Core/Utility/OSUtility.cs
+++ b/IPBanCore/Core/Utility/OSUtility.cs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement;
 using System.Globalization;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
@@ -277,22 +278,17 @@ private static string HKLM_GetString(string path, string key)
 
         private static void PopulateUsersWindows(Dictionary<string, bool> newUsers)
         {
-            // Windows: WMIC
-            // wmic useraccount get disabled,name
-            // FALSE username
-            // TRUE  disabledusername
-            string output = StartProcessAndWait("wmic", "useraccount get disabled,name");
-            string[] lines = output.Split('\n').Skip(1).ToArray();
-            foreach (string line in lines)
+            using var context = new PrincipalContext(ContextType.Machine);
+            using var searcher = new PrincipalSearcher(new UserPrincipal(context));
+
+            foreach (var result in searcher.FindAll())
             {
-                string trimmedLine = line.Trim();
-                int pos = trimmedLine.IndexOf(' ');
-                if (pos >= 0)
+                if (result is UserPrincipal userPrincipal)
                 {
-                    string disabled = trimmedLine[..pos].Trim();
-                    string foundUserName = trimmedLine[pos..].Trim();
-                    _ = bool.TryParse(disabled, out bool disabledBool);
-                    newUsers[foundUserName] = !disabledBool;
+                    var foundUserName = userPrincipal.SamAccountName;
+                    // Treat as enabled if null
+                    var isAccountEnabled = userPrincipal.Enabled.GetValueOrDefault(true);
+                    newUsers[foundUserName] = isAccountEnabled;
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/IPBanCore/IPBanCore.csproj b/IPBanCore/IPBanCore.csproj
index 14f6cb67..02dd8a25 100644
--- a/IPBanCore/IPBanCore.csproj
+++ b/IPBanCore/IPBanCore.csproj
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 		<PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.3" />
 		<PackageReference Include="NLog" Version="5.3.2" />
 		<PackageReference Include="System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounter" Version="8.0.0" />
+		<PackageReference Include="System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement" Version="8.0.0" />
 		<PackageReference Include="System.Linq.Async" Version="6.0.1" />
 		<PackageReference Include="System.Threading.Tasks.Dataflow" Version="8.0.0" />
 		<PackageReference Include="TaskScheduler" Version="2.11.0" />