C# Signature:

[DllImport("netapi32.dll", SetLastError=true)]
static extern int NetWkstaUserGetInfo(
    [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]string reserved,
    int level, out IntPtr lpBuffer);

VB Signature:

Declare Function NetWkstaUserGetInfo Lib "netapi32.dll" (ByVal reserved As String, ByVal level As Integer, ByRef lpBuffer As IntPtr) As Integer

User-Defined Types:

[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
public struct WKSTA_USER_INFO_1
{
    [MarshalAs(System.Runtime.InteropServices.UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
    public string wkui1_username;

    [MarshalAs(System.Runtime.InteropServices.UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
    public string wkui1_logon_domain;

    [MarshalAs(System.Runtime.InteropServices.UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
    public string wkui1_oth_domains;

    [MarshalAs(System.Runtime.InteropServices.UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
    public string wkui1_logon_server;
}

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Sample Code:

    Private Sub GetLoggedInUserInfo()
        Dim lpBuffer As IntPtr
        Dim result As Integer = NetWkstaUserGetInfo(Nothing, 1, lpBuffer)
        If result = 0 Then
            Dim wksInfo As WKSTA_USER_INFO_1 = Marshal.PtrToStructure(lpBuffer, GetType(WKSTA_USER_INFO_1))
            ''' Do something
            NetApiBufferFree(lpBuffer)
        End If
    End Sub

C# Sample

/// <summary>
/// Retrieves the default domain for the currently logged in user.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>The name of the domain currently logged into.</returns>
public static string GetDefaultDomain()
{
    IntPtr buffer = new IntPtr();
    string domain = "";
    int result;
    WKSTA_USER_INFO_1 wksInfo;

    result = NetWkstaUserGetInfo(null, 1, out buffer);
    if (result == 0)
    {
        wksInfo = (WKSTA_USER_INFO_1)Marshal.PtrToStructure(
            buffer, typeof(WKSTA_USER_INFO_1));
        Int32 pointer = buffer.ToInt32();

        domain = wksInfo.wkui1101_logon_domain;
        System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show(domain);
        NetApiBufferFree(buffer);
    }

    return domain;
}
        wksInfo = (WKSTA_USER_INFO_1)Marshal.PtrToStructure(
            new IntPtr(pointer), typeof(WKSTA_USER_INFO_1));

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        domain = wksInfo.wkui1101_logon_domain;
        System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show(domain);
        NetApiBufferFree(buffer);
    }

    return domain;
}

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