How to Change Computer Name on Windows 10

In this Itechguide, Victor teaches you how to change computer name on Windows 10. The guide covers steps for 4 methods to rename a Windows 10 PC.

Option 1: Change Computer Name From Windows 10 Settings

This is the new way you can change computer name in Windows 10. Here are the steps:

• Logon to the computer. Then right-click start menu. Then click System.

• On the About settings, scroll down and and click Rename this PC.

• At Rename your PC, Current PC Name:..field, type the new name for your computer. Then click Next.

• To change computer name for your Windows 10 PC, click Restart now.

Option 2: How to Change Computer Name From System Settings

If you ever renamed a Windows 7 PC, this was the common way to do it then – from System Settings or Computer Properties. Here are the steps to rename your PC with this method:

• Right-click Start Menu. Then click File Explorer.

• From File Explorer, right-click This PC. Then select Properties.

• When View basic information about your computer opens, locate Computer name. Beside it, click Change settings.

• When System Properties opens, click Change – see the image below.

• Then, on the Computer Name/Domain Changes screen, enter a new name in the Computer Name field. When you finish, click OK. At the You must restart your computer to apply these changes prompt, click OK.

• When you are returned to System Properties, click Close. Then click Restart now.

Option 3: Change Computer Name with PowerShell

You can also rename a Windows 10 PC with PowerShell. Here are the steps:

• Type PowerShell in the search bar. Then Right-click Windows PowerShell and click Run as administrator.

• At the User Account Control prompt, click Yes.

• At Powerhell prompt, type this sample command. Then press enter.

Rename-Computer -NewName "Win10PCInsider" -Restart

To use this command, change “Win10PCInsider” to the actual new name for your computer. When you press enter. The computer will be renamed and restarted.

You can also rename a remote computer with this sample PowerShell command:

Rename-Computer -ComputerName  "Current_PC_Name" -NewName "New_PC_Name" -DomainCredential DomainName\AdminUserName -Restart

Option 4: Change Computer Name with Command Line

The last method in this guide is to demo how to change computer name of a Windows 10 PC with command line. Here are the steps:

• Type Command Prompt in the search bar. Then Right-click Command Prompt and click Run as administrator.

• At the User Account Control pop up, click OK

• At command prompt, type the command below. Then press enter.

WMIC computersystem where caption='current_computer_name' rename new_computer_name 

replace 'current_computer_name' and new_computer_name

For my demo, I used this actual command below:

WMIC computersystem where caption='Win10PCInsider' rename Win10Insider

• Wait for the command to return “method execution successful”. Then type the command below this image to restart the PC.

Shutdown /r

• You will receive a shutdown notification. Click Close then wait for the PC to restart.

Conclusion

Whatever your reason for renaming your Windows 10 PC, I am confident that one of the 4 methods worked for you. by responding to the “Was this page helpful?” question below.

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