▷ How to change computer name windows 10

If we have ever installed Windows 10 or formatted our pc to do an installation of the operating system, we will have noticed that the system startup configuration does not show the option to assign a name to the computer. at least not in the latest versions of the operating system explicitly. As a consequence of this Windows assigns a name to the computer automatically, normally its name is DESKTOP-XXXXXXX. In this new step by step we are going to see how to change the Windows 10 computer name in several different ways, so you can choose the one that suits you best.

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And is that sometimes the name of the team becomes more important than we can imagine at first. For example, when connecting networked computers to share resources, or in work networks where there are offices full of equipment, also in educational settings.

In short, it seems like a silly and meaningless procedure, but it is really important in the situations we have discussed.

Rename Windows 10 computer using system properties

The first way we have and perhaps the easiest to memorize is through the system properties window. To carry out this procedure we will do the following:

We open the Windows folder explorer from wherever we want. We will go to the directory tree and shortcuts on the left side of the explorer and we will locate the "This computer" section. Then we right-click on it to open its properties. We choose the "Properties" option.

Now a window will open in which certain information about our system and our equipment will not be displayed. We will look at the central part of the window in the section "Name settings…". Here we can see the name of the team with the structure that we have mentioned in the instruction and also the name of the working group. We are going to give “Change configuration ”, an option located on the right side of this section.

After accessing this option, a system properties window will appear . We will locate at the bottom a button "Change…" which will be where we can change the name of the team.

Again, another window will open where we will have a text box for "Team name" and another for "Workgroup"

Now we can write the name we want for our team.

It will also be interesting to change the name to the workgroup in case we want to connect several networked computers and share folders between them.

We must bear in mind that in the name of the team and in the work group we will not be able to place either spaces or alphanumeric characters. We must also put a name that has less than 15 characters. The most recommended is to put the entire word in capital letters and graze.

It will be necessary to restart the system to apply the changes

Rename Windows 10 computer with run

In the previous procedure we arrived at a window where it was possible to change both the name of and the team's work group. We can simplify this procedure considerably if we use the Windows run tool.

To access it we press the key combination "Windows + R" We can also right-click on the start button and choose "Run" from the option menu that appearsThe result in any case will be the same

Now we must write the following command:
sysdm.cpl

In this way we will open the system properties window directly.

Rename Windows 10 computer from the settings window

We can also modify the name of our team from the Windows 10 configuration application. To do this we will follow the following steps:

We are going to start and click on the configuration wheel icon located at the bottom left. The configuration window will open, and in it we will click on "System" which is the first optionNow in this new window, we are going to navigate the options on the left side until the last call "About". We click

In the area on the right we will have to locate the button "Change the name of this team"

Clicking on it, a window will appear where we can already change the name of our team.

Rename Windows 10 computer with PowerShell

The last option we have available is the Windows PowerShell terminal, which has a series of commands that are very easy to use and intuitive for the user. What we will have to do to access it and change the parameter will be the following:

Press the key combination "Windows + X" to access the start option menu. Here we choose the "PowerShell" option . We must run it as administrator. We can also right-click on the start button and the same menu will appear

Now we must write the following command and then press Enter

Rename-Computer

In this way we will have changed the name of the Windows 10 computer

As you can see in general, it is a simple and necessary procedure if we want to network several computers and be able to identify them correctly. Is this why you entered this tutorial?

In that case we recommend our tutorial with which you will learn to share a network folder for any computer with Windows installed.