Rename Your Computer in Windows 8

Introduction 

 

When Windows is installed, by default it asks for the computer name during the installation process. There may also be a situation when you might want to rename your computer for some other reason. For this, you must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group in order to complete this procedure; once the computer is renamed it requires a restart as well. If you are a Windows 8 user and want to rename your computer then follow the steps as given below.

 

Step 1

 

Logon to the Windows 8 computer with any account that has Administrative privileges.

 

Step 2

 

From the given option available on the applications Click on Desktop.

 

 

Step 3

 

Right-click on the Computer icon and from the context menu that appears Click on Properties.

 

 

Step 4

 

Now Click on Change settings under Computer name sections.

 

 

Step 5

 

On the System Properties, click on the Computer Name tab and there click on Change buttons.

 

 

Step 6

 

Type in the new name in the "Computer name" field and click on "Ok".

 

 

Step 7

 

Click on the OK button in the information box and back in the System Properties box click on Close button.

 

 

Step 8

 

Now restart your computer for the changes to take place.

 

 

Resources:

• Initializing Windows Azure Diagnostics: Part 1
• Computer-Aided Software Engineering Tools (CASE)
• Rebooting a Remote Server using WMI

Summary

 

In this article, we learned about Rename Your Computer in Windows 8.