{"id":27368,"date":"2023-11-28T07:44:56","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T12:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/?p=27368"},"modified":"2023-11-28T07:44:56","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T12:44:56","slug":"how-to-change-your-computers-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/how-to-change-your-computers-name\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Change Your Computer&#8217;s Name"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">How to Change Your Computer&#8217;s Name<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">All about Computer Names<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">What&#8217;s your computer&#8217;s name? Is it something you chose or something the computer manufacturer chose? Whatever your computer name is, remember that computer names are an important part of networking and can make it easier for people to use and manage computers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Giving computers names makes it easier for people to remember and refer to a computer. Instead of having to remember a long string of numbers or letters, people can simply use the computer&#8217;s name. And some people like to give their computers names that reflect their personality or interests. This can make the computer feel more personal. So instead of DELL0x16B, you might want to name your computer Strawberry-Fields or JenkinsFarms &#8211; something that means something to you &#8211; and something you can remember.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Computer names can be important for networking too, for instance when you are connecting to a shared folder on a network, you will need to know the name of the computer on which that folder is located. If you&#8217;re using a remote desktop application, you will need to know the computer name you want to connect to.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">There are many reasons why computers have names and we&#8217;re going to show you how easy it is to change your computer&#8217;s name to whatever you want it to be, whether you&#8217;re using Windows 10 or Windows 11.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">How to change your computer&#8217;s name<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Type ABOUT YOUR PC in the taskbar search.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Press Enter when you see About your PC appear in the search results.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Click on the &#8220;Rename this PC&#8221; button.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/thundercloud.net\/infoave\/images\/2024\/rename0.png\" alt=\"All about computer names - Cloudeight InfoAve\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" \/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">In the dialog that opens type whatever name you want for your computer.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/thundercloud.net\/infoave\/images\/2024\/rename.png\" alt=\"All about computer names. Cloudeight InfoAve\" width=\"600\" height=\"295\" \/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">You can use letters, numbers, hyphens, and periods in computer names, but the name cannot contain more than 64 characters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Hyphens and periods can be used in computer names, but the name cannot begin or end with a hyphen or a period. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">The computer name cannot contain spaces. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">The name cannot contain special characters, such as exclamation marks (!), question marks (?), quotation marks (&#8220;), asterisks, or the at sign (@). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">The name cannot contain words that are considered to be offensive or vulgar.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">You can name your computer anything you want as long as you follow the rules. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Now you know how to give your computer a name that means something to you.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; How to Change Your Computer&#8217;s Name All about Computer Names What&#8217;s your computer&#8217;s name? Is it something you chose or something the computer manufacturer chose? Whatever your computer name is, remember that computer names are an important part of networking and can make it easier for people to use and manage computers. 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