The name of a personal computer in Windows operating systems is used to identify it on the network. The computer name must be unique within the home network. The user can change the computer name at his own discretion at any time.
Instructions
Step 1
Open the Computer Library and click the System Properties button located in the top menu. A window will open to view basic information about your computer. You can also open the "System" window by launching the "Start" menu and entering the query text "system" in the search bar "Find programs and files". In the list of results, select the "System" line.
Step 2
In the "Computer name, domain name and workgroup settings" section, click the "Change settings" line. The System Properties window will open.
Step 3
In the window that appears, activate the "Computer name" tab. This tab displays information about the computer used to identify it on the network.
Step 4
In the open tab, click the "Change …" button. The "Change Computer Name or Domain" window opens.
Step 5
In the Computer Name text box, enter a new ID and click Ok.
Step 6
The computer name is often referred to as the name of the user account, i.e. the name displayed in the upper right corner of the Start menu and when starting the computer in the account selection block. To change the account name, open the Start menu. In it, left-click once on the user account picture located in the upper part of the menu. A window for making changes to the account will open.
Step 7
In the window that opens, click the line "Change your account name" and enter the desired text in the text box "New account name". Click the Rename button. The account name will change to the new one and will be displayed in the Start menu.
