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There may be times when you need to figure out what your Windows 11/10 computer name is. It could be because you’re having trouble accessing your device and you need to locate it on the network, or ...

You can find your computer's name on a Windows PC by opening the "About" menu. On a Mac, you'll find your computer's name in the System Preferences app, under "Sharing." Your computer's personal name ...

To change a Mac's name, edit the "Computer Name" field in the "Sharing" pane in System Preferences. Changing your Mac's computer name will also change its host name. You can change the host name ...

I need to take a running windows desktop box that's part of a domain, give it a new computer name, and then continue working on it (with the box having the new name), without having to reboot at all.

Occasionally, your computer may show up on the network with a "(2)" or other number in parentheses after its name. In some cases, it will appear this way in the sidebar of your computer's Finder, but ...

Did you know that you can give your PC a name? Windows 10 includes a small feature that can help identify your PC by giving it whatever name you’d like, which is especially helpful when you’re trying ...