Unlike a Mac, computers managed by Windows, in all their versions, have a name, a name that is set automatically when we install Windows. This name allows users of the equipment connected to the same network to recognize them quickly, ideal for when we have to access files on a specific computer.
But in addition, it is also used to be identified by other devices, whether mobile phones, tablets or any other device via bluetooth, for example. If you have tired of seeing how every time you want information from your smartphone to your Windows PC a DESKTOP type name and some numbers appear, we will show you how you can change it.
To change the name of our team and make it easily recognizable by other equipment or devices, Windows offers us different methods, however, in this article, we are going to show you the faster and easier process.
Rename a PC
- We access the Windows 10 configuration through the keyboard shortcut Windows key + io or we access through the start menu and clicking on the gear wheel that is shown in the lower left part of this menu.
- Within the configuration options of our team, we access System> About.
- Next, we go to the right column and click on Rename this team.
- Team name cannot be separated by spaces, and we can use letters as well as numbers and hyphens.
Once we have changed the name of our team, for the changes to take effect, we have to restart our team, so that in this way, the equipment reconnects to the network with the new name that we have established.