How To Change Your Username / Computer Name In Windows 10

This tutorial will show you how to change the computer name of your Windows 10 computer.

This tutorial should work for all major computer hardware manufactures that include Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1 and Windows 10 in their products (Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Samsung, and so forth).

There are plenty of reasons to change your computer's name -- especially if you bought it directly from a manufacturer and it's named something generic like "windows-user-pc" or "TUF000445811EE". If you want to connect computers through a homegroup, or just be able to recognize which computers are on your network, changing your computer's name to something more descriptive is definitely helpful.

Or maybe you just want to name your computer something cool -- add a personal touch. I name all my computers after figures from Greek mythology. I also name my cars.

Before Windows 10, changing your computer's name was complicated. Well, not so much complicated as hidden inside the Control Panel in the System Properties windows. While you can still change your computer's name in System Properties (we'll show you how), Windows 10 has made it much simpler by putting it in the new Settings menu.

Here's the easy way to change your computer's name:

1. Open Settings and go to System - About.

2. In the About menu, you should see the name of your computer next to PC name and a button that says Rename PC. Click this button.

3. Type the new name for your computer. You can use letters, numbers and hyphens -- no spaces. Then click Next.

4. A window will pop up asking if you want to restart your computer now or later. If you want to change to the new name immediately, click Restart now to restart your computer. If you don't want to restart your computer right this second, click Restart later. Your computer's name will be updated the next time you restart it.

How to change your computer name windows 10

This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running the Windows 10 operating system (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, and Samsung.