How Do I Rename My Windows Computer?
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Can I rename my Windows 10 computer?

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.

Is it OK to rename your computer?

Is changing the Windows computer name dangerous? No, changing the name of a Windows machine is harmless. Nothing within Windows itself is going to care about the computer’s name. The only case where it may matter is in custom scripting (or alike) that checks the computer’s name to make decision about what to do.

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