Every computer has a few different names: Its model name, its serial number, the mess of 1s and 0s that your computer calls itself in binary. But most computers also let you give your device a ...

Like any other piece of technology today, your computer has a name. This is to make it more recognizable on your network, and make it easier for others who may want to connect with your device. Most ...

We just deployed SMS on all our computers. The helpdesk is having to ask people to look up thier computer name or look it up on a chart. Is there something I can do in a group policy to make the ...

A blog for IT professionals who work with Windows on large networks. I just got back from a Spring Break mini-vacation yesterday, and am back at work today. When I tried to log in to my Surface Pro 3 ...

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.

When you set up a new Mac, macOS gives the computer a generic name that includes the first name of the owner – "Tim's ‌MacBook Pro," for example. This default name is used for identifying the device ...