Change the Computer Name in Windows 8

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   Move the mouse cursor to the lower-left corner of the screen and right-click there

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   In the menu that opens, click "System"

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   In this window, find "Change settings"

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   It's in the "Computer name, domain, and workgroup settings" section. Click "Change settings".

   

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   In the "System Properties" menu that opens, click "Change"

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   Change the computer name

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   In our case, it already has a name, but we're going to change it. In the field labeled "Computer name", type a new name. We will type "VisiHow-PC".

   

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   Click "OK"

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   The system will tell us, "You must restart your computer to apply these changes".

   

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   Click "OK"

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   Close the "System Properties" window by clicking on the "X" in the top right corner

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   The system will prompt us to "Restart Now" or "Restart Later".

   

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   Choose "Restart Now" for the changes to take effect immediately

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   Choose "Restart Later" and then restart manually when convenient. In this example, we are going to click "Restart Later".

   

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    Close the "System" window by clicking the "X" in the top right corner, if restarting later

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    This concludes our tutorial on how to change your computer name on Windows 8 computers

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