Change the Computer Name on Windows 7

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   Start of by right clicking on the computer icon, and then click Properties

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   Once the window opens, you need to go to Advanced System Settings, which is on the left side of the window

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   Click it once and the window will open

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   In this window, we will be looking for Computer Name tab

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   Click it and then we have the ability to change the name of the computer

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   To do so click on Change

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   You can see that my computer is already has a name

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   So we are going to change it, to do so we need to remove the old name and to enter a new one.

   

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   Once you have input the new name of the computer, click OK

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   A prompt will pop up telling you that you must restart your computer to apply this changes, click OK

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    Click on Close button

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    Now the system will ask you if you want to restart your computer right now or restart later

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    For the sake of the tutorial, I am going to click Restart Later, but you should click Restart Now

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    Once the computer restarts, the name will be changed

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    This concludes our tutorial on how to change the computer name on your Windows 7

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