2
I recently formatted my hard disk and did a clean installation of Windows 10. One thing I noticed was that the installer doesn't ask for PC name anymore as it did in previous version. It automatically assigns a random PC name (my laptop has been given DESKTOP-XXXXXXX, which is quite annoying).
Why does Windows 10 do this? Is there any way to specify PC name during installation?
I think PC name must be referenced many times in registry and elsewhere, so it is not a good idea to change it. Correct me if I am wrong.
Yogesh Yadav
Posted 2015-09-03T19:32:55.877
Reputation: 135
4"...it is not a good idea to change it. Correct me if I am wrong." Renaming the computer after installation has no ill effects. – Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007 – 2015-09-03T19:37:23.350
As far as I know renaming computer names via a proper interface (e.g. control panel - system or right click on 'my computer' on the desktop and select properties never cause any problems. Not sure what happens if you try a registry hack, but renaming even domain joined PCs just works and never gave me or my coworkers any problems. – Hennes – 2015-09-08T11:54:47.027
1As to why: I guess it is one less confusing question for most users. And it prevent those users from trying to call all PCs the same (e.g. all 'myPC', 'Jansen', 'Smith', 'desktop' etc etc). – Hennes – 2015-09-08T11:56:06.503