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How to find your computer's name

How to find your computer's name

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Last updated: Jun 25, 2015

Describe when someone would need this information. For example "when connecting to wi-fi for the first time". 

 

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Step-by-step guide

Finding your computer name in Windows 7

  1. Go to Start → Computer
  2. In the window showing all your drives, you will see your computer name in the bottom left corner of the window, as shown below.

Finding your computer name in Windows 8.1

  1. Open the charms bar by pressing the Windows Key + C and click or tap Settings.

  2. In Control Panel click System.
  3. In System, you'll find the computer name in the third section, Computer name, domain, and workgroup settings

 

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