How To Check Your Computer Name On Windows PC

Every computer has a name which is addressed as a device name or a computer’s name. This is used to identify that particular computer on a network. It can be used for various purposes as well like locating your device, if two computers have the same name then you can change the computer name as well. If you have changed it while setting up your PC and want to know your computer’s name or if you want to know its default name, then this can be done in various ways. In this article let us see the different ways to find your device name/computer’s name on a Windows machine.

How To Find A Computer’s Name On Windows Machine

There are different ways to check the computer’s or device’s name. Let us see the different ways

1. Check The Computer’s Name Using The Command Prompt

 

Step 1 – Open the run prompt using Windows + R keys together

Step 2 – Type cmd in the run prompt and hit  enter. This will open the command prompt

 



Cmd

 

Step 3 – In the command prompt window type hostname and hit enter

 

Host

 

Step 4 – Hostname will show your computer name on the command prompt screen

Alternatively you can also use the below command. Copy the below command and paste it in the command prompt. Then hit enter

wmic computersystem get name

 

System

 

For Windows 10 users

2. Get The Computer’s Name Using This PC Option

 

Step 1 – Open the file explorer using Windows + E keys together

Step 2 – On the left, right click on this PC

Step 3 – From the appeared list click on properties

 

Properties

 

Step 4 – Then you can see the required result under device specifications as device name

 

Device Name

 

For Windows 8 and Windows 7 users

Step 1 – Click on the start button that is on the bottom left corner of the monitor screen

Step 2 – The launch screen appears, in the search bar type computer

Step 3 – Right click on the computer from the search results, then click on properties

 

This Pc

 

Step 4 – Under Computer name, domain, and workgroup settings you will find the computer name.

The below methods are common across all Windows versions

3. Check The Computer’s Name Using Windows Settings

 

Step 1 – Open the windows settings using Windows + I keys together

Step 2 – On the left side click on about

 

About

 

Step 3 – Then under device specifications, you can see your computer’s name as the device name

 

Device Name

 



4. Find The Computer’s Name Using Shortcut keys

 

Step 1 – Press the Windows + pause/break  keys together from your keyboard

Step 2 – In the opened windows settings you will find the device name

 

5. Find The Computer’s Name Using Start Button

 

Step 1 – Right click on the start button that is at the bottom left corner of the screen

Step 2 –  From the appeared list click on system

 

Start

 

Step 3 – In the opened window, under device specifications you can see the device name.

That’s it! I hope the above provided information is helpful. Thank you and happy reading!!