
Type the letters “cmd” into the prompt box that appears. Press and hold the Windows key, then press the R key. In this case, you can use the following sequence to find the name of your computer:Ģ. If you’re using a laptop, your keyboard may not include this key.

If you use a full keyboard with your desktop computer, the Pause/Break key will be located to the right of your function keys in the top row. This window will look almost identical regardless of which operating system you’re running. Your computer name can be found under the “Computer name, domain, and workgroup settings” section of the window that appears. Press and hold the Windows key, then press the Pause/Break key. Here are five different ways you can find your computer’s name:ġ. Once you’re familiar with the process, it will only take you a few seconds to locate the name of any computer. Although your IT team should be able to walk you through finding this information, knowing it in advance will save you time and will enable your MSP to solve the problem more quickly.

In businesses where the same computer can be used by many people, or one person may be using multiple computers, it’s important to be able to tell your IT team which computer is experiencing the issue you’re reporting. Your MSP or IT team, however, relies entirely on this system of identification in order to keep track of all the computers they manage, and will likely put their own naming scheme in place for this purpose. Some people affectionately name their machines like they would name a car, but very few actually bother changing the name the computer uses for identification on the network.

Most people never think about their computer names.
