Purpose: Rename a standalone or domain member Windows computer.
Rename A Domain Member Computer Remotely:
From a member server or workstation, run the following Rename-Computer command in a PowerShell window. A credentials prompt will be presented to enter the password for the specified account in the -DomainCredential parameter.
Rename-Computer -ComputerName "<old-computer-name>" -NewName "<new-computer-name>" -DomainCredential <DOMAIN>\<domain-admin> -Force [-Restart]Rename A Domain Member Computer Locally (Directly On The Computer):
Run the following Rename-Computer command in a PowerShell window:
Rename-Computer -NewName "<new-computer-name>" -DomainCredential <DOMAIN>\<domain-admin> -Force [-Restart]Rename A Standalone Computer Locally (Directly On The Computer):
Run the following Rename-Computer command in a PowerShell window:
Rename-Computer -NewName "<new-computer-name>" -Force [-Restart]Notes:<old-computer-name> : Current computer name of existing server/workstation<new-computer-name> : New computer name to rename existing server/workstation to<DOMAIN> : Active Directory domain name<domain-admin> : User account with domain administrator privileges<-Restart> : Optional parameter to immediately restart the computer after renaming
References:
Rename-Computer (Microsoft.PowerShell.Management) – PowerShell | Microsoft Docs
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