Windows 11. To change your computer's name in Windows 11: Press Win-x and select System. Next to the computer model at the top, click Rename this PC. If prompted, enter an administrator account username and password. Enter a new name for your computer. Choose Restart now or Restart later. Your computer's name will change. Windows 10 or Windows 8.xChange Network Adapter Settings. Press “Windows + X” keys and navigate to “Device Manager”. You will see all the available adapters under “Network Adapter” section. Right-click on the adapter you use and choose the action you want to take. Disable Power Management in Windows 10. To Cleanup and Reset Network Adapters in Settings. 1 Open Settings, and click/tap on the Network & Internet icon. 2 Click/tap on Status on the left side, and click/tap on the Network reset link on the right side. (see screenshot below) 3 Click/tap on the Reset now button. (see screenshot below) 4 Click/tap on Yes to confirm. (see screenshot below)
Press the Windows key + R to open the Run box, type SystemPropertiesComputerName and press Enter. When the System Properties window opens, click the Change button. Select Workgroup under “Member of” at the bottom, and enter the desired workgroup name and click OK. You’ll be prompted to restart your PC and apply the new workgroup name.
An explanation of UNC path names in Windows. The Universal Naming Convention is the naming system used in Microsoft Windows for accessing shared network folders and printers on a local area network . Support for working with UNC paths in Unix and other operating systems use cross-platform file sharing technologies like Samba . 5J8hnX2.