

The system will ask you to save any unsaved files and restart the system immediately. In some of the operating system versions, You will not see a later reboot option. A dialog box will open to allow the system to reboot immediately or reboot it manually latest.Here set a new name for the Windows hostname and click OK. You will see another dialog box with an input box.In the Computer Name tab click Change button in front of “To rename this computer or change its domain or workgroup”. Click on change settings hyperlink under computer name, domain and workgroup settings section.Open the properties of Computer or My Computer or This PC based on your operating system version.Now, follow the detailed instructions to change the hostname of the Windows system with images. Detailed Instructions to Change Windows Hostname

Once the system is rebooted the Windows hostname will be changed. Reboot system immediately or use option to latest

It is a meaningful name of the device to identify on a network. A hostname is like the label of any device, which provides identity over a connected network.
