Morning All,

We have a requirement to rename the "This PC" tile on the Start screen to be the computer name or something similar. Is there a way through GPO or other enterprise method to rename "This PC"?

Th

Hello,

You can try this utility named This PC Tweaker to rename This PC and then pin it to Start Screen:

http://winaero.com/download.php?view.61

Let us know if this helped you.

Hope this helps, Go

Are you trying to just rename the PC? That can be done through Computer Properties > Advanced System Settings > Computer Name

Hello Acreed02,

No, it is purely to rename the tile as it appears on the start screen so that it displays the computer name.

I was able to find these instructions, let me know if they work for you.

1. Open "This PC" window and click on "Up" button present in toolbar. Alternatively you can press "Alt+Up arrow" keys together.

2. It'll open Desktop folder. Now right-click on "This PC" icon and select Rename option. Alternatively you can click on "This PC" icon and press F2 key to rename it.

3. Now type any desired name and press Enter.

My assumption would be if that is renamed, the tile name should change as well.

• Edited by Acreed02 18 hours 7 minutes ago

Was hoping to find a way to do this without using 3rd party software as it will need to be set on multiple machines.

Was hoping to find a way to do this without using 3rd party software as it will need to be set on multiple machines.

See if this helps you then:

http://www.kapilarya.com/rename-this-pc-folder-in-windows-8-1

Good luc

I was able to find these instructions, let me know if they work for you.

1. Open "This PC" window and click on "Up" button present in toolbar. Alternatively you can press "Alt+Up arrow" keys together.

2. It'll open Desktop folder. Now right-click on "This PC" icon and select Rename option. Alternatively you can click on "This PC" icon and press F2 key to rename it.

3. Now type any desired name and press Enter.

My assumption would be if that is renamed, the tile name should change as well.

• Edited by Acreed02 Thursday, March 12, 2015 1:09 PM

I was able to find these instructions, let me know if they work for you.

1. Open "This PC" window and click on "Up" button present in toolbar. Alternatively you can press "Alt+Up arrow" keys together.

2. It'll open Desktop folder. Now right-click on "This PC" icon and select Rename option. Alternatively you can click on "This PC" icon and press F2 key to rename it.

3. Now type any desired name and press Enter.

My assumption would be if that is renamed, the tile name should change as well.

• Edited by Acreed02 Thursday, March 12, 2015 1:09 PM

Hi DunkG,

I tested a lot, but haven't found a solution. By the way, could you please tell us the reason why you want to change the name? As I know, it doesn't make any differences for user experience.

Regards

Hi DunkG,

I tested a lot, but haven't found a solution. By the way, could you please tell us the reason why you want to change the name? As I know, it doesn't make any differences for user experience.

R

Hi,

If the purpose is identify the machine name, then here is an alternative way, but it is identified form the desktop, not the start screen, not sure whether it can meet your customer's requirements but I'd like to share it with you:

BGinfo

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb897557.aspx

We can use the tool to display system, hardware or other information directly on the desktop, you can refer to its guide and set it as startup item.

Here's an example ("V-Yo....VM" is my machine's name ):

Hey, got 3 ways to achieve this:

1. Go to:

"%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\System Tools"

and locate the "This PC" shortcut. Rename it as you want, and pin it. // This won't rename Computer globally)

2. While using Windows 8, rename "Computer" as you like, by doing it as previously suggested. Then, pin "Computer" to create the tile, which will use the new name. Now, as long as that tile stays in Metro, after updating to 8.1(.1), it will remain with the same name. // Not useful if using 8.1(.1) fresh installations

3. Create a new shortcut pointing to:

"%systemroot%\explorer.exe /e,::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}"

While using the wizard you can rename the shortcut. Now, the icon will be the Explorer.exe one, so at:

"C:\Windows\System32\imageres.dll"

you can pick the default PC icon. With that done, just pin the shortcut.

Cheers.-

• Edited by alexmaximo06 15 hours 38 minutes ago