Find Your Computer Name on Windows 11

This post shows students and new users steps to find their computer names when using Windows 11.

Windows allows users to name their computers. You can name your computer whatever you want, but it can not contain any of these characters: backslash (\), slash mark (/), colon (:), an asterisk (*), question mark (?), quotation mark (“), less than sign (<), greater than sign (>) or vertical bar (|).

Once your computer has a name, it can be changed as many times as you want, but it still can not contain any of the abovementioned characters. There are many ways to find computer names on Windows 11, but we’ll show you two methods users can use to find their names.

I suggest searching Google for more if you want to use other methods to find computer names.

To get started finding your computer name on Windows 11, follow the steps below.

How to find your computer name on Windows 11

As mentioned above, one can find their computer’s name in many ways. Below we’ll show you two methods you can use to determine your computer name.

Method #1:

To get to System Settings, you can use the Windows key + I shortcut or click on Start ==> Settings, as shown in the image below:

Alternatively, you can use the search box on the taskbar and search for Settings. Then select to open it.

Windows Settings pane should look similar to the image below. In Windows Settings, click System, and select About on the right pane of your screen shown in the image below.

On the About screen, you should see your Device name. The device name is your computer name.

You can also go to the Advanced System settings pane and get your computer name from there. Click on Advanced system settings as highlighted below.

On the next screen, on the Computer Name tab, you should see your Full computer name.

Method #2

Those who love the command prompt terminal can simply open the command prompt windows, and then run the commands below to find their computer name.

hostname

That should show your computer name as highlighted below.

That’s it!

If you want to learn how to change your computer name, read this post.

Conclusion:

• Finding your computer name on Windows 11 is straightforward and can be done through multiple methods.
• The System Settings method allows you to view your device name in a user-friendly interface.
• For users who prefer command-line tools, the Command Prompt method provides a quick way to retrieve the computer name with a simple command.
• Remember that computer names must not include specific characters and can be changed as often as needed.
• If you want to change your computer name, refer to the detailed guide here.