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A computer name is used to differentiate the current system from the other systems.

The computer name is also used with the domain name where the domain is used to group and manage multiple systems under a single authority with a name. You can find your computer name in different ways like using the System menu or MS-DOS command line or PowerShell command line. The name will be like RHF2D-N3N which is meaningless and hard to remember. By default, the Windows operating system sets the computer name by using random characters in order to prevent name collision or set the same name for multiple computers. The computer name identifies the computer from other computers. The computer name can be also called as Host Name where this computer or hostname is used for different network protocols like DHCP, SMB to name computer uniquely. Even regular users do not aware of the computer name, it is very important in enterprise environments or multiple system networks. Computer Name in Windows operating systems are used to name the computer or system uniquely.