Batch : Rename Hostname via Batch File

This is an example of a batch file to rename the Hostname or Computer Name as per your preferences, it is much faster way to do computer renaming for many computers.

Note that the batch file must be "run as administrator" mode in order to works.

@ECHO OFF CLS >NUL CHCP 65001 :asktorename REM To ask whether to Rename the Hostname or not. ECHO. ECHO. ECHO. ECHO               ╔═════════════════════════════════════════╗ ECHO               ║         RENAMING THE HOSTNAME           ║ ECHO               ╚═════════════════════════════════════════╝ ECHO. CHOICE /M "──────────────► DO YOU WANT TO RENAME THE HOSTNAME "     IF ERRORLEVEL 2 GOTO eof     IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO askforname GOTO eof REM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :askforname REM To ask User for the preferred hostname. ECHO. ECHO. SET /P NEWNAME="PLEASE TYPE THE NEW HOSTNAME: " ECHO. ECHO "     ► ► ► THE NEW HOSTNAME IS ───► %NEWNAME%" CHOICE /M "     ► ► ► IS THIS CORRECT "     IF ERRORLEVEL 2 GOTO asktorename     IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO dorenhost GOTO eof REM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :dorenhost REM To proceed Rename the Hostname as per Input by User. ECHO. ECHO "     ► ► ► OK, RENAMING HOSTNAME → %NEWNAME%, PLEASE WAIT..." WMIC COMPUTERSYSTEM where name="%COMPUTERNAME%" CALL RENAME name="%NEWNAME%" TIMEOUT /t 3 /NOBREAK ECHO. ECHO "     ► ► ► RENAMING HOSTNAME COMPLETE" ECHO. ECHO "THE NEW HOSTNAME WILL TAKE EFFECT AFTER COMPUTER RESTART" TIMEOUT /t 5 /NOBREAK GOTO eof REM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :eof START SHUTDOWN /r /f /t 10 COLOR >NUL CHCP 437 EXIT /b

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