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Kedare
Asked: 2017-11-23 04:59:05 +0800 CST

Regenerate Windows default hostnames

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I am looking for a way to re-generate the default hostname on Windows, or to know how it is been generated to set it as hostname when it has been changed already.

Those usually looks like DESKTOP-ABCDEFG where the 2nd part is like a serial number.

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  1. Best Answer

    The last Name of a Windows Workstation (7/8/10) is saved in the registry under:

    HKLM\Software\Microsoft\SchedulingAgent\OldName

    The is no 'history' of all the names a workstation ever had, but this may help you in this case. (kudos to the guys of ugg.li)

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