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Rename staff laptop without rebuilding

Before running this command you will need to know:

• Current name of the laptop
• New name for the laptop (please ensure that the new name for the laptop is not already in use)
• Local admin password (if using Powershell)
• Domain credentials

Using Powershell

• You can add the -restart switch on the end if the laptop is not in use
• You will be prompted for both local admin and your domain password
• The laptop will need to be restarted before it leaves the site, in order for the active directory object to update

Using wmic

Changing the name via WMI means you don't need the local administrator password.

Example

Using psexec to authenticate as the domain administrator and then renaming the laptop.

PsExec v2.11 - Execute processes remotely
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Password:

Executing (\\LC-PW-NEW\ROOT\CIMV2:Win32_ComputerSystem.Name="LC-PW-NEW")->rename
()
Method execution successful.
Out Parameters:

instance of __PARAMETERS
{
        ReturnValue = 0;
};
WMIC exited on lc-pw-new with error code 0.