Windows 7 - Computer Description - Change

**Brink**

How to Change Your "Computer Description" in Windows 7

Information

This will show you how to change the computer description of your Windows 7 computer to what you want displayed in System.

Windows uses the information to help identify your computer on the network.

Note

This is not the same thing as the Computer Name.

Warning

You must be logged on to an administrator account, and have the Server Service set to Started and Automatic to be able to change the computer description. It is set this way by default in Windows 7.

EXAMPLE: Computer Description in System
NOTE: This will be under the Computer name, domain, and workgroup settings section in System from the Control Panel. This is blank by default.

OPTION ONE

Through System Properties

1. Open the Control Panel (All Items view), and double click on the System icon.
A) Go to step 3.

OR

2. Open the Start Menu, and right click on Computer (dark right side) and click on Properties.

3. Click on either the Change settings or Advanced system settings link. (See screenshot below)

4. If prompted by UAC, then click on Yes.

5. Type in a Computer description that you want for your computer, and click on OK. (See screenshot below)
NOTE: You can leave this field blank if you do not want a computer description, or want to restore the default setting for this.

6. You will now noticed the Computer description displayed in System under the Computer name, domain, and workgroup settings section. (See screenshot below)

7. Close the System window when done.

OPTION TWO

Manually in Registry Editor

1. Open the Start Menu, and type regedit in the search line ane press Enter.

2. If prompted by UAC, then click on Yes.

3. In regedit, expand the keys (folder) in the left pane to: (See screenshot below)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\LanmanServer\Parameters

4. In the right pane right click on srvcomment, and click on Modify. (See screenshot above)

5. Type in a Computer description that you want for your computer, and click on OK. (See screenshot below)
NOTE: You can leave this field blank if you do not want a computer description, or want to restore the default setting for this.

6. Close regedit. (See screenshot below)

7. You will now noticed the Computer description displayed in System under the Computer name, domain, and workgroup settings section. (See screenshot below)
NOTE: You can see step 1 or 2 in METHOD ONE for how to open System if needed.

That's it,
Shawn

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How to View and Change the Computer Name in Windows 7

**Dwarf** · 07-30-2009

An alternative method is to use a batch file.

Code:

@ECHO OFF
REG ADD "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\LanmanServer\Parameters" /v srvcomment /t REG_SZ /d "Your Description" /f

Copy the above code into Notepad and save it with a .bat extension. Give it a meaningful name. Remember to change the bit in red for the description you want, and to use quotation marks if there are any spaces in the description you wish to use. If you click on this file it will merge the data into the registry, providing that you do so in an account with administrative privileges. Alternatively, right click on the batch file and select Run as administrator. After providing administrative credentials, the file will execute and the data will be merged into the registry.

I've also corrected the slight error in your Tutorial for you.

**Brink** · 07-30-2009

Thank you Dwarf.

**mickey megabyte** · 07-30-2009

you also have to have the Server service running.

**v0id** · 07-30-2009

And it must be Server services enabled to do that!

**Brink** · 07-30-2009

Thank you guys. Server service warning added.

**RJ12** · 01-29-2010

I loved when in XP on the welcome screen where it says "Turn off computer" it would sometimes change that to "Turn off *Description Here". I would change it to something like "RJ's Computer"

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