Windows 10: Rename Hyper-V Virtual Machine in Windows 10

How to: Rename Hyper-V Virtual Machine in Windows 10

How to Rename Hyper-V Virtual Machine in Windows 10


Hyper-V enables running virtualized computer systems on top of a physical host. These virtualized systems (aka: guests) can be used and managed just as if they were physical computer systems, however they exist in a virtualized and isolated environment.

You can rename a Hyper-V virtual machine anytime you like.

When you rename a Hyper-V virtual machine, it will only change its name in Hyper-V Manager. It will not change the name of the folder or virtual hard disk (.vhdx) file(s) for the virtual machine.

This tutorial will show you how to rename a Hyper-V virtual machine on your Windows 10 PC.


CONTENTS:

• Option One: Rename Hyper-V Virtual Machine in Hyper-V Manager
• Option Two: Rename Hyper-V Virtual Machine in PowerShell

OPTION ONE [/i] Rename Hyper-V Virtual Machine in Hyper-V Manager
1. Open Hyper-V Manager (virtmgmt.msc).

2. Select the Hyper-V virtual machine (ex: "W10 RP") you want to rename, and perform one of the following actions: (see screenshot below)

• Click/tap on the virtual machine in the Name column.
• Press the F2 key.
• Click/tap on Rename in the Actions pane on the far right.
• Right click or press and hold on the virtual machine, and click/tap on Rename.

3. Type a new name (ex: "W10 Release Preview") you want for the Hyper-V virtual machine, and press Enter. (see screenshot below)



4. When finished, you can close the Hyper-V Manager if you like.





OPTION TWO [/i] Rename Hyper-V Virtual Machine in PowerShell
*note To see more usage options for the Rename-VM command, see: Rename-VM
1. Open an elevated PowerShell.

2. Type Get-VM into the elevated command prompt, and press Enter. Make note of the Hyper-V virtual machine name (ex: "W10 RP") you want to rename. (see screenshot below)



3. Type the command below into the elevated PowerShell, and press Enter. (see screenshot below)
*Arrow Rename-VM "<Current VM name>" -NewName "<New VM name>"

*note Substitute <Current VM name> in the command above with the actual virtual machine name (ex: "W10 RP") from step 2 you want to rename.

Substitute <New VM name> in the command above with the name (ex: "W10 Release Preview") you want to rename the virtual machine.

For example: Rename-VM "W10 RP" -NewName "W10 Release Preview"




4. When finished, you can close the elevated PowerShell if you like.

That's it,
Shawn


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