Windows 10: Which characters are acceptable for a computer name?

Discus and support Which characters are acceptable for a computer name? in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; I went to Settings>About>Rename this PC, and used a variety of upper case, lower case, a hyphen and a number, but go a message "One or more of the... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by StephenfromChch, Jun 16, 2020.

  1. STEPHENFROMCHCH
    StephenfromChch Win User

    Which characters are acceptable for a computer name?


    I went to Settings>About>Rename this PC, and used a variety of upper case, lower case, a hyphen and a number, but go a message "One or more of the characters you used won't work".


    What should I do?


    Thanks.

    :)
     
    StephenfromChch, Jun 16, 2020
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  2. SCOTTYBOY99
    Scottyboy99 Win User

    Computer name 15 characters


    When I first got my new machine it asked as part of all the setup for a computer name/description for network purposes. As the brand was PC specialist I just called it Wayne-Specialist. But of course in networks only max of 15 characters is supported so I quite often see the computer referred to as Wayne-specialis whereby it drops the last letter. So if I go into network and see the list of all the devices my machine is referred to in this shortened name. It's not a problem and I haven't seen any side effects as yet. But are there any issues by having it like this? IE, the longer name and then the shortened name? Should I be looking to rename it to something shorter so the names match? If there is no problem keeping as it is I will leave it alone as it would save hassle of changing our apps in things like our iOS devices whereby they can browse shared folders on my machine. It is interesting that my iOS apps all see the computer by its full 'Wayne-specialist' name rather than 'Wayne-specialis'

    cheers, Wayne
     
    Scottyboy99, Jun 16, 2020
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  3. WHITELOTUS
    WhiteLotus Win User
    Guinness Book Names "Top 50 Video Game Characters of All Time"

    I actually agree with all of the names in the top10. Each character is responsible for a genre or creating a genre. Good list.
     
    WhiteLotus, Jun 16, 2020
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  4. BRIAN TILLMAN [MVP-OUTLOOK] ON DIRECTLY
    Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook] on Directly Win User

    Which characters are acceptable for a computer name?

    Windows 10 does not accept long names.

    How long are you talking about? Windows 10 Pro can accept names up to 32,767 characters. Previous Windows versions accepted 260 characters.
     
    Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook] on Directly, Jun 16, 2020
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