In this post, we will learn the different ways to rename a Windows Server 2019.
In a manual operating system installation, the Windows Setup program assigns a unique name beginning with WIN-<Something> to the windows server.
Logon to Windows Server 2019 with an administrator account.
Method:1 Rename Windows Server 2019 using the System Properties:
1. Right-click on the Start icon, and then click System.
![1. open system settings console](https://msftwebcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/1.-open-system-settings-console-1024x576.png)
2. In the settings window, click Rename this PC.
![2. Click on rename this PC button](https://msftwebcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/2.-Click-on-rename-this-PC-button-1024x576.png)
3. Type the new computer name you want for your server and click Next.
![3. specify the new name of server 2019](https://msftwebcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/3.-specify-the-new-name-of-server-2019-1024x576.png)
4. To complete the renaming of the server 2019, we will need to restart it. Click on Restart Now.
![4. Click on restart now](https://msftwebcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/4.-Click-on-restart-now-1024x576.png)
5. Select Operating System: Reconfiguration (Planned) as a reason to restart the server. Click on Continue.
![5. select the reason to restart the server 2019](https://msftwebcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/5.-select-the-reason-to-restart-the-server-2019-1024x576.png)
We can also restart the server later on.
Method:2 Rename Windows Server 2019 using the Server Manager Console:
1. Click on the Start button and then click on the Server Manager.
![6. open server manager console](https://msftwebcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/6.-open-server-manager-console-1024x576.png)
2. On the Server Manager console, click on Local Server. Under Properties and click the computer name link. That will open the system properties window.
![7. click on computer name link](https://msftwebcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/7.-click-on-computer-name-link-1024x576.png)
3. Click Change.
![8. Click on change](https://msftwebcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/8.-Click-on-change-1024x576.png)
4. Enter the new computer name in the Computer name field.
![9. type a new server name and click ok](https://msftwebcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/9.-type-a-new-server-name-and-click-ok-1024x576.png)
5. A new dialog box will appear, prompting you that the server will need to be restarted for the changes to take effect. Click OK.
![10. click ok](https://msftwebcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/10.-click-ok-2-1024x576.png)
6. Click Close.
![11. click on close](https://msftwebcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/11.-click-on-close-1024x576.png)
7. Click Restart Now.
![12. click on restart now](https://msftwebcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/12.-click-on-restart-now-1024x576.png)
Method:3 Rename Windows Server 2019 using the PowerShell:
1. Right-click on the Start icon, click on Windows PowerShell (Admin).
![13. open windows powershell with admin](https://msftwebcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/13.-open-windows-powershell-with-admin-1024x576.png)
Here, we will use the Rename-Computer cmdlet to rename the server 2019.
Syntax: Rename-Computer -NewName <new computer name> -Restart
2. In our case, the cmdlet will be,
Rename-Computer -NewName WS2K19-SRV02 -Restart
![14. type rename-computer cmdlet](https://msftwebcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/14.-type-rename-computer-cmdlet-1024x576.png)
Verify the new name of Windows Server 2019 using Windows PowerShell using cmdlet $env:COMPUTERNAME.
![15. verify the new name](https://msftwebcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/15.-verify-the-new-name-1024x576.png)
We can also use netdom command to rename Windows Server 2019 as well, but we are not covering it since it is a very old method to rename the server.
In this post, we have learned the different methods to rename Windows Server 2019.
Thank You for reading this post.
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Manhar Rakholiya
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