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How to change my NetBIOS name in windows server and is it possible to have more characters than 15

Rathish S 40 Reputation points
2024-04-08T12:17:34.3266667+00:00

How to change my NetBIOS name in windows server and is it possible to have more characters than 15

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  1. Marcin Policht 25,675 Reputation points MVP
    2024-04-08T12:37:34.28+00:00

    You change it through the very same interface you provided the screenshot of - but you have to do this as a member of the local Administrators group and run the process in the elevated mode (i.e. bypass the User Account Control restrictions). You can also do this via PowerShell.

    More at https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/1179601/change-computer-name-and-netbios-internet-protocol and https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/rename-computer?view=powershell-7.4

    The NetBIOS name is limited to 15 characters - that's imposed by the operating system and cannot be increased

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    Marcin

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