PowerShell – Rename Computer

Posted on By David Kittell 
# Rename Computer - Domain Login
Rename-Computer -NewName Server044 -DomainCredential Domain01\Admin01 -Restart

# Rename Computer - Local Login
Rename-Computer -ComputerName Srv01 -NewName Server001 -LocalCredential Srv01\Admin01 -DomainCredential Domain01\Admin01 -Force -PassThru -Restart

Reference: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh849792(v=wps.630).aspx

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