PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Get Computer Name
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Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to get your computer name.
How can I use Windows PowerShell to easily retrieve my computer name?
Use the environmental variable ComputerName:
$env:computername
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Can anyone help me out,im not getting Computername through $env:COMPUTERNAME command…its returning as ‘COMPUTENAME’ not my computername
$env:computername|Select-ObjectCan anyone help me out,im not getting Computername through $env:COMPUTERNAME command…its returning as ‘COMPUTERNAME’ not my computername
Type “$env:computername” (without the quotes) at the PowerShell prompt, and it will return the computer name — it should work, whether or not “computername” is capitalized.
You can also try:$(Get-WmiObject Win32_Computersystem).name
Hi,
this doesn’t seem to work with Powershell core on my MacBook, is there a new way in powershell core?
thanks,
The ComputerName is not defined in any variable on PowerShell core running on macOS, as far as I know. You can use the following alternative on MacBook:
or shorter: