How to change network name in Windows 7

To get to the form with a field to change the name of the network is possible using one of the applet "control Panel" of Windows 7. To start panel, open the main menu of the OS, and then click its name in the right column. Under "Network and Internet" panel, click "View network status and tasks", and the screen displays the desired applet.

This applet can be run in several other ways. For example, move the mouse cursor over the network connection icon in the lower right corner of the taskbar and click on it with the left button. In the pop-up window to initiate the applet is designed to link the "control Center network and sharing" - it also left click. But if you open "Explorer", the same can be done via the context menu of the object "Network" - it is invoked by clicking the right mouse button. In menu, select "Properties", and need a tool to "control Panel" will be launched.

In an applet "control Center network and sharing" the right part is divided into several sections. The second from the top is subtitled "the View your active networks" and contains in the left column an icon, a title and specify the type of network. To edit the name click the left mouse button on the icon. The desired form will appear in a separate window.

In the field Network name replace the old name with the new one. If necessary, this form can be changed and used to show the network icon. To do this, click "Edit" and select from the opened set of the most suitable icon. If there is nothing worthwhile there, you can click "Browse" and look for symbols in other dynamic libraries (extension. dll) executable files (exe), icon files (ico) or the picture graphic formats (bmp, gif, jpg, png, etc.).

To complete the operation, click OK, and then close the "control Panel".