How To Change Workgroup Name in Windows 11 & 10

Want to change the default Workgroup name? Here’s how you can do it using the System Properties tool in Windows 11 and Windows 10.

By default, the workgroup name in all Windows systems is just “WORKGROUP”. While the default name is pretty useful to create, configure, and join workgroups, it can also cause a lot of confusion and difficulty when managing multiple computers. For example, it makes identifying computers on a network harder, causes NetBIOS name resolution conflicts, and increases security risk.

Whether you want to customize your system with a custom workgroup name or fix the issues caused by the default workgroup name, you can easily change it using the System Properties tool.

In this quick and simple tutorial, I will show you the steps to change the workgroup name in both Windows 11 and Windows 10. Let’s get started.

Before You Start

• Administrator rights are required to change the workgroup name.
• The steps below have been tested to work on Windows 10 and Windows 11.

Good to know: How to change the computer name in Windows 11 (on Windows 10)

Steps to Change Workgroup Name Using System Properties in Windows 11 & Windows 10

1. Press the “Windows key” to open the Start menu.
2. Search for “View advanced system settings” and click “Open“.
3. Go to the “Computer Name” tab.
4. Click the “Change” button.
5. Type the name of your choice in the “Workgroup” field.
6. Click “OK“.
7. Click “OK” again in the “System Properties” window.
8. Close all windows.
9. Restart your system.
10. With that, you’ve changed the workgroup name in Windows 11 & 10.

Detailed Steps (With Screenshots)

First, we must open the System Properties window. To do that, open the Start menu by pressing the Windows key on the keyboard. Next, search for “View advanced system settings” and click the “Open” option.

Once it opens, go to the “Computer Name” tab at the top and click the “Change” button at the bottom.

In the “Computer Name/Domain Changes” window, type the new workgroup name of your choice in the “Workgroup” field, and click the “OK” button.

As soon as you do that, you will see a new dialog box with the changed workgroup name. Click “OK” to continue.

Click “OK” in the information dialog box.

Finally, click the “Restart Now” button to restart your computer. Restarting the system is necessary to make the changes take effect. If you don’t want to restart right away, click the “Restart Later” button.

Change Workgroup Name Using Command Prompt in Windows 11 & Windows 10

As an alternative, you can also modify the workgroup name using the Command Prompt. Here’s how.

1. Press the “Windows key” to open the Start menu.
2. Search for “Command Prompt” and select the “Run as administrator” option.
3. Run the following command while replacing “NewWorkgroupName” with the name you want to set.wmic computersystem where name=”%computername%” call joindomainorworkgroup name=”NewWorkgroupName”
4. Next, close the Command Prompt window.
5. Restart your computer.

That’s with the single-line command above, you’ve successfully changed the workgroup name.

If you have any questions or need help, comment below. I’ll be happy to assist.