System > About, how to change PC model

If you go to System > About, it shows the PC name and next to it a button to rename this PC.

Below the PC name it displays the PC model or whatever. On my PC, it says Z490 AORUS ELITE AC, which is my motherboard. Which value in the registry controls that? If I search for that string, I find many results.

This is what I use to change system info. https://www.askvg.com/oem-configura...properties-dialog-box-of-windows-vista-and-7/

Winuser said:

This is what I use to change system info. https://www.askvg.com/oem-configura...properties-dialog-box-of-windows-vista-and-7/

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Just gave this a look outta curiosity, Lets you change a few things but doesn't really allow you to modify the line the op was asking about, Seems to be an outdated program for previous windows, Some boxes allow you to edit info but most of it isn't stuff that shows anyway

Ten Forward said:

If I search for that string, I find many results.

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Yes, the macine name is held in many places in the registry, and used for many purposes. The particular one that controls that item in About is SystemProductName in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SystemInformation

Here I've added the text '(I made this)'.

Thanks, Bree! That works like a charm. Now, something creative to put there.

I did put something creative there. But that creativity is now gone all of a sudden. It is back to the default value. Not sure if it happened after a reboot already or later.

Ten Forward said:

It is back to the default value. Not sure if it happened after a reboot...

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Yes, I've tested and mine gets reset after a restart. I've also tested changing some of the other locations, they all seem to get reset. I suspect that the is no one 'master' registry location from which they all take their lead. It looks more like it's reading it from the hardware at every start up and resetting them all

There is another location that (if it exists) will take precedence and be used in place of that SystemProductName.

Create a Reg_SZ value named Model in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\OEMInformation

That one survives a reboot.




There are some other items you can add too, see:

Not all the available items get shown in Windows 11, but manufacturer and support URL do.

Thanks, that seems to be sticking.