Thursday, February 4, 2016
A while ago on Tweak And Trick, I published an article on changing your
processor name. But recently, SEO Maseed pointed out that the trick only
changed the name temporarily.
After a user restarts his computer, the
name reverted back to original which is obvious as each time Windows
boots, it checks the connected hardware and updates the registry value
automatically. So, changing the processor name using the earlier article did
not have permanent results.
Thus, the alien processor name you had earlier again reverted back to
the boring old one.
Problem: To, make the name change permanent, it was required to update
the Processor Name String registry key every time Windows starts.
Solution: It is very easy to change your processor name permanently by
creating a registry key and placing a shortcut to it in the Windows start up
folder. To do so, just follow the steps given below:-
Steps :-
1. Open Notepad.
2. Copy and paste the exact code
given below:-
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0]
"ProcessorNameString"="My Processor name 50000MHz"
To change the processor name, edit the part of the code given in blue.
Also understand that \0 in the above code should only be present if Windows
store your processor name at that location. Open the Registry Editor and
navigate to the above mentioned keys to check whether or not to include the \0.
3. Click on File Menu, click on
Save As and select "All Types" in the Save as Type option. Save the
file as ProcessorNameChange.reg or *.reg.
4. Create a new shortcut on your
desktop. Enter regedit / S "Location of the .reg file" as the
location of the item. For example, enter regedit /S "C:\Processor
Name.reg" if your registry file is located in the root of C:\ drive.
5. Copy the created Shortcut file.
6. Navigate to
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup (in Windows XP)
or toC:\Users\ User-Name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start
Menu\Programs\Startup (in Windows 8, Windows 7 and Windows Vista. Also remember
that AppData is a hidden folder.) if C:
is your System drive.
7. Paste the
copied file.
This registry file would now execute each time when
Windows starts and the Processor Name String would be modified each time. This
means that even upon restarting your computer, you will see that the changed
processor name is permanent. -
