How do I get the computer name in .NET

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• System.Environment.MachineName from a console or WinForms app.
• HttpContext.Current.Server.MachineName from a web app
• System.Net.Dns.GetHostName() to get the FQDN

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See details about Difference between SystemInformation.ComputerName, Environment.MachineName, and Net.Dns.GetHostName

System.Environment.MachineName

Or, if you are using Winforms, you can use System.Windows.Forms.SystemInformation.ComputerName, which returns exactly the same value as System.Environment.MachineName.

System.Environment.MachineName

Some methods are given below to get machine name or computer name

Method 1:-

string MachineName1 = Environment.MachineName;

Method 2:-

string MachineName2 = System.Net.Dns.GetHostName();

Method 3:-

string MachineName3 = Request.ServerVariables["REMOTE_HOST"].ToString();

Method 4:-

string MachineName4 = System.Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("COMPUTERNAME");

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string name = System.Environment.MachineName;

Well there is one more way: Windows Management Instrumentation

using System.Management;

try
        {
            ManagementObjectSearcher searcher =
                new ManagementObjectSearcher("root\\CIMV2",
                "SELECT Name FROM Win32_ComputerSystem");

            foreach (ManagementObject queryObj in searcher.Get())
            {
                Console.WriteLine("-----------------------------------");
                Console.WriteLine("Win32_ComputerSystem instance");
                Console.WriteLine("-----------------------------------");
                Console.WriteLine("Name: {0}", queryObj["Name"]);
            }
        }
        catch (ManagementException e)
        {
            // exception handling
        }

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