How to Change Processor Name Permanently

In my last post I told you how to change processor's name temporarily but reading this article you can change processor's name permanently.
When 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.

To change processor's name permanently, it was required to update the Processor Name String registry key every time windows starts.

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You can change processor's name permanently by creating a registry key and placing a shortcut to it in the windows start up folder. To change processor name permanently follow the below steps.

Change the processor name permanently

Step 1. Open Notepad.

Step 2. Paste the below code in Notepad.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0]
"ProcessorNameString"="My Processor name 50000MHz"


To change the processor name, you can edit the "My Processor name 50000MHz". 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 below code to check whether or not to include \0.


Step 3. Click on File menu, click on Save as and select "All Types" in the Save as Type option. Save the file as name.reg.

You can replace name with another name you like.

Step 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:\name.reg" if your file is located in the root of C:\ drive.


Step 5. Copy the created shortcut file.


Step 6. Navigate to below lines if C:\ is your system drive.


In Winows XP

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

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In Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows 8

C:\Users\User-Name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup


Also remember that AppData is a hidden folder.

Step 7. Paste the copied file.


The registry file will execute each time when Windows starts and the Processor Name String will be modified each time. When you will restart your computer, you will see that the changes processor name is permanent.