How to Change Processor Name Permanently without any software

There are some apps that able you to change processor name from PC properties window. But we can change the name of processor without any third party software, just by creating registry key. And with special trick processor name will stay and after restart.

1) Open notepad and paste text given bellow to notepad.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0]
"ProcessorNameString"="Intel Core i7-2600K 3.4GHz"
And now change Intel Core i7-2600K 3.4GHz to whatever you want.
2) Now save file as processor.reg ( keep .reg format for file ).
3) Now open it and in pop out warn window press on the Yes button and after that on OK button.
4) You can check the result just by going to Properties of computer. To keep this changes and after restart we need to do some things still.
5) Create a new shortcut on desktop, enter regedit / S "Location of the .reg file". For example, enter regedit /S "C:\Program Files\Processor.reg" if registry file is located in C:\Program Files location.
6) Now copy created shortcut file, go to C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup location and past it here.

Now you can restart your machine and you will see the same results, it keeps same name of processor and after restart.


Regards 
Usman Ahmed Abid

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