I recently de-embarrassed my hostnames. I went with names that are one step removed from being dead obvious. Feels nice having descriptive, but not uncreative, names for everything
- Custom built desktop pc: Studio
- Home theater PC: Theater
- Server: Gamut (this was Nexus until I ran into bs regarding the TLD preload list in web browsers… had to go with a non-tld name)
- Everything else: Based off the model. For example, my Asus Vivobook S 15 is just “Vivobook”, etc



There’s a few ways to turn it off, but they require registry editing or using the Group Policy editor if you have a Pro license
https://www.ghacks.net/2021/11/26/how-to-turn-off-search-the-web-results-in-windows-11/