title: Is there an alias for the local machine name in the Windows 7 login screen?
body: <p>We have many computers connected to a AD. The computers names is auto generated. When I want to log in using a local account, I have to figure out what the computer's name is, and log in using the following syntax:</p>
  
  <pre><code>[COMPUTER_NAME]\local_account
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Now I'm wondering if there is an alias that I can use instead?</p>
  
  <p>So instead of logging in using <code>NB-aw35sdds\local_account</code>, I can use something like <code>localhost\local_account</code>.</p>