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title: Bogus computer_name fields are reported in some events
description: Prior to the hostname configuration stage, during OS installation any event log records generated may have a randomly assigned hostname. 
url: https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/beats/pull/47709/reference/winlogbeat/bogus-computer-name-fields
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# Bogus computer_name fields are reported in some events
Prior to the hostname configuration stage, during OS installation any event log records generated may have a randomly assigned hostname.