Generating Computer Name automatically without "-"

Hi,
I am generating PC name with Sysprep unattend and setup generates PC name automatically based on Organization /Owner information .... but it adds a hyphen "-" after organization /user and then appends a random number , all I need to know if its
possible to omit "-" in PC name.?
Example 1234567-xyzxyz
Here 8th character is "-" which I don't want to have but appended automatically.
N.A.Malik

Hi,
I am afraid this is not possible to omit "-" in computer name.
Here is the Help file articles:
Computer Name:
Specifies the computer name used to access the computer from the network. If
ComputerName is empty or missing, the user must enter a computer name in Windows Welcome.
If you set this value to an asterisk (*), a random computer name is generated. This random name has at most 8 characters from the
RegisteredOwner and/or
RegisteredOrganization strings plus random characters.
Computer_name is a string with a maximum length of 15 characters.
I think the "-" here is generated automatically to distinguish the two different parts in the computer name.
Best regards
Michael Shao
TechNet Community Support

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