NEWFILENAME (x), with x starting from 1 and running consecutively till every document is named. The files will then be renamed to the same name you typed with a number in parentheses appended to the end of the name to make up a unique name for each file, i.e. Type in a new base name that you want to use, press ENTER when done. Once the files are selected, right click on any one of the files, and select Rename.

In your files are listed in successive order, simply highlight the first file, hold down the SHIFT key, and the click on the last file in the batch to select all files between them. You can press and hold CTRL key while click on each of the files that you want to select multiple files. In Windows Explorer or File Explorer folder, select a few files that you would like to rename. How to Rename Multiple Files in Windows with Windows Explorer or File Explorer To select multiple files in an order, click the first file in the list, hold Shift, and click the last file. Select all the files that you want to batch rename. If you have multiple files, or a series of files that you want to rename the filename to a name with same common pattern differentiated by just the numbering, Windows itself provides an easy way to rename the files, by using just the Windows Explorer or File Explorer (you may known it as Computer, Documents, Pictures or Musics). Open the folder containing your files using File Explorer.

Windows rename multiple files