Name Your PC Day2026 · Date · History · Messages
The first-party Wellcat Holidays calendar lists Name Your PC Day on November 20 and identifies Thomas and Ruth Roy as creators of the collection; technical device-naming sources are supporting guidance only.
About Name Your PC Day
Name Your PC Day is an informal Wellcat technology-themed observance listed on November 20.
Wellcat identifies Thomas and Ruth Roy as creators of the holiday collection that includes the day.
Why Name Your PC Day matters
The day is a playful prompt to give a personal computer a memorable device name.
A device name can also have practical effects: operating systems use computer names to identify devices, and networked or managed computers may follow organizational naming rules.
History of Name Your PC Day
The current Wellcat Holidays page lists Name Your PC Day on November 20.
For Name Your PC Day, Wellcat states that its holiday collection was created by Thomas and Ruth Roy.
The reviewed creator material does not establish a first observance year or explain why November 20 was chosen.
Microsoft and Apple both document ways to change a computer’s device or computer name, but those technical instructions are separate from the observance’s provenance.
How the observance developed
This timeline uses documented milestones from reviewed sources. Missing stages are left out rather than guessed.
Thomas and Ruth Roy
The current first-party Wellcat Holidays page identifies Thomas and Ruth Roy as creators of Wellcat Holidays.
Wellcat Holidays (Thomas and Ruth Roy)
The creator-controlled Wellcat page lists the observance within the Roys’ copyrighted holiday collection.
What the evidence establishes
Confirmed institutional roles and milestones are shown first. Details that could not be established from the reviewed sources are listed separately below.
7 fields not established in reviewed sources
Also known as
Name Your PC Day
How to Observe Name Your PC Day
Choose a short device name that is easy for you to recognize.
On a personal Windows PC, use Microsoft’s current rename instructions rather than editing system files manually.
On a Mac, remember that the computer name can be used to identify the Mac on a local network.
Avoid putting passwords, account credentials, highly sensitive personal details or unnecessary identifying information into a device name.
Do not rename a work- or school-managed computer unless your organization’s IT policy allows it; Microsoft specifically advises against renaming organization-owned or managed devices through a personal account workflow.
Name Your PC Day Facts
Wellcat Holidays lists Name Your PC Day on November 20.
The Wellcat calendar listing for Name Your PC Day credits Thomas and Ruth Roy with the holiday collection.
For Name Your PC Day, it is an informal creator-defined observance in the reviewed evidence.
Microsoft documents a supported Windows device-renaming workflow.
Apple documents that a Mac’s computer name and local hostname can identify it on a local network.
Name Your PC Day Messages
Happy Name Your PC Day—pick something memorable without putting sensitive details in the name.
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
Evidence & sources
Sources used across the guide are gathered here. Labels show how each source supports the page, and contextual references are kept separate from primary evidence.
Wellcat Holidays — creator calendar (opens in a new tab)
First Party Creator
Apple Support — computer-name/network context only (opens in a new tab)
Microsoft Support — device-name guidance only (opens in a new tab)
Microsoft Support — Manage devices used with your Microsoft account (opens in a new tab)
Understand it, compare it, then explore further
Start with the most common factual questions, then compare closely related observances and explore useful connections.
Frequently asked questions
When is Name Your PC Day?
20 November The documented recurrence rule is: 20 November on the creator’s recurring Wellcat Holidays calendar..
Does Name Your PC Day fall on the same date every year?
Yes. It uses a fixed annual date unless stronger evidence changes the pattern.
Is Name Your PC Day an official public holiday?
The reviewed sources verify it within this scope: United States / creator-defined informal Wellcat technology-themed observance. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when reliable evidence explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Name Your PC Day?
The reviewed sources identify Wellcat Holidays (Thomas and Ruth Roy) as the proclaiming or establishing body. The proposer or originator is recorded separately as Thomas and Ruth Roy.
Is Name Your PC Day international or country-specific?
This observance is specific to United States. Its fuller verified scope is: United States / creator-defined informal Wellcat technology-themed observance.
How is this page verified?
The factual information is checked against reviewed sources, including the date pattern, scope and institutional history. This page was checked on 2026-09-28.
When is Name Your PC Day?
Wellcat Holidays lists it on November 20.
Who created it?
Wellcat identifies Thomas and Ruth Roy as creators of the holiday collection containing the observance.
Can I really rename my computer?
Yes. Microsoft and Apple both provide supported ways to change device or computer names on their systems.
Should I rename a work computer?
Only if your organization permits it. Microsoft says company- or organization-managed devices should not be renamed through its personal-account device workflow.
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