4 extremely simple ways to rotate the computer screen to your liking

Customizing the laptop screen rotation helps you meet specific work needs. However, sometimes you accidentally rotate the computer screen and don't know how to reset it to default. In this article, TipsMake will guide you how to rotate your computer screen .

Benefits of rotating computer and laptop screens

Knowing how to rotate a laptop screen will bring many benefits to users, specifically as follows:

1. You can customize your computer screen as you like to meet your work, study or personal preferences.

1. Knowing how to rotate the computer screen horizontally or vertically helps you use the computer both vertically and horizontally.
2. When your computer encounters an error, you can quickly restore the screen to its default state.

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4 ways to rotate computer and laptop screens in Windows 10, 8, 7

To rotate the computer screen of Win 10 , Win 8 and Win 7, do one of the following 4 ways:

How to rotate Windows 10 computer screen in Display Settings

Step 1: Right-click any empty space on the Desktop screen and then click Display Settings.

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Step 2: Continue clicking on Display.

Step 3: In the new dialog box that opens, select Orientation and start customizing one of the following options:

1. Landscape is the default vertical screen customization.
2. Portrait is the option to rotate the screen horizontally to the left.
3. Landscape (flipped) is the option to rotate the screen upside down.
4. Portrait (flipped) is the option to rotate the screen horizontally to the right.

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Step 4: After you have finished setting the customizations, click Keep Change to save the newly changed customizations or click Revert to cancel and reset.

Rotate Windows laptop screen using Graphics Options

How to rotate the computer screen includes the following 2 steps:

Step 1: Right-click anywhere on the Desktop screen and select Graphics Options .

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Step 2: In the new dialog box that opens, click on Rotation and then customize the screen rotation by choosing one of the following 4 options: 

1. Rotate to 0 Degrees means the screen will display along the default setting.
2. Rotate to 90 Degrees is to customize the screen to rotate horizontally to the left.
3. Rotate to 180 Degrees is the option to rotate the screen downwards.
4. Rotate to 270 Degrees is a customization for the screen to rotate horizontally to the right.

So, with just 2 simple steps you can successfully rotate your laptop screen.

How to rotate Windows 7 laptop screen in Screen Resolution

Step 1: Right-click anywhere on the laptop screen and select Screen resolution.

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Step 2: In the new window that appears on the screen, continue to select Orientation and customize the rotation of the Win 7 screen with one of the following 3 options:

1. Landscape is the option to rotate the laptop screen upside down.
2. Portrait is the option to rotate the computer screen to the left.
3. Portrait (flipped) is the option to rotate the laptop screen to the right.

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Use the key combination to rotate the computer screen in Windows 10, 8, 7

The following are key combinations to rotate the Windows 10 computer screen to help you as you like:

1. Press the key combination CTRL + ALT + Up Arrow to rotate the display vertically by default.
2. Press the key combination CTRL + ALT + Down Arrow to rotate the computer screen downwards.
3. Press the key combination CTRL + ALT + Left arrow to rotate the computer screen horizontally to the left.
4. Press the key combination CTRL + ALT + Right arrow to customize the horizontally rotated computer screen in Windows 10 to the right.

Why does the laptop screen rotate?

The computer screen being rotated in different directions is not a serious problem and you don't need to worry too much. The cause of this problem may be that while using and manipulating the computer, you pressed a certain key combination by mistake.

And there are many ways to rotate the computer screen to default to fix this problem. Specifically, follow the next content for more detailed instructions.

Fix laptop screen rotation error

Currently, there are 2 ways to fix the problem of rotating the computer screen as follows:

Fix laptop screen with Rotation using Rotation

How to rotate the computer screen using the mouse is as follows:

Step 1: Right-click anywhere on the Desktop screen and select Graphics Options > Rotation > Built-in Display > Rotate to 0 Degrees .

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If your computer uses Windows 7, select Screen resolution , if your computer uses Windows 10, select Display settings .

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Step 2: After opening the new dialog box, in the Display orientation section , choose the screen rotation type that best suits you by clicking on one of the following 4 options:

1. Landscape is the option to rotate the screen horizontally in the default direction.
2. Landscape (flipped) is the option to rotate and reverse the screen.
3. Portrait is the option to rotate the screen to the left at a 90 degree angle.
4. Portrait (flipped) is the option to rotate the screen to the right at a 90 degree angle.

Fix laptop screen rotated with keyboard shortcuts

In addition to using the mouse to fix the screen rotation error, you can also use the following keyboard shortcuts:

1. Press the key combination CTRL + ALT + Up Arrow to rotate the screen horizontally in the default direction.
2. Press the key combination CTRL + ALT + Down arrow to reverse the screen.
3. Press the key combination CTRL + ALT + Left Arrow to rotate the screen to the left at a 90 degree angle.
4. Press the key combination CTRL + ALT + Right Arrow to rotate the screen to the right at a 90 degree angle.

Epilogue

Above are ways to quickly rotate the computer screen on different operating systems. If you have another way to rotate your computer screen , please share it with TipsMake immediately by leaving a comment below.

Micah Soto

Update 12 October 2023