Windows 10 - Changing Orientation or Rotate Screen

Method 1:

Using Rotation Hotkeys

Press and hold Ctrl + Alt on keyboard.

2. While holding on those keys, press any of the four arrows on keyboard for desired angle. Here ar e the control directions and attributes.

·    Right Arrow – rotate the screen at 90 degrees

·    Down Arrow – rotate the screen at 180 degrees

·    Left Arrow – rotate the scr een at 270 degrees

·    Up Arrow- retur ns the screen to normal position

For Dual or Multiple Monitor Computers:

If you have multiple  monitors,  make sure that the cursor is on the screen you wanted to rotate before initializing the command.  Alternatively  you can use Ctrl + Alt + Tab to select which of the running applications to turn.

Method 2:

Display properties

1. Right-click on an empty area on desktop.

2. Click on Screen resolution.

3. Click on the drop-down menu next to Orientation and select the orientation of the

desktop. (Generally Landscape)

4. Click on Apply to rotate the desktop.

5. Click on OK when you are happy with settings.

Method 3:

Using Display adapter Software

Nvidia Display adapter

Right Click on Desktop and Select NVIDIA Control Panel

Click on Rotate display in NVIDIA Control Panel

Check on Landscape for default Orientation  

Check Portrait for vertical orientation,  

Landscape Flipped for Inverted Default display

 Portrait Flipped for inverted Portrait display

ATI Catalyst Control Center

Right Click on Desktop Select ATI Catalyst Control Center

Select Rotate Desktop and set the orientation

In Older versions of Catalyst Control Center

Select Displays manager and Change the Orientation under Rotation.

Intel Display Adapters

Right Click on Desktop and Click on Graphics Properties

In Intel Display settings change the Orientation

Screenshot of the recent version of Graphics Adapter management tool.

Method 4:

Disable Third Party Applications that can rotate the screen

Some Third party Application can cause the Screen to rotate. Please confirm if customer is using any applications to rotate the screen. Below is an example of third party application that can rotate or change orientation of the screen.

iRotate