How to fix a sideways screen

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   • Upside Down Screen in Windows 10
   • 1. Fix Upside Down Screen Using Key Combination
   • 2. Fix Upside Down Screen Using Graphics Options
   • 3. Fix Sideways or Upside Down Screen Using Graphics Media Control Panel
   • 4. Fix Upside Down Screen Using Settings

   Rotate your device or monitor if it is equipped with a rotation sensor. If your device is a tablet, 2-in-1 PC, or desktop with a rotatable screen, then you can rotate the monitor to fix the issue. If that does not work, then check that rotation lock is not enabled by opening the action center.

   • If you do not see rotation lock in the action center, then try reconnecting the USB cable (not HDMI or VGA) cable for your monitor. This should fix the rotation sensor.

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   Press ctrl, alt, and a direction key. Some graphics cards assign the hotkey Ctrl + Alt + ↓ to flip the screen upside down. To reverse this, press Ctrl + Alt + ↑. Use the same key combination with ← or → to reverse a screen flipped right or left.

   • Some graphics cards use ⇧ Shift + Alt + ↑ instead.[1]
   • You may need to use the Alt key to the right of the spacebar, sometimes labeled AltGr.[2]

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   Fix rotation manually. Computers running Windows 7 or later have an option to switch between portrait and landscape mode. Fix this as follows:[3]

   • Right-click your Desktop.
   • In the drop-down menu, select Display Settings (Windows 10) or Screen Resolution (Windows 7 or 8).
     (Alternatively, go to Start → Control Panel → Display, then select Display Settings or Screen Resolution.)
   • Click the Orientation drop-down menu and change it to Portrait or Landscape, depending on your monitor setup.
   • Click Apply to rotate your screen back to normal.

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   Access your graphics card options. If nothing else works, you may need to access your graphics card settings. Depending on which card you have, you may find this under Graphics Options, Graphics Properties, Nvidia Control Panel, Catalyst Control Center, or Intel Control Center. You can either locate this using the search bar, or (usually) right-click your Desktop and select it from the drop-down menu.

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   Change the rotation setting. There is no standard menu arrangement in graphics card menus, so you may need to search a little. On some graphics cards, the "Rotation" or "Orientation" setting is in the Displays Manager menu.

   • You may need to select "advanced options" to find this setting.
   • If you're not sure why your screen rotated, you may have accidentally pressed a keyboard shortcut. Look for a Hotkeys menu item and disable it.

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   Hold down command and option. Press and hold ⌘ Command and ⌥ Option. Continue holding these keys down for the rest of this process.

   • If you are using a Windows keyboard with your Mac, hold down Ctrl + Alt instead.

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   Open System Preferences. Click the apple symbol in the top left corner of your screen. Select System Preferences from the drop-down menu.

   • If System Preferences was already open, you may need to quit and relaunch it while pressing the keys.

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   Go to the Display settings. Click Display. Continue to press both keys.

   • If you have multiple displays, select the problem monitor in the list of options before you continue.

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   Change the rotation settings. Holding down these keys unlocks the rotation options in the Display settings. Select Standard from the Rotation drop-down menu to return to the default display.[4]

   • If no Rotation option appears, your hardware does not support Apple's built-in rotation settings. Check your Applications folder for third-party software that may have rotated your screen.

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  How to fix the rotation on my iPhone 6?

  

  If there's an icon of a padlock encircled by an arrow on your status bar, Orientation Lock is on. Swipe up from the bottom of the screen to open Control Center, then tap that same icon to turn it off. The Display Zoom setting can also prevent your home screen from rotating; turn it off at Settings → Display & Brightness → View.

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  How do I turn on the flip screen?

  

  Minimize all open programs by pressing Windows key + D. Right-click any blank spot on the desktop. In the drop-down menu that appears, click Graphics Options, and then Graphics Properties. In the window that opens, select the Rotation tab. Choose your desired settings, click Apply, and then OK.

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  How do I rotate the screen on my computer?

  

  On the right side of your menu bar, there is an arrow pointing upwards on the Windows 10 version. Clicking on that opens a small dialog box. There should be a blue box in the upper left hand corner that might say "Intel HD Graphics". There you can rotate your screen by using the mouse on a angle.

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Has the screen of your computer turned Sideways or become Upside Down? Luckily, there are multiple ways to fix the problem of Upside Down Screen in Windows 10 and get out of this panic inducing situation.

Upside Down Screen in Windows 10

Although, it appears like the screen of your computer has suddenly turned upside down for no apparent reason, this situation is usually caused by unknowingly pressing certain key combinations.

While the problem of Upside Down Screen is usually caused by pressing certain key combinations, it is also known to occur while playing PC Games and while connecting or disconnecting external monitor.

Most users encounter this problem all of a sudden, while they are seriously busy and trying to get some work done on their computers.

1. Fix Upside Down Screen Using Key Combination

Perhaps the quickest and easiest way to Flip the screen of your computer back to its original position is to use Ctrl + Alt + Arrow keys on the keyboard of your computer.

1. Ctrl + Alt + Right Arrow: Flips the screen to the right.
2. Ctrl + Alt + Left Arrow: Flips the screen to the left.
3. Ctrl + Alt + Down Arrow: Flips the screen upside down.
4. Ctrl + Alt + Up Arrow: Flips the screen back to its normal settings.

2. Fix Upside Down Screen Using Graphics Options

Another easy way to Fix Sideways or Upside Down Screen is to access the Graphics Options on your computer.

Right-click in any empty space on the screen of your computer > click on Graphic Options > Rotation and select the Normal option in the contextual menu.

3. Fix Sideways or Upside Down Screen Using Graphics Media Control Panel

1. Right-click on the Screen (empty space) of your computer and click on Graphic Properties… option.

Note: In case your computer has non-Intel Graphics Card, select the option that allows you to access Display Properties.

2. On Graphic settings screen, click on General Settings and set the Rotation Value to Normal or 0 (depending on your computer).

4. Fix Upside Down Screen Using Settings

You can also fix Upside Down or Sideways screen by going to Windows 10 Settings.

1. Open Settings on your computer and click on the System icon.

2. On the next screen, click on the Display tab in left-pane. In the right-pane, scroll down and click on Display Adapter Properties.

3. On Display Adapter Properties screen, click on Graphics Media Driver tab.

4. On the next screen, click on Graphic Properties button.

5. On Graphic settings screen, click on General Settings and set the Rotation Value to Normal or 0 (depending on your computer).