How To Flip Screen Windows 10

How to rotate the screen in Windows 10

(Image credit: Future)

Learning how to rotate the screen in Windows ten isn't only worthwhile for two-in-1 laptop owners. Being able to quickly flip Windows from mural to portrait mode, and vice versa, is certainly handy for touchscreen laptops — but many of the best monitors can rotate 90 degrees, letting you lot have a second screen for your PC without taking up as much horizontal space on your desk.

In this guide we'll show you how to rotate Windows 10 on a per-screen basis, using both instant shortcuts and by manually adjusting your brandish settings.

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Get-go, though, a word virtually the shortcut method: information technology doesn't always piece of work. Or rather, whether information technology works volition depend on your brandish driver software. For PCs and laptops with Intel processors, for instance, you'll demand the Intel Graphics and Media Control Console installed; nosotros've tested the shortcuts on a PC and a laptop both running Nvidia's dedicated GPU drivers, and they didn't take whatever upshot.

Don't worry, though, because yous tin always rotate the screen using Windows 10 settings. Here's how to utilize both screen rotation methods — if y'all don't use integrated Intel or AMD graphics, it's worth trying the shortcuts anyhow, just just skip ahead if they don't play ball.

How to rotate the screen in Windows 10: Keyboard shortcuts

1. With your mouse cursor on the display you want to rotate, press Ctrl + Alt + Right arrow to rotate the screen clockwise. You tin alternatively printing Ctrl + Alt + Left pointer to rotate it counter-clockwise, or Ctrl + Alt + Down arrow to put the screen in a flipped mural view. Ctrl + Alt + Up arrow will return it to standard landscape.

How to rotate screen in Windows 10 using shortcuts: Press Ctrl + Alt + Arrow keys — (Prototype credit: Future)

How to rotate the screen in Windows x: Display settings

1. Correct click on your desktop and click "Display settings."

How to rotate screen in Windows 10 step 1: Right click on desktop then click Display settings — (Image credit: Microsoft)

2. Scroll downwardly to "Display orientation" and select an orientation from the drib-down list. "Portrait" will rotate the screen counter-clockwise, while "Portrait (flipped)" will rotate it clockwise.

How to rotate screen in Windows 10 step 2: Scroll down to Display Orientation and select orientation from drop-down list — (Image credit: Microsoft)

iii. Click "Keep changes."

How to rotate screen in Windows 10 step 3: Click Keep changes — (Image credit: Future)

Yous tin always change your screen back to its original orientation by repeating these steps and selecting "Landscape" from the driblet-down list.

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James is currently Hardware Editor at Stone Paper Shotgun, only earlier that was Audio Editor at Tom's Guide, where he covered headphones, speakers, soundbars and anything else that intentionally makes noise. A PC enthusiast, he also wrote calculating and gaming news for TG, commonly relating to how difficult it is to find graphics card stock.