Even if rotating the PC screen on the monitor is not something you go to do every day, it is important to know that it can be done and how to do it in order to put it back in case it is overturned and also to rotate the display of photographs. on the fly . For example, if you use the laptop connected to the television to show digital photos to friends or relatives, scrolling the photos manually, there may be the problem of seeing some crooked images and to rotate them at 90 degrees.
Even worse if the laptop is connected to a projector, which if turned upside down, it may show the screen image in reverse.
On other occasions, on the other hand, using a light laptop, it can be convenient to read documents or websites by holding it like a book, with the screen vertical.
In short, turning the monitor on can sometimes be useful and it's not just one of the nicest pranks on colleagues' computers.
The first way to try to rotate the screen on a Windows 10, Windows 7 or 8 PC is to use a keyboard shortcut that works with computers with AMD or NVidia video cards, by simultaneously pressing the CTRL-ALT keys and the arrow up or down .
If it does not work, the video card management software may not be installed.
Here are the pages to find the video card management programs:
- Download Intel HD Card Driver
- Download the updated AMD or Nvidia drivers
After installing the complete programs with driver and video options control panel, you can try again the shortcut CTRL - Alt arrows to change orientation to the screen.
Another way to rotate the screen is by using the Nvidia control panel, Intel graphics options or AMD's Control Center .
If the driver has been installed in its full version of the management program, you can right-click on an empty space on the desktop to find quick access to the Nvidia, AMD or Intel control panel.
If the video card is Intel you will find the graphics options.
If the card is Nvidia, the NVidia Control Panel will be found
If the graphics card is AMD you will find the Catalyst Control Center.
In each of the programs, there is the option to rotate the screen.
You can also rotate the screen using the option in the Windows Display settings .
In Windows 10, press the right mouse button on the desktop and open Settings> System> screen .
In the screen on the right you can find the orientation option, which can be vertical or horizontal.
On some laptops convertible into tablets, it is also possible to find, here, the option to lock the orientation or make it automatic depending on how it is moved (as is the case on mobile phones).
Furthermore, with the orientation of the screen unlocked (you can also unlock it from the button panel that appears by pressing the Windows-A keys together), you can use some key combinations to rotate it:
CTRL + ALT + up arrow : normal screen
CTRL + ALT + Right arrow : screen rotates 90 degrees to the right
CTRL + ALT + Left arrow : rotate 90 degrees to the left
CTRL + ALT + Down arrow : the screen is reversed
To rotate the screen in Windows 7 or 8, you can press the right mouse button on the desktop to choose then Screen resolution .
From the screen showing how Windows thinks the monitors used are arranged, press on the main display (press identify to find it), then select it and change the orientation option.
In cases where this is not possible, whether the function of turning the desktop is implemented or not among the possibilities of the video card, you can use the IRotate tool.
IRotate is a small 125 kbyte tool that does not weigh on the system and offers the function of rotating the PC monitor screen by 90 degrees or 180 degrees by turning it upside down.
This program is compatible with many pc video cards but not all.
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