A computer screen may seem rotated by an angle of 90 to 180 degrees due to problems with the monitor settings, or the configuration of the graphic card. It may not be a hardware issue. The rotation issue with the screen display can also be due to wrong manipulation of hotkeys. The rotated screen problem can be solved easily by disabling rotation of the desktop screen graphic properties. Alternatively,change the rotation of the screen to normal mode using the desktop screen properties advanced tab. If the rotated screen issue is due to a wrong configuration of the graphic card, it may require more technical expertise to solve the problem.

Rotated screen

If your computer screen has been rotated, it could have been caused by either a problem with your graphics card or accidental manipulation of the keyboard shortcut. This problem can be easily fixed if you follow the steps below:

Solution 1

• Step 1: With the Desktop screen displayed in front of you, left-click to access the Graphic Properties option
• Step 2: Select the Rotation Tab
• Step 3: Uncheck the box labeled Enable Rotation

Solution 2

• Step 1: With the Desktop screen displayed in front of you, left-click to access the Properties option
• Step 2: Select the Parameters tab and click the "Advanced" option
• Step 3: From the displayed list, choose the name corresponding to your graphic card model
• Step 4: Select the Rotate option and change it to 0 degrees or to the "normal" mode

Solution 3

Use the following keyboard shortcut to rotate your screen: CTRL+ALT Gr+ (Up/Down/Left/Right arrows)

Solution 4

If none of the above solutions have solved your problem, it might be caused by a configuration issue with your graphics card. It is advisable to contact a computer technician to fix this issue.

See also

Knowledge communities.

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• Windows forum
• Screen forum
• Windows 7

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