In some cases you may want to rotate your computer screen, for example if you want to hang your screen on the wall. In Windows 10 (and earlier versions) you can rotate your screen via the settings or a keyboard shortcut.
Rotate screen in Windows
Shortcuts – Ctrl + Alt + Arrow keys or Ctrl + Alt + 2/4/6/8 on your alphanumeric keyboard (Num Lock off).
Menu – Start / Settings / System / Display / Screen Orientation / Landscape or Portrait
By default, we always put our screens in landscape mode, in other words, the bottom and top are longer than the left and right. That’s how television works, that’s how screens work too. But that is not necessary at all. If you prefer to hang your screen in portrait mode, for example because you constantly have to watch the vertical videos of your aunt on your screen, then you can. Windows 10 namely has a built-in option for tilting your screen.
It is also useful for practical purposes to tilt your screen. For example, when you program, it is nice to have as many lines of code as possible in view. Especially if the lines are usually not that long anyway. As a second screen you can also choose a tilted image. For example to see news headlines clearly or for long documents.
Tilt the display
To tilt the screen, or at least its contents, click Start and then on Settings. In the window that appears, click System and then on Display. You will now see the various screens that you have connected with numbers above them. You can now individually determine the orientation per screen by clicking on the number of the relevant screen. If you only have one screen, like us (because we all work with one screen and VR glasses) then the right screen is automatically selected. Now look for the option Screen orientation and change Landscape in Standing (mirrored or not). Don’t worry, the option will not be enabled immediately, this will only happen when you click on To apply.
Shortcuts
As with practically all settings in Windows, there are also shortcuts for screen orientation. However, that is a bit complicated, because the combinations do not come from Microsoft, but from the manufacturers of the video card. That is why the shortcut differs per setup, if you can already use a shortcut. For Intel cards you use Ctrl + Alt + arrow keys, but with Nvidia and AMD it is already getting more difficult. If you have an alphanumeric part on your keyboard, you can too Ctrl + Alt + 2/4/6/8 use. Make sure Num Lock is off. With some video cards you cannot rotate the screen at all. So it’s a matter of trying.
Navigation
There is also an option to mirror the screen orientation, both landscape and portrait. Note: if you want to try this out for fun, keep in mind that the operation of your mouse naturally changes, so that upwards is suddenly left, etc. But don’t worry, if you don’t click confirm, the orientation will change back after a few seconds.
Incidentally, it also works great as a joke to play with colleagues.
Looking for the best settings for your screen? They are discussed in detail in this article. This way you can easily adjust the size of icons and Windows elements to your eyes. The display of text is also easy to optimize.
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