Did you know Windows lets you change your screen orientation? If you have a rotating monitor stand, you can then set the desktop screen orientation to match.

There are also some keyboard shortcuts that allow you to do it straight from your keyboard. These shortcuts also let people who press these keys by accident set their display back to normal.

Windows 11

Right-click on the desktop and click Display Settings
Scroll down to Display orientation and select the orientation you wish to use.

Now you can choose which orientation you wish to use, Landscape is the default for most monitors.

Windows 10

Right-click on the desktop and click Display Settings
Scroll down to Display orientation and select the orientation you wish to use.

Now you can choose which orientation you wish to use, Landscape is the default for most monitors.

Keyboard Shortcuts

CTRL + ALT + Up Arrow
Landscape Mode

CTRL+ ALT + Down Arrow
Landscape Mode Flipped.

CTRL+ALT+ Left Arrow
Portrait mode

CTRL+ALT+ Right Arrow
Portrait mode Flipped

Happy Computing!

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