1.How to rotate screen on the laptop computer?

This article will show you how to rotate your computer screen for Windows 7, 8 and 10，such as turning your laptop screen sideways. The following will directly introduce the specific operation steps:

1. Right-click on the desktop and select "Screen Resolution" or "Display Settings". Depending on the version of Windows you are using, you will see different options. But they both take you to the same display settings window.

   If you are using Windows XP, then this will have no effect. Please skip to step 5 of this section.



2. Find the Directions menu. It's at the bottom of the window. By default, most computers display the screen in "landscape" orientation. Most graphics cards allow you to use this menu to rotate the computer screen.

   If you don't see this menu, there may be a problem with your drive, or your computer manufacturer may have disabled this feature. Please skip to step 4 for more ways to flip the screen.

   

3. Choose the direction you want to use. Generally speaking, there are four directions for you to choose from: Landscape - This is the default option for standard monitors.

   Portrait - This rotates 90° to the right so that the right edge of the display is facing down to become the bottom edge of the rotated screen.

   Landscape (flip) - This flips the screen upside down so that the top edge of the previous screen is flipped to become the bottom edge of the screen.

   Portrait (flip) - This rotates 90° to the left, making the left edge of the screen the bottom edge of the rotated screen.



4. Try using shortcut keys. Some graphics adapters support the use of shortcut keys to change monitor orientation. You can use these shortcuts to quickly switch between various rotation modes. If you're using Intel's own graphics adapter, then most of these shortcuts will be available. For users with Nvidia or AMD graphics cards, these shortcuts may have no effect.

   ctrl+alt+Down Arrow - Flip the screen up and down.
   ctrl+alt+Right Arrow - Rotates the screen 90° to the right.
   ctrl+alt+Left Arrow - Rotates the screen 90° to the left.
   ctrl+alt+Up Arrow - Returns to standard screen orientation.


5. View the control panel of the graphics card. Nvidia, AMD, and Intel display adapters generally have a control panel program installed that allows you to make adapter-specific adjustments. You can access this control panel from the menu that appears by right-clicking on the desktop. On some computers the Display Control Panel can only be found in the Start menu or in the Windows Control Panel.

   Find the Rotation or Orientation options. In the left menu of the Nvidia Control Panel, find the "Rotate Screen" option. Find the Orientation menu in the Desktop Properties section of the AMD Catalyst Graphics Control Center. For Intel graphics, you can find the Orientation option in the Display Settings menu.



6. Create Rotation Shortcuts (AMD). If using an AMD or ATI graphics card, you can create keyboard shortcuts for screen rotation through the Catalyst Control Center software.

   Right click on the desktop and select "Catalyst Control Center".
   Click the "Preferences" button and select "Hotkeys".
   Select "Display Manager" from the drop-down menu, then set the key combinations you want to use for the different rotation options. The key combination in step 4 is usually not used for other functions, so it is a good choice.
   Make sure the checkbox is checked to enable your new hotkey.
   


7. If you don't see any orientation options, please update your driver. If you don't see any rotation options and keyboard shortcuts available, you can update your graphics card driver to enable this feature. You can download the latest version of the driver directly from the manufacturer's website, or you can use Windows Updater to update it.

   Both AMD and Nvidia have hardware detection tools that automatically detect the graphics card you're using and provide the latest version of the driver. You can run the detection tool from their download page, or just search for the tool for a specific model.

   If you want to see which graphics adapter you are using, press Win+R and type dxdiag. Click the Display tab to view the adapter manufacturer and model.

   
8. Know that computer manufacturers can disable screen rotation. In fact, Windows systems do not provide this option, it is up to the hardware manufacturer to enable it. Most computers have screen rotation enabled, but your computer may not support screen rotation. Laptops are the most common victims, they have lost the ability to rotate the screen.