Has the screen of your computer turned Sideways or become Upside Down? Luckily, there are multiple ways to fix the problem of Sideways or Upside Down Screen in Windows 10 and get out of this panic inducing situation.
Sideways or Upside Down Screen in Windows 10
Although, it appears like your Windows 10 computer has turned upside down all of a sudden and for no apparent reason, this situation is usually caused by unknowingly pressing certain key combinations.
In general, the problem of Upside Down Screen in Windows 10 is known to occur while playing PC Games, plugging in an external monitor, detaching an external monitor and by accidentally pressing certain key combinations.
Most regular users encounter this problem all of a sudden while they are seriously busy and trying to get some work done on their computers.
Fix Sideways or Upside Down Screen Using Key Combination
Perhaps the easiest and the quickest way to Flip the screen of your computer back to its original position is to use Ctrl + Alt + Arrow keys on the keyboard of your computer.
- Ctrl + Alt + Right Arrow: Flips the screen to the right.
- Ctrl + Alt + Left Arrow: Flips the screen to the left.
- Ctrl + Alt + Down Arrow: Flips the screen upside down.
- Ctrl + Alt + Up Arrow: Flips the screen back to its normal settings.
Fix Sideways or Upside Down Screen Using Graphics Options
Another way to Fix Sideways or Upside Down Screen in Windows 10 is to access Graphics Options by right-clicking anywhere on the screen of your Laptop or Desktop computer.
1. Right-click on the Screen (Empty space) of your computer and then click on Graphic Options in the menu that appears (See image below).
2. Next, click on Rotation and then click on Normal in the contextual menus that appear (See image above)
Fix Sideways or Upside Down Screen Using Graphics Media Control Panel
1. Right-click on the Screen (empty space) of your computer and then click on Graphic Properties… option in the menu that appears (See image below).
Note: In case your computer has non-Intel Graphics Card, select the option that allows you to access Display Properties.
2. On the Graphic settings screen, click on General Settings and then set the Rotation Value to Normal or 0 (depending on your computer).
Fix Sideways or Upside Down Screen Using Settings Menu
You can also access the Windows Graphic Settings screen from the Settings Menu on your Windows 10 computer.
1. Click on Windows 10 Start button and then click on the Settings icon.
2. On the Settings screen, click on System option.
3. On the next screen, first click on Display in the side menu and then scroll down and click on Display Adapter Properties option.
4. On the Display Adapter Properties screen, click on Graphics Media Driver tab (See image below).
5. On the next screen, click on Graphic Properties button (See image below)
6. On the Graphic settings screen, click on General Settings and set the Rotation Value to Normal or 0 (depending on your computer).