Has the screen of your computer suddenly turned Sideways or Upside Down? Luckily, there are multiple ways to get out of this panic inducing situation in both Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Why is the Computer Screen Upside Down?
When the screen of a computer suddenly becomes upside down, it usually appears as if this has happened for no apparent reason.
However, in most cases the problem of an upside down screen on a Windows computer is usually due to certain key combination being accidentally pressed by the user.
Apart from this, the screen of a computer can become upside down or turn sideways, while playing PC games and also when the PC is being connected or disconnected from an external monitor.
As mentioned above, you can fix the upside down or sideways screen on a Windows 10/11 computer using any of the following methods.
1. Fix Upside Down Screen Using Key Combination
Perhaps the quickest and the easiest way to flip the computer screen back to its original position is by using Ctrl + Alt + Arrow keys.
- 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.
2. Fix Upside Down Screen Using Graphics Options
Another easy way to fix Sideways or Upside Down Screen on a Windows computer is by going to Graphics Options menu.
1. Right-click in any empty space on the screen of your computer.
2. In the right-click menu, click on Graphic Options > Rotation and select the Normal option.
You should now find the screen of your computer coming back to its normal orientation.
3. Fix Upside Down Screen Using Graphics Media Control Panel
1. Right-click on the Screen (empty space) of your computer and click on Graphic Properties… option.
Note: In case your computer has non-Intel Graphics Card, select the option that allows you to access Display Properties.
2. On the next screen, select the Display option.
3. On Graphic settings screen, click on General Settings and set the Rotation Value to Normal or 0 (depending on the case).
4. Fix Upside Down Screen Using Settings
On both Windows 10 and Windows 11 computers, you can fix Upside Down or Sideways screen by going to Settings.
1. Go to Settings > System > select Display tab in left-pane. In the right-pane, scroll down and click on Display Adapter Properties.
2. On Display Adapter Properties screen, click on Graphics Media Driver tab.
3. On the next screen, click on Graphic Properties button.
4. On Graphic settings screen, click on General Settings and set the Rotation Value to Normal or 0 (depending on the case).
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