This wikiHow teaches you how to rotate the screen orientation on your Windows computer using just your keyboard. Some laptops with integrated Intel HD graphics have a built-in option to rotate the screen using a few simple keyboard shortcuts. For all others, there is a handy and lightweight program called iRotate which will give you the same functionality.
StepsMethod 1Method 1 of 2:On Computers with Intel HD Graphics
1Press Ctrl+Alt ＋ the arrow keys. Hold the Ctrl and Alt keys and press one of the four arrow keys to reorientate the top of the display in that direction.Press Ctrl+Alt+→ to rotate 90 degrees right.Press Ctrl+Alt+← to rotate 90 degrees left.Press Ctrl+Alt+↓ to flip upside down.Press Ctrl+Alt+↑ for normal landscape view.Method 2Method 2 of 2:Using the iRotate App
1Go to the iRotate download page in a web browser.
2Click Download iRotate. It’s on the top-left side of the page. This will start downloading the iRotate installer file.
3Double-click the “irotate.exe” file to open it. By default, you can find downloaded files in your “Downloads” folder.
4Click YES. This grants Windows permission to run the file and opens the iRotate installer.
5Check the box for “I agree with the above terms and conditions” and then click Next.
6Click Start to start the installation. You can click the “Destination Directory” if you want to install the program in a different location, but the default location should be fine.
7Click OK twice. The default options are to run the program after installation and display a shortcut in the system tray.You should see the iRotate icon in the system tray on the right-side of the taskbar. It resembles a tilted blue computer monitor.
8Use the keyboard shortcuts to rotate your desktop display.Press Ctrl+Alt+→ to rotate 90 degrees right.Press Ctrl+Alt+← to rotate 90 degrees left.Press Ctrl+Alt+↓ to flip upside down.Press Ctrl+Alt+↑ for normal landscape view
