PC Monitor Flipping Guide: A Simple Solution Unveiled

Wanna view your screen from another different angle? Wanna fix your sideways computer screen? Wanna play a prank on your friends’ computer?… Whatever the reason, now you’d like to know how to flip a computer screen. Don’t worry. You’ll learn 3 methods toflip your Windows computer screen in this post. Read on to find how…

Try these methods…

1. Adjust your screen orientation settings
2. Flip your computer screen in NVIDIA Control Panel (only for NVIDIA graphics card users)
3. Try these Hot Keys

Method 1: Adjust your screen orientation settings

You can easily flip your computer screen in theOrientation settings .

Here’s how you can do it:

1. a) If you’re usingWindows 10 , one your keyboard, press theWindows logo key andI at the same time to open the Settings window; Then selectSystem .
   b) If you’re usingWindows 7 or8 ,right-click on the blank area of your desktop, then selectScreen resolution .
2. SetOrientation to the option you want from the drop-down menu:

Landscape — the normal screen you see
Portrait — Rotate your screen 270°
Landscape (flipped) — Rotate your screen 180°
Portrait (flipped) — Rotate your screen 90°

1. If you place your monitorvertically , you screen shows normally inPortrait .

2. If you use dual or multiple monitors, select the monitor before changing the orientation.
   

3. If you’re using Windows 10, clickKeep changes to save your settings; Or if you’re using Windows 7 or 8, clickApply thenOK to save your settings.

Method 2: Flip your computer screen in NVIDIA Control Panel

If you’re usingNVIDIA graphics card , you can also flip your computer screen inNVIDIA Control Panel on your Windows computer.

Follow these steps to do it:

1. Right-click on the blank area of your desktop, then you can selectNVIDIA Control Panel .
2. On your NVIDIA Control Panel, clickRotate display under theDisplay section . Then you can select the orientation you want to set: Landscape — the normal screen you see
   Portrait — Rotate your screen 270°
   Landscape (flipped) — Rotate your screen 180°
   Portrait (flipped) — Rotate your screen 90°

1. If you place your monitorvertically , your screen displays normally inPortrait .

2. If you use dual or multiple monitors, select the monitor before changing the orientation.
   

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If you’re using the5th Generation Intel Processor or the previous , there’re Hot Keys you can use to flip your computer screen.

Here’s how you cancheck the Generation of Intel processor you’re using:

1. On your keyboard, press theWindows logo key andR at the same time to invoke theRun box.
2. Typecontrol and pressEnter .
   
3. ClickSystem whenView by Large icons selected.
4. You should then see the information of your Processor. The generation isthe number right after the ix- . For example, my computer processor is: Then the generation of my computer processor is4th .

If your Intel Processor is5th or any previous , and you’reusing Intel graphics card , then you can try the hotkeys below to flip your computer screen.

a) PressCtrl + Alt + Up Arrow to set your screen upright, the normal mode.

b) PressCtrl + Alt + Right Arrow to flip your screen 90°.

c) PressCtrl + Alt + Down Arrow to flip your screen 180°.

d) PressCtrl + Alt + Left Arrow to flip your screen 270°.

Tada! Hopefully this article helps. Feel free to comment below with your own experiences and share it with your friends and colleagues.

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