Did you walk back to your computer after lunch to find your entire Microsoft Windows screen is flipped upside down? You may have fallen victim to one of the most common office gags, or you or your cat has accidentally hit some keys and changed the orientation of the screen. Either way, these steps should set you back to a right-side up screen.
Up and Down Keyboard Shortcut
If your screen is flipped upside down, try pressing:
- CTRL + ALT + DOWN ARROW
or
- CTRL + ALT + UP ARROW
Sideways Keyboard Shortcut
If your screen is flipped side to side instead of upside down, you will want to try:
- CTRL + ALT + LEFT ARROW
or
- CTRL + ALT + RIGHT ARROW
Display Driver Software
The video card software you have installed may also be controlling this type of setting. This is very rare, but on such occasions, there are usually a set of keys you can press on your keyboard to flip the screen, or a utility that runs in the taskbar that controls the setting. In most of these cases, the following steps will work:
- Right click the Desktop, then select “Screen resolution“
- Select the “Advanced settings” link.
- From here, options can vary depending on your video card. Check for anything that says “Orientation“, then change it to the desired setting.
If you’re still not having any luck, the setting might be located within the menus of your display. Try looking at the menus on the actual display to see if there are any settings for flipping the screen. For example, NVIDIA’s video card software has an option available by selecting the following:
- Right-click the NVIDIA icon in the taskbar, then select “Open NVIDIA Control Panel“.
- 2. Select the “Rotate display” link in the left pane.
- 3. Set the orientation as desired.
I hope at least one of these tips has solved this problem for you. Happy computing!
Linda says
I have no “advanced settings” on my HP laptop. I can rotate the screen but it flips back to upside down automatically.
Heide says
Thanks, was perfect, right click, display , orientation & portrait flipped.
Darin says
Thank you so much this
information was so useful…
Susan says
OMG, Thank you SO much! I was totally like,WTF??! TY!!
Bunch Dakay Sam says
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joe says
Thank you it help so much
rita says
magic, worked a dream .so pleased. Thank you
Rob says
Thank You so much!!; Blessings to you, and to your family.
Ginger Rafferty says
Oh my gosh Mitch. You are a genius! Thank you so much for helping this grandma out of this situation. I will keep you in my bookmarks in case I need you again. I thought I had ruined my monitor. It is upright again. Oh, thank you so much…
Liam says
this article should be displayed upside down
Cindy says
Thanks for help. Fixed !!!!!!
Richard A Dahrouge says
Your frst suggestion worked perfectly!…..now im a minor hero to my Dad!……thank you….Rick Dahrouge
allan seddon says
strange worrying but easily fixed, cheers.
Moz says
Spot on! Thank you :)
Ruthie says
thank you. it was easy with your instructions.
Eric says
The cat did it………..you fixed it. Thanks
Lydia says
Thanks for you help
Bill says
Thanks, that worked.
Susan says
This fixed my problem, thank you so much. This information was very helpful
Hammond Eben says
I have able to flip back my screen. Thanks