After starting games or the accessibility center, the image on the desktop may turn over. And sometimes users themselves accidentally press buttons on the keyboard. In any case, working at a computer in this mode is impossible. Windows 7 keyboard shortcuts will help to rotate the screen. The easiest way to fix the problem in this way.
Hotkey to rotate the screen
No need to investigate the settings and parameters of the installed drivers for a long time. The Windows 7 hotkey will help restore the image to its original form. The screen rotation buttons (photo below) will start instantly.
Hold down Ctrl + Alt and one of the following arrow keys:
- up - turn by 0 ° (normal view);
- to the right - 90 ° rotation;
- down - 180 ° rotation;
- to the left - 270 ° rotation.
So you can choose the best option. For a few seconds, the screen will go blank, and then will return to normal. If this hot combination is not convenient for you, you can change it in the settings of the video card. Open the device’s control via the desktop context menu (for example, for Intel HD Graphics - “Graphic Characteristics”). Go to the options and specify a combination that is convenient for you. Now, if you need to change the rotation of the screen (Windows 7), the hot keys that you assigned will complete the action in a few seconds. You can choose a combination that you rarely use. Then the problem with accidental button presses disappears.
Rotate System Tools
If you need to rotate the screen (Windows 7), hot keys will become an indispensable assistant. However, they do not always work - it depends on the manufacturer of the video card. In this case, returning to the desktop the previous look is a little more difficult. In general, the procedure does not take much time, but it’s very inconvenient to “catch” the necessary icons with an inverted image.
Go to the "Control Panel" and open the "Screen Resolution". The settings window will appear. In the “Orientation” paragraph, four rotation options are proposed.
Here's how Windows flips the image:
- landscape - 0 °;
- portrait - 270 °;
- landscape (inverted) - 180 °;
- portrait (inverted) - 90 °.
After choosing the image orientation, a window will open where, by default, you will be asked to discard the changes. 15 seconds are given to confirm the decision, and then the screen will return to its previous form. The function is provided in case the user changes the settings by mistake. But since you are launching the process on purpose, just save the changes.
Rotate through video card settings
When you need to fix the rotation of the screen, the hot keys of Windows 7 will do it quickly and easily. But if the video card does not make it possible to use them, you will have to solve the problem through its settings.
In the control panel, find the "Screen Resolution" item. To open the properties of the video card, go to the advanced settings. In the window that appears, click on the “Control Panel” tab. In the "Rotate" drop-down menu, select the appropriate value. If you want to change other parameters, go to the display settings. Here you can specify the resolution, proportions of scaling, depth and color quality.
How to disable rotation through hot keys
So, if you made an unnecessary rotation of the screen, the Windows 7 hotkeys will return the desktop to normal. But what if the function is constantly triggered just because of these buttons? For example, the user only learns quick combinations, or children love to play with the keyboard. Or maybe a cat is sometimes basking on her. Then it’s easier to disable this key combination.
Call the desktop context menu. In the "Graphics Settings" item, find the "Keyboard Shortcut". Disable this feature. If there is no such item (depending on the model of the video card), follow the same procedure in the driver settings. Go to the "Device Control Panel" and tick off the desired action. Now Windows 7 hotkeys will not be able to rotate the screen.
Conclusion
It’s easiest to flip your computer’s desktop through a hot combination. Of course, you can turn it off if you often press keys by mistake. But imagine a situation when the screen turned upside down for another reason (for example, due to a game), and the Windows 7 hotkey is turned off in the settings. Buttons will not start screen rotation, and you will have to get to the video card settings in a not-so-convenient way.