How to Keystroke to Rotate Screen

Last Updated: January 22, 2018

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.

Method 1

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On Computers with Intel HD Graphics

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Press 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 2

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Using the iRotate App

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Go to the iRotate download page in a web browser.
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Click Download iRotate. It's on the top-left side of the page. This will start downloading the iRotate installer file.
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Double-click the "irotate.exe" file to open it. By default, you can find downloaded files in your "Downloads" folder.
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Click YES. This grants Windows permission to run the file and opens the iRotate installer.
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Check the box for "I agree with the above terms and conditions" and then click Next.
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Click 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.
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Click 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.
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Use 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