The display of your PC has rotated 90 ° or even 180 ° and everything is returned to the screen? Don't panic: this is just mishandling. A simple keyboard shortcut is enough to return to normal.
It can happen anytime - and to anyone. One fine day, without you knowing why, everything displayed on your PC screen turned. The display has flipped 90 degrees (a quarter turn) or even 180 degrees (a half turn). The taskbar is found stuck to one edge of the screen or to its top… in short, everything is upside down! Difficult to use Windows in these conditions, especially with the display turned over, the mouse becomes uncontrollable, its movements following the orientation of the screen. Moving the pointer upwards leads to a lateral slide that the brain has a hard time assimilating. Hello stiff necks!
Rest assured, this is neither a bug nor a failure! You simply unknowingly activated a special display mode by accidentally pressing a few keys on your keyboard. This little-used function aims to adapt the display to screens in portrait mode (taller than they are wide), very practical for entering long documents or lines of code. Fortunately, there are some simple keyboard shortcuts you can apply to get back to a normal situation. And if they don't work, you can change Windows display preferences ... at the cost of a few temporary contortions.
How to rotate Windows display with keyboard shortcuts ?
If they are often the cause of the problem, the Windows keyboard shortcuts are also the remedy. Here are the ones that are good to know to get the display back the right way. Depending on the PC models, they may require the use of more or less keys.
- Simultaneously press the keys Ctrl + Other. Hold them down, then press the key. up arrow ou down to toggle the display 180 ° and return to a normal display.
- Simultaneously press the keys Ctrl + Other. Hold them down, then press the key. left arrow ou toward the right to toggle the display by 90 °.
- If these key combinations do not work, replace the key Other by the key Alt gr on the keyboard (placed to the right of the space bar). The shortcut then becomes Ctrl + Alt gr + up arrow ou down to return to a normal display.
- Note that on some PC models, you do not need to use the Other ou Alt gr. Just press the button simultaneously Ctrl and an arrow key to change the display orientation and return to normal.
How to return the screen display through Windows settings ?
Keyboard shortcuts don't work? Your keyboard driver may be misconfigured. Don't panic, however. With a little dexterity and by tilting your head during the operation, you will be able to put the display upside down.
- First, place the top of the mouse in the same direction as the top of the screen. This will make it easier for you to move the pointer.
- Right click on a blank area of the desktop. From the pop-up menu that appears, choose Display settings.
- Scroll down the contents of the window that appears. Click on the drop-down menu in the Display Orientation section. Choose Landscape (at the very top of the list). Everything is back to normal. Click on keep to validate your choice.
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