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Home»Monitors»How To Flip Computer Screen ( Upsidedown, Sideways)

How To Flip Computer Screen ( Upsidedown, Sideways)

Nishant AryalBy Nishant AryalJanuary 7, 2023
how to flip computer screen

A programmer or designer would prefer to change the layout of their display screen to better suit the tasks they perform. Also, for an adjustable monitor, it is important that you correctly orient the screen. 

To facilitate such orientation changes, Windows offers some options in the display settings. In case the Windows setting is inaccessible, you can also flip the screen by modifying the key values in the registry. 

Additionally, you can set a different orientation for each monitor connected to your computer. This is useful if you have multiple monitors or if your work desk is small.

Table of Contents

  • From the Windows Settings 
  • Using Keyboard Shortcuts
  • From the Registry Editor 
  • Using the Intel Graphics Command Center 
  • Using the NVIDIA Control Panel 

From the Windows Settings 

The display settings on Windows offer four different orientation options. This is the easiest way if you want to flip the computer screen upside down or Sideways on any Windows device.

  1. Press Windows Key + I to open up Settings.
  2. Go to System > Display.Windows display settings
  3. Navigate to the Scale & layout section and click on the Display orientation.
    Display orientation
  4. Select the Portrait (flipped) if you want to flip the screen sideways. For an upside-down screen, select Landscape (flipped).
  5. Click on Keep changes.

If you have a Multi-Monitor setup, select the display you want to flip and then follow the above process to change the orientation. 

Using Keyboard Shortcuts

There are some keyboard combinations that you can use to flip the screen on your computer. Although you will need Intel graphic drivers to use such shortcuts or hotkeys. You also need to ensure that the hotkey feature is enabled in the Intel graphics control panel. 

If your system fulfills the requirements, you can use these keyboard combinations to flip the screen to a preferred orientation. 

  • Press Ctrl  + Shift + Down arrow key to flip the screen Upside down.
  • Press Ctrl + Shift + Left arrow to Flip the screen sideways (90 degrees to the left).
  • Press Ctrl + Shift + Right arrow to flip the screen 90 degrees on the right.

To enable the hotkey feature from the Intel graphics command center.

  1. Open the Graphics command center.Intel graphics command center
  2. Go to System. 
  3. Click on Enable system Hotkeys slider and turn it on.  Enable hotkeys

From the Registry Editor 

If you regularly switch between the monitors, configuring the orientation from the registry can be helpful. When configured on a monitor, the screen will automatically flip whenever you switch to it.  

Note: Back up the registry before you make any changes to it. 

  1. Press Windows Keys + R, type regedit, and hit enter. 
  2. Navigate to this registry location.
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\GraphicsDrivers\Configuration
    registry location
  1.  You will see all the monitor models that your computer is connected to. Click on the preferred monitor you are willing to flip the screen.
  2. Go to the subfolder folder 00 and then click on another folder with the same name.
    display registry keys
  3. Open the key named Rotation and assign these values to flip the screen as desired.
  • To flip the screen Upside down, enter Value 3.
  • To flip the screen Sideways to the right, enter Value 4.
  • To flip the screen sideways to the left, enter Value 2. 
    Change the key value in the registry
  1. Click on OK to save the changes. 

Using the Intel Graphics Command Center 

If none of the above options work, you can also try using the Intel Graphics Command Center to flip the screen. However, this application will only work on devices with Intel-based processors and graphic drivers. 

  1. Open the Intel Graphics Command Center.Intel graphics command center
  2. Go to the Display section.
  3. If you have a multiple display unit connected, select the one for which you want to apply the changes. Select the orientation
  4. Choose the appropriate orientation from the Rotation section.
  5. Select Keep changes option.

Using the NVIDIA Control Panel 

Users with the NVIDIA graphics cards installed on their computer can flip their screens even using the NVIDIA graphics control panel. 

  1. Open the NVIDIA control panel.
    Nvidia graphics control panel
  2. Go to Display > Rotate display
    flip the screen
  3. Select the display unit on which you want to flip the screen. 
  4. Choose the preferred orientation layout from the Choose the orientation section. In order to flip the computer screen upside down, choose Landscape(flipped) option. And to flip it sideways, select Portrait (flipped) or Portrait.
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Nishant is an enthusiast who loves writing about technology. He also is heavily invested in keeping himself updated about the latest happenings in the tech world. At Tech News Today, he covers Operating Systems, how-to-topics, and Fixes.

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