Because no third-party software utilities are loaded when the computer is booted into Safe Mode, your display should look normal. For help with Windows updates, see: How to update a Microsoft Windows computer. Within display properties, check the settings tab for any additional settings or rotation settings for correcting your issue.Īlways install the latest Windows updates to keep your video drivers current.

If you cannot locate any utilities or rotation settings, open your display properties by clicking Start, Settings, Control Panel, and double-clicking the display icon.

Choose an orientation and exit the program.

NVIDIA users should see Rotate display under the Display section on the left side of the window. NVIDIA users are looking for the NVIDIA Control Panel.

When you locate the utility, right-click the icon and select open.

For example, NVIDIA's utility should look similar to the icon ( ) shown here.

Look on the far right side of the Windows Taskbar for any icon in the systray related to your video card.

Choose your desired settings, click Apply, and then OK.

In the window that opens, select the Rotation tab.

In the drop-down menu that appears, click Graphics Options, and then Graphics Properties.Right-click any blank spot on the desktop.

Minimize all open programs by pressing Windows key+ D.Select your orientation ( Portrait or Landscape), click Apply, and then OK (non-Windows 10 users).Under Orientation, click the down arrow at the edge of the box.If you have multiple monitors, select the monitor whose orientation you'd like to change (generally either 1 or 2 primary or secondary).A window should open similar to the one shown below.Press the Windows key, type Display settings, and then press Enter.If this keyboard shortcut does not work for you, select your version of Windows from the list above, and follow those instructions instead. This method only works with some video cards.

Computer monitors that rotate