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<main> <article class="userContent"> <h2 data-id="how-do-i-change-the-display-orientation-from-horizontal-to-vertical"><em>How do I change the display orientation from horizontal to vertical?</em></h2><p>There may be times when you want to change your screen orientation to display vertically to view an infographic, spreadsheet or presentation that looks better in portrait mode. Windows allows you to easily rotate your display to change between landscape and portrait mode.</p><h2 data-id="how-to-rotate-your-screen-in-windows-11"><strong>How to rotate your screen in Windows 11</strong></h2><ol><li>Click on the <strong>Start </strong>menu (Windows icon) and select <strong>Settings </strong>(Gear icon). </li><li>Select <strong>System </strong>from the left menu.</li><li>Click on <strong>Display</strong>.</li><li>Click the drop down in the <strong>Display Orientation </strong>section and choose your desired display orientation from the options: <ol><li>Landscape</li><li>Portrait</li><li>Landscape (flipped)</li><li>Portrait (flipped)</li></ol></li></ol><h2 data-id="how-to-rotate-the-screen-in-windows-7-8.1-and-10"><strong>How to rotate the screen in Windows 7, 8.1 and 10</strong></h2><ol><li>Press the <strong>Windows </strong>key, type <strong><em>Display settings</em></strong> and press <strong>Enter.</strong></li><li>Choose the display you want to change.</li><li>Under <strong>Orientation</strong>, click the <strong>down arrow</strong> at the edge of the box and choose the orientation you want to use.</li><li>Click <strong>Apply</strong>, then <strong>OK</strong> to save the changes. You can repeat the steps to switch your display back.</li></ol><h2 data-id="auto-rotation"><strong>Auto rotation</strong></h2><p>Some rotatable products have a setting for auto rotation to allow the screen to orient to the direction you are holding the device. The auto rotation lock feature is turned on by default in Windows 11. Use the steps below to turn off this feature.</p><h2 data-id="how-to-disable-auto-rotation-in-windows-11"><strong>How to disable auto rotation in Windows 11</strong></h2><ol><li>Click on the <strong>Start </strong>menu (Windows icon) and select <strong>Settings </strong>(Gear icon).</li><li> Select <strong>System </strong>from the left menu.</li><li> Click on <strong>Display</strong>.</li><li>Scroll down to the <strong>Scale and Layout</strong> section and switch the <strong>Rotation lock</strong> toggle to <strong>On </strong>or <strong>Off.</strong></li></ol><h2 data-id="how-to-disable-auto-rotation-in-windows-7-8.1-and-10"><strong>How to disable auto rotation in Windows 7, 8.1 and 10</strong></h2><ol><li>Place the tablet into <strong>Pad/Tablet</strong> mode. </li><li>Click the <strong>Start </strong>menu and select <strong>Settings</strong>.</li><li>Click <strong>System</strong>.</li><li>Click <strong>Display</strong>.</li><li>Scroll down and toggle <strong>Lock rotation of this display</strong> to OFF.</li></ol><p><br></p> </article> </main>