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There are three other tricks we used to play often on newbies. If you’re starting a new IT job, seeing a flipped desktop is just one of the many tricks you’re likely to come up against.

I have an Nvidia card so will demonstrate using that, AMD will differ slightly. The final way to flip your Windows desktop is by using the graphics driver itself. Use Your Graphics Card Control Panel to Rotate Your Screen This does the same thing as the keyboard shortcut but also works with multiple monitors.

Confirm or revert the setting when prompted.

If the option is set to Landscape (flipped) or Portrait (flipped), then you’ll probably want to switch it back to Landscape.

Next, scroll down and select the dropdown menu underneath Display orientation.

Right click an empty space on the desktop and select Display settings.

This setting could have been accidently changed, follow along to learn how to switch it back. Use the Display Settings Menu to Readjust Your ScreenĪnother way to make your Windows computer screen appear upside down is through the Windows settings menu. Usually, if you’re furiously typing, you have no idea what happened, so now you do. You can also change the display on the horizontal plane too with Ctrl + Alt + Left arrow or Ctrl + Alt + Right arrow.Īccidentally pressing one of these combinations is the usual way someone finds their Windows computer screen upside down. To set it back to normal, press Ctrl + Alt + Up arrow. It doesn’t work for multi-monitor setups though.

If you use a single monitor, you can change the orientation by hitting Ctrl + Alt + Down arrow. There is a keyboard shortcut to change orientation of a Windows desktop, a graphics setting and a Windows setting. How to Undo A Windows Desktop That’s Upside Down Use Keyboard Shortcuts to Flip Your Desktop Back As a bonus, I will also show you a couple of other common IT pranks we used to play on newbies and what to do about those. There are three simple ways you can flip the desktop right side up and get back to work, I’ll show you all of them. If you find yourself in this situation, don’t worry. It usually ended in them asking for help. It was partly punishment for not locking their computer when not at their desk and partly to see if they knew what to do. One of the tricks we used to play on newbies in my old IT job was to flip their desktop when they were away from their desk. I must admit to knowing quite a lot about this situation.