Screen Rotation Hotkeys Guideline — How to use hotkeys to rotate the external monitor

2021/12/20 ｜By G Editor

When coding or reading specifications, financial statements, changing the display to portrait orientation does make the viewing more comfortable and boost the efficiency. To set the screen rotation, the traditional way is to open the display setting under system settings in Windows 11/10, which can cause a bit long to switch. In order to help the super users who switch display orientation frequently, this article details the setting of the screen rotation hotkeys and troubleshooting tips. With them, people can rotate the external monitor more quickly and intuitively.

Intel Screen Rotation Hotkeys

The standard Windows 11/10 screen rotation setting is set by Windows Settings>>System>>Display> Select the display orientation as Landscape or Portrait.

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If the computer adopts Intel graphics chips, Intel provides the following screen rotation hotkeys to switch the display orientation (clockwise rotation angle).

Note: Intel Rotation shortcut keys are only appliable for the main display (NB/PC screen). If you want to use the hotkeys to rotate the external second monitor, please set the external screen as "Main Display", and then use the hotkeys to rotate the external monitor.

Step ① Settings > System > Display > Select screen 2

Step ② Check "Make this my main display"

Tip: Please remember to set the taskbar to "Show on all monitors", then you can call out the Windows menu app software on both screens.

Step ① Call out the settings menu by right-click the mouse on the task bar

Step ② Check "Display taskbar on all displays"

The same taskbars are shown on both screens

Intel Screen Rotation Hotkeys Not Responding

If the screen display does not respond to the Intel screen hotkeys on your Intel laptop, try the following steps to troubleshoot.

① Confirm the system hotkeys are enabled

Look for 'Intel Graphics Command Center' on Windows Menu. Open it, click and confirm that “Enable System Hotkeys” is checked.

② Replace Intel Graphics Software

If you cannot find ' Intel Graphics Command Center' on Windows menu or if you find that the four rotation hotkeys does not exist on Intel graphics control software, which means this feature is not available in this version as below, please try to download ' Intel Graphics Command Center' from Windows Store.

Download address: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/intel-graphics-command-center/9plfnlnt3g5g?activetab=pivot:overviewtab

After installation and reboot, open 'Intel Graphics Command Center ' >> System >>Hotkeys >> Turn on 'Enable System Hotkeys'.

For laptops with Intel and nVIDIA graphics cards, you can also use this method. By searching for 'Intel Graphics Command Center' and enabling the system hotkeys, you are able to use Intel rotation hotkeys under nVIDIA graphic control driver.

Use the Rotation Hotkey Software — iRotate

If your computer adopts AMD chipset, or if you wish to keep your laptop screen as your primary display, you will need to install a free applet, iRotate, to manage shortcuts of display settings.
Download Address : https://www.entechtaiwan.com/util/irotate.shtm

iRotate provides different rotation shortcuts for multiple displays, so you can switch the display orientation of Screen 1, Screen 2 and even Screen 3 with the hotkeys at your leisure.

① Open iRotate from Windows Start Menu