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My tablet accidentally hit my keyboard, and I have no idea what keys it hit, but one of those grey right-click pop-up menus appeared for a second before the screen went black and then came back up, only flipped on it's side. What do I have to do to reverse this?

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This kind of sudden 90-degree rotation usually comes from either the tablet's orientation hardware or a display utility that can flip the desktop. and are pointing in the right area by naming the display-side software, correctly suspected a key-triggered change, and 's Dell question is relevant because some vendors install their own rotation helpers.

Quick troubleshooting path:

  • Reboot first to see whether it was a transient event.
  • Check for a tablet/orientation setting in the Control Panel components that ship with pen/tablet features; many tablets expose an "orientation" or "rotation" toggle there.
  • If that is not available, boot to Safe Mode (use the startup options at boot), open Device Manager and look for any orientation/rotation sensor or for the display adapter entry. Rolling back or removing the display driver in Safe Mode forces Windows to use a basic driver and will return the screen to normal orientation; after reboot, reinstall an updated driver from the device maker.
  • If driver changes are risky, use System Restore to return the machine to a point before the flip.

Prevention and cautions:

  • Disable any auto-rotation service or tablet sensor entry once fixed, and remove rotation tools from startup. Create a restore point before changing drivers. Uninstalling drivers in Safe Mode can make the display go to a basic resolution temporarily; have an external mouse/keyboard available if navigation becomes awkward. For vendor-specific behavior (model-specific buttons or utilities), consult the tablet manufacturer's support pages for exact steps and updated drivers.

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Member Avatar for gerbil

Well, you don't say what graphics you are running... ie your motherboard graohics or vid card... but rclick a blank space on your desktop, choose Graphics Properties or somesuch... else Properties, Settings, Advanced, then your graphics driver tab... and you should be in a menu like that of the first option if it existed. Rotating the screen display will be there.
Somewhere.

Member Avatar for cohen

Is your computer a dell????

Otherwise change the rotation settings under the graphics card properties :)

Member Avatar for c-tech

please try the following key conbinations. CTRL+ALT+UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW.

Member Avatar for jbennet

Generally its under the ATI/Intel/Nvidia control panel which is often in the system tray

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