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Laptop screen is suddenly rotated

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Mar 15, 202668482 views
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I turned my laptop upside down to get some dust that had gathered under the keyboard to fall out. But then suddenly, everything was sideways. The entire desktop had turned 90 degrees, the trackpad also worked sideways. Is it broken? I'm running Windows 7.

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Fix for: Laptop screen is suddenly rotated

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If you have an Intel video card (most likely with new Intel processors), hitting Ctrl + Alt + an arrow key triggered the screen rotation. Try hitting Ctrl + Alt + down arrow to restore the default. In Intel video settings you can change the shortcut…

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