Why is my desktop vertical instead of horizontal?

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Jon Krol

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My laptop's desktop is vertical, in other words looking at my screen normally the desktop is oriented horizontally as well. In order to view the screen normally I need to orient the laptop so it is like a book. Did something get put into a different mode? Is there a way to get the desktop back to normal?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell i15RTV-3714BLK
    CPU
    Intel Pentium 2127U
    Motherboard
    Intel
    Memory
    4Gb DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel onboard
    Browser
    Yahoo
Figured it out. No need to reply.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell i15RTV-3714BLK
    CPU
    Intel Pentium 2127U
    Motherboard
    Intel
    Memory
    4Gb DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel onboard
    Browser
    Yahoo
Telling us how you fixed it will help others with the same issue. :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1.1 Pro with Media Center
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Gateway
    CPU
    AMD K140 Cores 2 Threads 2 Name AMD K140 Package Socket FT1 BGA Technology 40nm
    Motherboard
    Manufacturer Gateway Model SX2110G (P0)
    Memory
    Type DDR3 Size 8192 MBytes DRAM Frequency 532.3 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics
    Sound Card
    AMD High Definition Audio Device Realtek High Definition Audio USB Audio Device
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Name 1950W on AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x76
    Screen Resolution
    Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x768 pixels
    Hard Drives
    AMD K140
    Cores 2
    Threads 2
    Name AMD K140
    Package Socket FT1 BGA
    Technology 40nm
    Specification AMD E1-1200 APU with Radeon HD Graphics
    Family F
    Extended Family 14
    Model 2
    Extended Model 2
    Stepping 0
    Revision ON-C0
    Instruction
    Browser
    Opera 24.0
    Antivirus
    Avast Internet Security
OK.....right clicked on the desktop and brought up the graphics sub menu. Left clicked on "Rotate". The selections were 0, 90, 180 and 270 degrees. I selected 0 because the screen was oriented 90 degrees from normal. That cured the problem. How it got there I do not know. I'm guessing since W8 was designed for tablets primarily and computers secondly, they had to include a rotate function.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell i15RTV-3714BLK
    CPU
    Intel Pentium 2127U
    Motherboard
    Intel
    Memory
    4Gb DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel onboard
    Browser
    Yahoo
Jon Krol said:
OK.....right clicked on the desktop and brought up the graphics sub menu. Left clicked on "Rotate". The selections were 0, 90, 180 and 270 degrees. I selected 0 because the screen was oriented 90 degrees from normal. That cured the problem. How it got there I do not know. I'm guessing since W8 was designed for tablets primarily and computers secondly, they had to include a rotate function.
Click to expand...

You probably inadvertently pressed Ctrl+Alt+Arrow keys...
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    PC-DOS v1.0
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    IBM
    CPU
    Intel 8088, 4.77MHz
    Memory
    16K, 640K max
    Graphics Card(s)
    What's that?
    Sound Card
    Not quite
    Screen Resolution
    80 X 24 text
    Hard Drives
    dual 160KB 5.25-inch disk drives
Jon Krol said:
OK.....right clicked on the desktop and brought up the graphics sub menu. Left clicked on "Rotate". The selections were 0, 90, 180 and 270 degrees. I selected 0 because the screen was oriented 90 degrees from normal. That cured the problem. How it got there I do not know. I'm guessing since W8 was designed for tablets primarily and computers secondly, they had to include a rotate function.
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nah, you rotate the screen for years now
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    win8.1.1 enterprise
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Hinze57
    CPU
    AMD FX 6100 6core 3.30gHz
    Motherboard
    gigibyte ga-78lmy-s2p
    Memory
    4gig ddr3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radon hd5000 Series
    Sound Card
    onboard realtek hd
    Monitor(s) Displays
    19" viewsonic/ 22"Samsung
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    128gig ssd Kingston
    80gig WD 10000 rpm spinner
    Case
    micro
    Keyboard
    microsoft curve 200
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless M215
    Internet Speed
    high speed 20
    Browser
    ie 11
    Antivirus
    windows defender
    Other Info
    updated enterprise apr 2/14
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