PC and laptop screens can freeze when a user accidentally presses a key, changes display settings, or connects the device to an external monitor. If the screen on your Windows PC or laptop freezes on its side or upside down, you can fix the problem with a keyboard shortcut or a few mouse clicks.

The most common keyboard shortcuts to rotate the screen on Windows 10 computers are:

Whether these shortcuts work depends on a few hardware and software variables. It is also possible that the hotkey combinations need to be manually enabled before you can use these shortcuts.

If pressing these keys simultaneously has no effect, follow these steps to enable hotkeys: