Windows 10: I want to change my main monitor without changing my monitor orientation.

Discus and support I want to change my main monitor without changing my monitor orientation. in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; I play video games on my gaming laptop, and I have my monitors perfectly how I like them, but I get my notifications on my gaming monitor. I want to... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by Little Reckliss, Oct 2, 2018.

  1. I want to change my main monitor without changing my monitor orientation.


    I play video games on my gaming laptop, and I have my monitors perfectly how I like them, but I get my notifications on my gaming monitor. I want to change which monitor I get my notifications on without changing the orientation of my monitors. Usually, the main monitor is the closest monitor to the left, but I want to change it so the main monitor will be the closest monitor to the right. is there any way of doing this? Thanks!

    :)
     
    Little Reckliss, Oct 2, 2018
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  2. Ebby89 Win User

    Changed 2nd monitor orientation to portrait. Cannot change it back to landscape.

    Using windows 10 on a desktop PC with dual monitors.

    Navigated to the display options.

    Changed monitor#2 to portrait. Worked normally.

    Later (same day) tried to change monitor#2 back to landscape, both screen resolution AND orientation menus are now greyed out ONLY for monitor #2 (the monitor switched into portrait view).

    Drivers are 100% up to date.

    Hotkeys (ctrl, alt, up/down/sideways) do not do anything to either of my monitors orientations.

    How can I enable the resolution and orientation dropdowns again?

    Moved from: Windows / Windows 10 / Desktop, Start, & personalization / PC
     
    Ebby89, Oct 2, 2018
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  3. Ebby89 Win User
    Changed 2nd monitor orientation to portrait. Cannot change it back to landscape.

    Edit:

    Screen resolution / orientation menus are only greyed out for monitor#2.

    I am able to change both for monitor#1 as normal.
     
    Ebby89, Oct 2, 2018
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  4. szymon89 Win User

    I want to change my main monitor without changing my monitor orientation.

    Windows 10 pivot monitor (vertical orientation)

    I awere about that Change screen orientation.
    It is work perfectly fine until I set my external monitor as main screen (when my laptop monitor is set as main screen it is ok). After I click Make this my main display box, exteranal monitor display image
    as it should, but cursor behave as before change orientation. (more over cursor changed orientation on laptop screen up for mouse is right for cursor).
     
    szymon89, Oct 2, 2018
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