If you have 2 in 1 Windows device such as Tablets, you would be familiar with the importance of the screen rotation feature. Users report that the screen rotation feature has stopped working & the Screen Rotation Lock option is greyed out. If you’re facing this issue, then don’t worry as this is just a setting issue which means it can be easily fixed. This guide will walk you through the steps to fix rotation lock greyed out in Windows 10.
Here are issues which can be resolved using this guide:
- Rotation lock missing
- Auto Rotate not working
- Rotation lock greyed out.
- Screen rotation not working
Fix Rotation Lock greyed out in Windows 10
Me whakarite ki te hanga i tetahi waahi whakaora mena ka raru tetahi mea.
Method – 1: Enable Portrait Mode
One of the methods to fix this problem is to rotate your screen in portrait mode. Once you rotate it to portrait mode, most probably your rotation lock would start working, i.e. clickable again. In case your device is not rotating into portrait mode automatically, try to do it manually.
1. Press Windows Key + I to open Settings then click on the pūnaha icon.
2. Make sure to select whakaatu mai i te tahua maui.
3. Kimihia te Orientation section where you need to choose Portrait mai i te tahua taka-iho.
4. Your device will automatically turn into portrait mode.
Method – 2: Use your device in tent mode
Some users, particularly Dell Inspiron, experienced that when their rotation lock is greyed out, the only way to solve this problem is to put your device in Tent Mode.
Whakaahua Atahanga: Microsoft
1. You need to put your device in Tent Mode. If your display is upside down, you need not worry.
2. Na paatohia te Windows Action Center, Raka hurihanga will be working. Here you need to turn it off if you want so that your device rotate properly.
Method – 3: Disconnect your keyboard
If rotation lock is greyed in your Dell XPS and Surface Pro 3 (2-in-1 device), you need to disconnect your keyboard, and many users reported that disconnecting the keyboard solves the rotation lock problem. If you own different devices, you can still use this method to fix rotation lock greyed out in Windows 10 issue.
Method – 4: Switch to Tablet Mode
Many users experienced that this rotation greyed out the problem by switching their device into Tablet Mode. If it is switched automatically, it is good; otherwise, you can do it manually.
1. Patohia te Pokapū Mahi Windows.
2. I konei ka kitea e koe Aratau Ripanga option, Click on It.
OR
1. Press Windows Key + I ki te whakatuwhera tautuhinga ka pāwhiri i te pūnaha icon.
2. Here it would help if you located Aratau Ripanga option under the left window pane.
3. Now from the “When I sign in” drop-down, select “Whakamahia te aratau papa".
Method – 5: Change LastOrientation Registry Value
If you still experience a problem, you can solve it by changing some registry values.
1. Press Windows +R and enter regedit ka pa ki roto.
2. Once registry editor opens, you need to navigate to the below path:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionAutoRotation
Tuhipoka: Follow the above folders one by one to locate Auto Rotation.
3. Kia mohio ki select AutoRotation ka i roto i te pihanga matapihi matau pāwhiri-rua i runga i Last Orientation DWORD.
4. Now enter 0 under Value data field ka pāwhiri OK.
5. Mehemea kei reira SensorPresent DWORD, double-click on it and set its uara ki te 1.
Method – 6: Check Sensor Monitoring Service
Sometimes services of your device can cause a rotation lock problem. Therefore, we can get it sorted with Windows Monitoring services feature.
1. Patohia a Windows + R ka pato ratonga.msc a ka tomo tomo.
2. Once the services window opens, find the Sensor Monitoring services option ka rua te pawhiri ki runga.
3. Now, from the Startup type drop-down select Aunoa kātahi ka pāwhiritia i runga i te Tīmata i te pātene to start the service.
4. Finally, click Apply followed by OK to save the settings, and you can reboot the system to apply the changes.
Method – 7: Disable YMC service
If you are using a Lenovo Yoga device and experiencing this problem, you can fix rotation lock grayed out in the Windows 10 issue by disabling YMC service.
1. Windows + R type ratonga.msc a ka tomo tomo.
2. Kimihia YMC services ka pawhiri-ruatia.
3. Set the Startup type to monokia and click Apply, followed by OK.
Method – 8: Update Display Drivers
One reason for this problem could be the driver update. If your respective driver for the monitor is not updated, it can cause the Rotation Lock greyed out in Windows 10 Issue.
Manually Update Graphics Drivers using Device Manager
1. Press Windows Key + R ka patopato devmgmt.msc ka pato tomo ki te whakatuwhera Kaiwhakahaere Pūrere.
2. I muri mai, whakawhānuihia Whakaatuhia te hanganga ka pato-matau i to Kaari Whakairoiro ka kowhiri Whakahohe.
3. Kia mahi ano koe i tenei mahi-matau-matau i runga i to kaari whakairoiro ka kowhiri "Whakahōu Ateha".
4. Tīpakohia "Rapua aunoa mo te whakahou i te pūmanawa atekōkiri” ka waiho kia oti te mahi.
5. If the above steps helped fix the issue then very good, if not then continue.
6. Pawhiri-matau ano ki to kaari whakairoiro ka kowhiri "Whakahōu Ateha"engari i tenei wa i runga i te mata e whai ake nei tohua"Tirohia taku rorohiko mo te taraiwa."
7. Na tohua "Me tango mai i tetahi rarangi o nga taraiwa e wātea ana i runga i taku rorohiko. "
8. Ka mutu, tīpakohia te taraiwa hou mai i te rārangi me te pāwhiri Tuhinga o mua.
9. Tukua kia mutu te mahi i runga ake nei ka whakaara ano i to PC hei tiaki i nga huringa.
A pee i nga huarahi ano mo te kaari whakairoiro whakauru (Intel i tenei keehi) hei whakahou i ona taraiwa. Tirohia mehemea ka taea e koe Fix Rotation Lock greyed out Issue, ki te kore ka haere tonu ki te mahi e whai ake nei.
Whakahou Aunoa i nga Atekōkiri Whakairoiro mai i te Paetukutuku Kaihanga
1. Pēhia te Kī Windows + R me te momo pouaka kōrero “dxdiag” ka pato tomo.
2. I muri i tera rapu mo te ripa whakaatu (e rua nga ripa whakaatu tetahi mo te kaari whakairoiro whakauru me tetahi atu no Nvidia) paatohia te ripa Whakaatu ka kitea to kaari whakairoiro.
3. Na haere ki te taraiwa Nvidia paetukutuku download ka uru ki nga taipitopito hua ka kitea e matou.
4. Rapua o taraiwa i muri i te whakauru i nga korero, pawhiria Whakaae ka tango i nga taraiwa.
5. I muri i te tikiake angitu, tāutahia te taraiwa, a kua angitu koe ki te whakahou i o taraiwa Nvidia ma te ringa.
Method – 9: Remove Intel Virtual Buttons Driver
Some users reported that Intel Virtual button drivers cause rotation lock problem on your device. To solve this problem, you can uninstall the driver.
1. Open Device manager on your device by pressing Windows + R and type devmgmt.msc and hit Enter or press Windows X and choose Kaiwhakahaere Pūrere from the options list.
2. Once Device manager box is opened locate Intel virtual buttons driver.
3. Right-click on it and choose Wetetāuta.
Manakohia:
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