Download and install AutoHotkey. Step 2: Create a new .ahk script file. Step 3: Paste the following script, which uses NVIDIA's own command-line tool nvidia-settings.exe (if you have the full NVIDIA Display Driver package) or uses the Display class in Windows:
When you plug in an NVIDIA GeForce or RTX card, the system often disables the Intel GPU (in a desktop) or routes the display through the NVIDIA driver. Suddenly, your beloved Ctrl + Alt + Arrow keys stop working. And because you just installed NVIDIA software, you naturally assume NVIDIA broke it—or that NVIDIA must have its own version. nvidia rotate screen hotkey
Those legendary hotkeys belong to and Intel HD Graphics Drivers . For over a decade, Intel integrated graphics have shipped with a feature called "Rotation Hotkeys" enabled by default. If you have a laptop or a desktop PC with an Intel CPU (which is most of them), those keys work seamlessly on your primary monitor—until you install a discrete NVIDIA GPU. Download and install AutoHotkey
However, that explanation feels thin when you consider that third-party apps can do it instantly. The real reason is likely one of design philosophy: NVIDIA expects users to set a monitor orientation once—when they mount their display—and leave it. Their Control Panel is a set-it-and-forget-it toolbox, not a dynamic workspace switcher. Suddenly, your beloved Ctrl + Alt + Arrow keys stop working
Simpler AHK script using a third-party CLI tool called Display.exe (from 12noon.com):
Ctrl + Alt + Down Arrow (to flip upside down) Ctrl + Alt + Left/Right Arrow (for portrait modes)