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Changing monitor direction via CLI

Hi all,

I need the following:

On some Windows machines there are two monitors, one is in landscape mode and one in portrait mode (turned 90°)

How can I set via CLI the direction and also the resolution?

Under Linux this would be simple and trivial solveable with xandr.

Is there an alternative for Windows (with a free license, as no additional license costs can be charged)

Thanks a lot in advance.

Asked 11 years ago 2138 views
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  • this link mentions 3 free ones that can change the res.
    http://superuser.com/questions/89302/any-way-of-changing-windows-7-screen-resolution-via-command-line - SMal.tmcc 11 years ago
  • A power shell script may be the way to go
    http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12644786/powershell-script-to-change-screen-orientation
    http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2010/07/07/hey-scripting-guy-how-can-i-change-my-desktop-monitor-resolution-via-windows-powershell.aspx

    https://www.google.com/#q=changing+monitor+settings+powershell+windows+7 - SMal.tmcc 11 years ago
  • I've never tried it and don't have the hardware to duplicate it at the moment, but couldn't you just change the registry keys for resolution/orientation? http://superuser.com/questions/106749/what-registry-key-or-windows-file-determines-where-monitors-are-placed-in-a-mult - jknox 11 years ago

Answers (1)

Posted by: EVEEN 10 years ago
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 There isn't much out there as managing how the monitor is placed is rarely a central management concern.

You can make your own small progran in .NET for example that leverages the Win32 ChangeDisplaySettings method to control orientation. (and resolution if needed as well.

 
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