How do I rotate a photo in Windows 10 before I upload it so it’s not published with the wrong orientation?
A lot of social networking sites have photo editing tools you can access once you’ve uploaded a photograph or picture, but most of the time it’s easier to fix the image while it’s still on the computer. And here’s the thing about Windows 10: There’s a rotation option for photos right on the contextual menu a right-click produces on the image file! Really, you don’t even have to launch an app of any sort, though, of course, you can.
Then again, your icon preview might be too small for you to see what orientation it is, as I have found sometimes. So let’s see the two different options…
First off, a right click on a photo file produces this menu in Microsoft Windows 10:
As you can see ,”rotate right” and “rotate left” are easy enough to access. Try it and instantly the photo is rotated and its tiny icon is rotated too.
Buuuuutttt… let’s say you’d rather see things bigger to ensure you do things right. Okay, choose “Open” from the menu or just double-click on your photo.
The new Win10 Photos app opens up:
And you can see that the photo is indeed at the wrong orientation.
Click on the “…” button on the far right and all the icons will be labelled, along with the content of the “more” menu:
And there’s the Rotate option, the circle with the arrow wrapped around it.
Makes sense. One click later:
That’s all there is. In fact, as a modern app, there’s no need to click on a “Save” button as it’s already saved.
Next step, uploading it to the social media platform of your choice.
In windows 10 Photos app you need to click “Edit & Create” in top right corner. Then click “Edit” and then “Crop and Rotate”. Afterwards click Save, and the image will actually get rotated permanently.
Does anyone know how to disable photo viewer rotation hotkeys? Right click + T shares both rotating a picture to right and cut them to paste. I need to double click the T in order to cut pictures. It’s really annoying.
Go to Settings > System > Default Apps. Then choose Windows Photo Viewer for Pictures. This will stop the problem in the future. Existing rotations (since upgrade to Win 10) don’t seem to fix, but I’m going to delete those photos and add them again.
I can rotate pictures in file explorer or in the photo viewer that opens them and they stay rotated on my computer and when sent in an email. but when I upload them to numerous web sites they revert back to the original incorrect orientation. Some of these other post seem to be the same issue. is there a answer or fix for this I’m missing? I have to rotate and upload several pictures daily so this is a problem I need to fix as it makes me look lazy and unprofessional to the companies I take pictures for. Thanks in advance for any help.
Windows 10 makes all pictures appear to be oriented correctly (thumbnails and when opened with any native photo program: like “Photos” “Paint” and “Windows Photo Viewer); this is a problem when uploading to a site because it’s impossible to tell which ones will upload with the desired orientation.
Windows 7 didn’t do this.
A Q&D fix is to open pictures with Office (I set it as default on the PC I use to upload photos most), then they show up in their actual orientation and can be easily rotated prior to uploading.
win 10 won’t let me or my wife rotate pics, matter what photo app we use. photo says we don’t have permission, the ole viewer says an unknown error has occurred. we are both set up as admin.
when I rotate the photos like (or any way with windows 10), the result comes out like the original when I try to upload the image onto my YouTube channel. The same is true for when I upload images onto my blog page. If it is not already the “right rotation”, it uploads the original. I think I am beginning to regret getting Windows 10. This new update will be the reason why I spend a stupid amount of money on a Mac
I have the exact problem when I try to upload to Amazon or EBay. The pictures display correctly on the computer but not when I go to upload. Any suggestions?
Is the issue the orientation, Stella, or photos themselves? In the former case, try doing a “save as…” in the image editor to create a new image file, and in the latter case, make sure that you are saving them as JPEG or PNG format, not BMP or another Windows-native type.
someone who find the solution of incorrect image orientation? thanks
I was having the same exact problem! All the photos seem to have the correct orientations on Windows 10, but they are displayed sideways when uploaded to Ebay. I followed the instructions from this article: http://www.ivertech.com/Articles/Image-Rotation-Issue-With-Windows-10.aspx and was able to fix the problem with the Paint program that comes with Windows. The article also recommends a batch program that you can download to auto-rotate the JPG files for you. It saves me hours of manual work!
I discovered a method to have the correct orientation for an upload. Set the correct orientation with the default program. Then open the image with MS Paint and hit save (ctrl +s). Close the Paint. The image will now have correct orientation for an upload. It’s stupid to correct these images one by one, but it’s better than having a wrong orientation for the image.
That is the BEST tip ever because a) it is simple and b) it actually works – unlike most of the other tips. As you quite rightly say, while it is stupid to have to correct these images one by one, it is far better than displaying a wrong orientation for the image. Thank you so very much for this tip and it goes to show that the best tips are the simplest ones and the ones that work.
On the new Windows photo app It only provides me with an option to rotate right. How do I rotate left with one click while seeing the large image?
Umm… just rotate right x3? Seriously, David, it’s all the same, just a few more clicks! 🙂
just 3x? when you have 400 pictures to go through from a vacation, it is a pain in the ass and very short-sighted on the part of the developers.
You can change the default image opening application to Windows Photo Viewer.