Prevent Windows 8 tablet from switching screen orientation when turned

sirhawkeye64

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Is there a way in Windows 8 that I can lock the screen orientation so that it stays landscape (wide) no mater which way the tablet is being held?

It's on a cheap Winbook 8" tablet, and I thought you could disable screen rotation somewhere but I can't remember where. The problem with those tablets is that they are sensitive to screen rotation so if you turn it more than about 45 degrees is rotates, and it gets annoying when you're typing or watching a video.

Where do I change this?
 
Solution
Scroll to the right of the screen so that the charm bar appears and select the settings gear icon.
Click the "Screen" option and then click the icon on the top of the window to turn Auto-rotate off or on (lock means it is off).
Scroll to the right of the screen so that the charm bar appears and select the settings gear icon.
Click the "Screen" option and then click the icon on the top of the window to turn Auto-rotate off or on (lock means it is off).
 
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