How to clean sticky keyboard keys!

If your keyboard keys are sticky and not working properly, you can pull them off, give them a wash and put them back on really easily!

[@istvanpuller7922]

Once in a decade or so, a video like this is made to renew my faith in the Internet. Being a maladroit tapir, I've been struggling with a certain key on my Asus for weeks (information withheld to safeguard their personality rights) - all I can say is that I'm really happy to have fixed it while following the steps in your video. Now the key works flawlessly, and I use it as often as I can. Thanccck youc vercy mucccccccccCCcch!

[@TanRash]

Did you had any problems to put it back? Because I was trying to practice to take a specific key out and had problems to put it back.

[@istvanpuller7922]

@TanRash No, but if you do, a tiny plastic bit in the frame mechanism might have been damaged. I'm sure a local laptop repair shop can take care of that.

[@cybercityroleplay1]

the last part did you just give us a sneak peak of the key that wasn’t working was the “c” or you just expressing your thankfulness that much😂

[@johndray8579]

Thanks a lot for this great tutorial. I struggled for ages with these miniscule pieces and thought I'd have to buy a separate keyboard as even coloured 'Tak ' wouldn't work! After watching and' juggling' a bit the key went back in with a 'snap' as you advised. Brilliant! I've even shared it with our local Tech expert for which she too is grateful.

[@HollyLyrics-z1v]

Once in a decade or so, a video like this is made to renew faiths . Being a maladroit tapir, I've been struggling with a certain key on my laptop for weeks (information withheld to safeguard their personality rights) - all I can say is that I'm really happy to have fixed it while following the steps in your video. Now the key works flawlessly, and I use it as often as I can. merci

[@viktor_bsn_rn]

Thank you so much for this tutorial. Went to a place where they wanted to replace the bottom part of the laptop for $175. I was able to follow your video and managed to clean all the cold coffee I had spilled. (Not much but enough to be sticky) best video EVER!

[@varunreddy695]

Is it easy to put the key back?

[@tonyh1345]

I spilled a whole bunch of fireball on my laptop because I was drunk thanks this helped a bunch

[@brandonstraughn3026]

Bro same 😂

[@praelortb]

Honey bourbon here

[@brandonstraughn3026]

Fucking broke 1 of 6 keys I took off tho

[@ilikeicecream321]

I was drunk too and spilt a truly on mine lol

[@TREYDAYBEATS]

Lmaoo I dropped svedka on mine 🤣

[@debby7918]

Your quick tutorial was very helpful! I found a staple under the keys that were sticking. The staple was removed and the keyboard is like new again.

[@varunreddy695]

Is it easy to put the key back?

[@soulbot119]

thank god this video exists. any moron can pop a laptop key off, putting it back together is where the skill comes into play. I had one big key that broke one of its springs, but it still functions. those little plastic scissor springs are *delicate,* this cannot be overstated

[@oldboyoverland]

I'd got some dust under my keys, and this was helpful to give me confidence to just pull em off! Thanks!!! :)

[@rileymatthews8637]

Thank you for helping the community out with this video.

[@LeVi-yt8rg]

This video was SO helpful quick and to the point too

[@YenchieLee]

Bruh I broke my keyboard by pulling them out. Maybe this works for some people's laptops but some laptop's keyboards are just not designed for being pulled up to clean

[@brettrigby2226]

He should put that its for a mac, those are butterfly switched on a macbook! most laptops do not have those and ripping the keys off will be a permanent thing

[@lindsayyy2505]

@@brettrigby2226 it says acer chromebook

[@sofibwae]

works on most laptops tho, even a macbook. with such thin keys

[@TheBinaryWolf]

Thanks for sharing your experience, nicely presented...no loquacity and to the point.

[@indiafreeman5467]

Be careful pulling them out. I broke mine and had to re-order it four out of five worked perfectly but the fifth one is a larger key and it’s kind of loose now, and it barely presses. Idk what to do

[@saphira_wrx7035]

Just got a brand new laptop was doing school work on it and wouldn’t you have one single drop of soda squirted directly into the shift key. I was so upset that it became sticky and wasn’t working correctly. Just popped off a couple keys cleaned all under them and bam works like new once again. I can breath easy now

[@roxylovingly]

Very helpful, thank you! Spilled honey all over my keyboard it was awful. 😬

[@thegrivler]

How lol

[@aprah]

@@thegrivler He was eating honey

[@Airmailfaun9741]

​@@aprahBruh

[@formersat]

Winnie The Pooh's gaming setup

[@KarrieDreammind5]

I spilled tea with honey in it onto my HP Spectre the other day... 😭 Most of the keys are working but some display double when you press them and othera take ages to come back up such as the space bar. I'm so scared of taking anything out as I worry I might break them. But you make it look easy so I'll give it a try.

[@TheOnlyRaceEngineer]

concise awesome video. loud and clear. SUBSCRIBED

[@BerkayThegamer]

thanks this helped me soo mutch my mom didn't know that my keyboard was like this and now she never can know

[@spinster4000]

I tried cleaning my keyboard with a like lemon wipe thing cuz my keys felt greasy to the touch, and ever since i did that my keys have been sticky and im pissed, as this was a 300 dollar keyboard. This helped me tho, thanks so much!

[@icecreamlove84]

Thank you for sharing the knowledge 😊

[@isildur4664]

Let me just say, the thumbnail of the video is Bang on. 100/10,

[@sharifahmadzai3227]

my back space button was sticky after i spelled sweet tea on it. and now it works fine after brushing it with a teethbrush

[@brandongacuzana3792]

just tried this and I'm trying this comment to see how well it worked

[@MiaMantri]

My keys are ok but my keypad is sticking a lot. Would I be able to repair that myself as well and if so how?

[@lukeaquino7141]

For some reason my D key in my laptop was a mushy, it annoyed me and i said "ill choke you damn key" i pressed it hard and long, and it was fixed, it somehow was fixed

[@00NoBuddy]

Thank you it worked for me XD

[@kayleeveazey7588]

does this work on the newer macbook keys as well?? The right side of my shift, command, option and the left arrow are sticky from a spill

[@MASKEDMANGUITAR]

Ill never drink a root beer again... thanks for the video!

[@YkAxquiq]

OMG thanks a lot this really helps as a roblox youtuber and struggling with some sticky key's So thanks A LOT

[@kyamatic-9969]

I tried doing the key part to put it back in since it fell off with the 2 clips, but I cannot stick the clips together for some odd reason, I tried everyway to put it on but it just falls apart, if anyone knows what this problem is, please tell me.

[@cckiller4378]

Sounds like you broke the thinn plastic part that connects the scissors, you might need to get a replacement for it

[@emilylovelandquery4256]

Saved my computer, thank you!

[@adammt9615]

Spilt beer on mine, didn't think beer could be so sticky

[@entrapta8049]

The little scissor mechanism suddenly doesn't want to fit back in with those little pins. How can I fix this?

[@sab_1055]

My keys were badly stuck. To avoid beaking, I lifted them just enough to get a q tip with 90% isopropyl underneath & loosened them up. No breaks.

[@starbug5493]

thank you boss, been driving me crazy for weeks

[@TroyQwert]

Thanks. I spilled some Martini with orange juice. It is clear about cleaning the keys. How to clean under the touchpad? Does it work the same way?

[@lukeaquino7141]

removing the touchpad? no, find a professional to do it for you or it might break, if its just the surface of a touchpad, use a microfiber cloth!

[@SoyVoltio]

can i clean the keys with isopropylic alcohol?

[@KlDEDlTOR]

Am scared am bonna broke the space bar. Am a kid is there a way to fix it without taking it out?

[@KittenPlaysMC]

I did it earlier and I did it with a toothpick. It's very easy, don't be scared, there isn't a way to clean it without not taking it out.

[@KlDEDlTOR]

@KittenPlaysMC ye but i dont wanna broke it because i tried it and i think i broke smth to no the space bar make some really weird noises.

[@zoyaafzalmalik2111]

Thankyou so much!! I needed this so badly!

[@aidanm.9612]

so i just removed my spacebar but its totally different than what you have😅 help

[@SpecialInterestShow]

Would this work for keys that don't work?

[@Midnight-ACE]

Update? I have same problem

[@SpecialInterestShow]

@@Midnight-ACE sadly I don't know cause my laptop was busted. Motherboard got shot when I tried to nudge the battery to get it unplugged so that I could pull out the keyboard from the inside

[@nicholas_2170]

can i do this with a space bar?

[@lawrenzo1109]

Really helpful thank you

[@bosesebi6685]

Mine gets stuck and its new. These low profile keys are prone to that.

[@Rottingcorpse6383]

does it work the same with the smaller up and down keys?

[@seniorW-vw9iv]

I broke one key and placed others successfuly and didn't took some keys . Now will go to a pc repair shop to clean remaining

[@soccer_deck1097]

thx this was very helpful

[@ZachAttackO0]

I'm currently using my dad's PC he dropped soda and now the keys are sticky I was going to help him with doing this but is there a way to clean the keys without popping the second lil peace out? I'm kinda worried to break them considering how small.

[@caitlin7221]

Spilt a bit of Dr Pepper on my laptop yesterday I’m hoping this helps 😂

[@armandoguzman8945]

luckily i spilled only a little only on my right side so only my arrows, backspace, enter, shift, pgup, pgdn, and fn are sticking not too bad but enough to annoy me lol

[@SkyGypsy]

Thanks. Now I just gotta figure out what to do about my TouchPad because somehow...

[@M154_cheese]

its realy hard to put the space bar on but it worked

[@kn1ght435]

my trackpad stopped clicking after I spilled tea on it

[@mounirkkk9078]

just make sure that you don't put the tiny pieces in the wrong configuration ! ! ! ! , i leaned the hard way

[@leopoldomolina1763]

I am going to do a deep cleaning like this. But I suspect that my current issue is in the electrical contacts themselves, due to the mechanisms look to work properly but I need to press really hard some of the keys. Any suggestion for the electrical contact below the rubber piece?

[@bobbyunicorn]

kinda fucked if that's the case to be honest. Only way I can think of is taking your laptop apart, and tearing down until you reach the keyboard circuit board right at the bottom and giving that a clean. which would require most components being taken out

[@menkyshulk5904]

my keyboard is so sticky but im afraid to do this bc it might break

[@Airmailfaun9741]

Same but as long as you go slow with it and not to rough it should be fine

[@nwght1]

can you clean like the little arrow keys? or does it have the medal bars?

[@klayton1042]

its the same as the others just pop off and clean :)

[@Chandlerhefley]

TYSM I NEEDED HELP

[@sierralienxoxo]

My computer is a little different they have theses like tiny sticks on the end of them and i cant figure out to put it back on

[@ryan_kx0204]

Same here

[@Its__karanjojo]

thanks broo love your your trick🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@BirbbmaN]

I don’t wanna take off the keys

[@nicolasbrun9795]

i have hp 245- how remove left key of touchpad ?

[@abd-_-aza147]

thanks, I spelled a LOT of a suger drink on my fathers laptop and now I am forced to clean them all.

[@Airmailfaun9741]

How long do you leave them in the soapy water

[@rahnfer]

Are you acoustic?

[@ttrouble_was_taken]

@@rahnferwhat kind of question is that? It’s so incredibly uncalled for too.

[@odeanlawrence196]

Hi UK 🇬🇧 HERE! THANK YOU SO MUCH! I thought I was lumbered with doggy keyboard for life! 😅

[@niwsa5537]

What to do if have no alcohol wipes?

[@popsicIes]

buy alcohol wipe

[@nokiadum]

ain't no way this mtf just casually spills a bottle of syrup on a laptop for a video.

[@chaydlikeydatkief]

thanksalotyoujustcompletlybrokemyspacebar.

[@chaydlikeydatkief]

imfuckingcryingimsupposttosellthisandnowicant

[@chaydlikeydatkief]

icantgetthemechanismon

[@chaydlikeydatkief]

thanks alot my spacebar is loose now because of your tutorial and missing a retainer clip

[@abujessica]

lmao

[@truck_dude]

I got my spacebar broken off. I got H, B, and spacebar, I'm using the little buttons to type and making me type so slow. Ihate it so much

[@ajarnolaf9034]

will need to try this on my Samsung Chromebook. It's got a sticky 'S' Key. 😞

[@molkva]

followed this tutorial and broke my enter key, thanks

[@debrachosen]

Thank you! Super helpful

[@truck_dude]

Thanks.... I tried this and now I can't put the keys back in 😭😭

[@noob.168]

i lost a piece cuz it flew...

[@Zaphonix]

the key doesnt go back in

[@蛤-b7m]

wacthing this on my laptop while fixing it

[@Dadof3kidz]

Thank you for posting this! I was ready to buy a new computer.

[@Airmailfaun9741]

You and me both

[@RedCurls20]

Would this work on an Acer Nitro 5?

[@truck_dude]

I just got the keys off but can't get it back on.. So I'm going to go to Best Buy to get them back on, I also have a Acer Nitro 5

[@-RandomStranger-]

Now My key is still sticky and my keyboard is broken 😐

[@LaughingCynic]

Thanks.

[@yagmurin]

😭😭😭 If i knew it was this easy😊

[@deejagers716]

But you broke him?

[@eRiC-sq7kv]

THANK YOU SO MUCH I NEED THIS HELP

[@m1lkbr3ad]

Won't the keys break if I pull them? I'm scared that I will just break them off (the only sticky key is space bar)

[@picklejuice418]

i dont think so

[@cckiller4378]

You have to be careful, there's a chance, especially if they've never been pulled of before

[@sarahvatalaro1066]

i can get the keys off but I cant get them back on, uh oh

[@truck_dude]

Me neither

[@marcjtdc]

alcohol doesnt melt sugar

[@ClwninAura]

I accidentally broke a small piece off and it won’t stay on the keyboard 🥶

[@doggo1858]

me too

[@auveus5036]

buy more keys of your laptop

[@litobeatz639]

If you a own a Zephyrus Rog G15 15 Inch donʻt do this. The Zephyrus Rog G15 15 Inch keyboard buttons are more complex and are really tough to put back together. Edit: The keyboard buttons for the Zephyrus Rog G15 15 Inch is also easliy breakable. I found out the hard way...

[@Libatus]

I have the g15, what do you suggest?

[@karimnakhal9308]

I tried it and broke the button half

[@taylorindustries]

my keys dont go back in properly

[@truck_dude]

Mine won't either

[@kadenthehamster2783]

thx i dropped gatorade on my keyboard😐

[@livi5650]

Just saved me from spending $100 on a new keyboard

[@raxorram413]

now my keys won't go back on x-x

[@kevinabalo]

Splendid, thanks. That didn't hurt too much (pgdn) Better than some of the frankly - `Hare Brained` solutions elsewhere on YT.

[@JimmyBrazy]

thankyou

[@ysd509]

uhm i accidentally spilled water after drink and my keys are fixed!!!!!

[@PellyPlay]

Real way to fix sticky keys is to press shift 5 times

[@IcxnicCloud]

He just Forgot to turn off sticky keys in windows

[@panthakurai5267]

😉

[@Prisim-q7s]

thanks