There is a lot of wrong info here. This method is NOT APPLICABLE for all keyboards. You can only do this in keyboards which are hot swappable. Trying this stunt on a soldered switch will make your problem 100 times worse! Also, you don't need that screwdriver tool. If your keeb is hot swappable, there's a 90% chance it came with a switch puller. Use that instead.
It’s good practice to use a wired keycap puller and also to use a proper switch puller, you can damage the pins on the switch or the socket if you don’t use a proper tool , also not all keyboards have the feature to pull out switches (hotswap), for most keyboards the easiest way to make sure your keyboard isn’t just confusing keys is to factory reset it, it’s usually fn + space
Make sure your keyboard is Hot-Swappable! If it is not you can damage the while board if the switch is soldered (it is melted into the board and if you want to remove it you have to heat up the metal holding the pins in place)
If you can get it out then it's hotswappable if you can't then it's soldered if you wanna know if a keyboard can be hotswapped then look at the info of the keyboard on thr buying page it should say hotswappable if it can be hotswapped
Man... You saved me from returning a product and waiting another week just to get a new one. It was the switch that was the issue for me. I switched it with another (mine is hotswappable) that is useless which I don't use. I never thought about switching it with another switch on the keyboard. Tytytyty!
Imagine a kid trying this out on his non hotswappable mechanical keyboard but dude pls research first before trying to "help" people in the internet because others might break their keyboard trying this method
tysm bro, some of my keyboard button wasnt working because i spell over my water bottle but then i tried to swap the unworking one to the button that i rarely use just like u said and now its start working again :D
Would dabbing with a cotton swab do? Have a key oard that the W key won't input sometimes and just left it in a corner of the house cus I wasn't dealing with it
This will only work on hot swappable (it means that it doesn't need to be desoldered in order to taek out the switch) and you should be using a proper switch puller.
As a programmer, I wouldn't suggest you use switches keys in the f row as replacement, I'd suggest you use keys like pause, scroll lock, page up/down, or even insert as these I've noticed are used much less. The f row keys are still essential for operating system stuff (I don't use windows so I don't remember important f row key binds for windows).
that my friend is why i switched over to corsair keyboards it wasn't the switches faults, it was the boards fualt in the keyboard itself both tab and q button stopped working i had the k556
Try cleaning your keyboard first, take off your keycaps and also use an anti-duist spray directly on the switch, make sure to keep the spray straight so it doesn't create damp and wet up the switches that might result in actually breaking it.
The reason why this is happeni ng is because the inside of the switches the inner pin connectors are broken or short, the metal isnt near the stem of the switch and because of that, the switch isnt registering the keypress, i recommend getting new switches, if it keeps happening its maybe because you are pressing too hard, or just buy a new keyboard.
Guys I was playing Valorant and the W key kept stopping, but I figured that it was because I was pressing the Tab key by accident, so you should consider that 😭
Do not tilt it this guy is a 🔔 end for saying that it will just destroy ur keys on one side my whole left side of my keyboard is unresponsive now thanks to this guy
Did my guy rly just take one minute to say : replace the switches. Like ok thanks for telling someone to pry off the switches on their soldered keyboard but u could’ve at least made them break it in 3 seconds rather than 60
I don't know about all the keyboards but once mine wasd keys were not working so i just pressed F12 (just a normal click)and it started to work again regularly.
this happened to me after I lubed my keyboard you can look at the pin at the bottom of your switch and see if the pin is straight also make sure your keyboard is hot swappable
yeah, for YOU. the point is he means to say if you don’t use a specific key a lot, you’re able to just swap it out with a switch that’s not working on the keys that are more important to you
Yeah I had this problem and thankfully my keyboard is %100 and there is a lot of keys that I dont use , just a little soldering and I fixed my keyboard .
