My keyboard was only 2 months old when my grandson dribbled popsicle all over it! So I ordered a Silicone cover and watched your wonderful video and....VOILA!!! Like new again! Thank you so much!
Very well done. I lost count of how many videos **claimed** they were going to show al this, but all they did was to pop off a key cap and then pop it back on. Thank you.
Watched like 7 of these untill i watch yours and had no issues after that and took my fear away from breaking it , great detail and explaination legend
Thanks Vince I was foxed and about to ditch my keyboard after being unable to reset two of my Logi 380 keys (so fiddly) but you saved the day! Very good and useful video keep it up
Thank you for uploading this, I just replaced the keyboard on my wife's Medion Akoya P6624 laptop with a replacement from Germany but didn't notice it was "azerty" instead of GB "qwerty". Your video enabled me to swap out the relevant keys to make it GB qwerty which the installed Linux Mint was seeing the layout as, now it's functioning perfectly again! 🙂
I literally was too lazy to find the tools required, so I just grabbed a small pole-shaped lego and shoved it under my key. I was careless at the time and didn't worry about damaging my keyboard, and the keys popped off after some tries. It was sort of hard, but it got the job done! They popped back on easily. :D
ty for showing this my keyboard was in desperate need of a small cleaning session didnt know its that easy to remove keys from a standard keyboard ty again!
Thank-you for this tutorial. I have Logitech keyboard (silicon keyboard) for 10+ years. This is the first time I popped off the keys and cleaned them and yes, it was as dirty as you can imagine. Btw I used to clean them by using alcohol and a qtip between keys, very hard and slow process to clean it that way.
Thank you for making this video. I was scared I was going to break one of my keys that stopped working all the sudden. Was driving me crazy bc I work from home so not having the S key to type makes you realize how much you use it. This gave me the confidence I needed to remove it. Appreciate this video. You're a life saver.
This was helpful to understand the mechanics to remove and replace keys. Mine is a Dell desktop keyboard and the Ctrl key was hard to press down. It was OK pressing directly in the center, but wouldn't budge when pressing on the edge or corner. I cleaned underneath as you said, but created a new problem. The Q-tip pulled loose one corner of the little rubber springy thing underneath and I couldn't tuck it back in place. Couldn't leave it that way since it was no longer centered under the key. I removed a few screws from the backside and pried apart the top and bottom just enough to tuck that corner back into place. Cleaning improved it, but not 100%, so I figured it was just worn out. But as the key didn't really have a specific top or bottom (or right or left) I tried popping it back on upside down. It works perfectly, just looks a little funny.
Great job on this one!!! I love your "trying to fix" videos... But my laptop, for no reason, started doing this goofy thing where if you pressed "o", it typed "ok", and the K did the same thing.... By "no reason", I mean, coffee might have got on it.... Hahahah! So, this is supposed to be waterproof keys, gaming laptop, it's worked amazing.... Anyways, I googled how to fix laptop keyboard, and there was My Mate Vince!!! So, the keys came off just like your little one there.... And to be honest, I just blasted it out with an air compressor in my garage.... LOTTA stuff came out of there, holy crap..... Heh heh! I brought it back inside, and got a phone call, and I needed the computer, so I powered it up with the keys still off, and I was kinda thinking about the phone call, and didn't realize it was working perfect again.... But now it works perfect.... Thanks for this video. Great job.
Watching in 2024. Hi Vince! I am Malaysian. I usually called the Q Tip as cotton buds. Theres cotton wrapped around the tip right? 😂 as for the surgical spirit, I just called them as alcohol or hane sanitizer 😊
I recently cleaned a keyboard. I found that the alcohol wasn't that good at dissolving the dirt. Warm soapy water and a toothbrusch on the other hand worked very well. You have to mind the electronics like this off course.
Thanks for posting this great video! I do have a question though; I recently purchased a logitech MK540 and the space bar key came from the factory a little crooked, looks like it was not placed correctly when they assembled it and when I hit it on the left side it is harder and with more pressure than the right side. To remove it, does it follow the same principle? I do see a metal little bar inside so I am worried to try the same method you explained and do something I shouldn't lol. I appreciate your help so much. Regards, Octavio
Mr. Memeist - Not sure what your puzzlement is, but if it’s ASMR, just google it...better yet, do a RU-vid search and watch some videos. I like Maria on GENTLE WHISPERING ASMR, esp, the ones she does in Russian. Gives me TINGLES. 😵☺️ There are ASMR vids where they just repeat certain syllables, and that’s for uber-tingles, all concentrated together.
Hi Vince. I have got a Microsoft Surface Pro 4 cover keyboard. It does not seem to be detected by the Surface. I have tried all the tricks on the Internet. Is there anyway to check whether the keyboard is faulty by using multi meter?
i have a thinkpad t420 keyboard (it is almost new) and some keys (Del, Home, Pgup) on the top right ceased to work. I suspect humidity had something to do with it. What can i do?
Inspired removed a button on my k400r after it con not be put back. When put it back nothing clicks and if you turn the keyboard upside down key falls on the ground... you seem to have almost the same key board in the video
So my laptop has the same keys as the Fujitsu Siemens laptop keys but the white circle piece fell off with the other piece is there a way to fix it because I need it for school
I needed to replace 5 keys where the labels had worn down. But to my surprise, the key's mold to fit in the keyboard are all different, depending on the make of the keyboard! I had two spare keyboards of different makes, and neither of those keys fit!!!
it wouldnt pop back on and its my first time trying to fix a key and it has this really thin stick o metal that is at the bottom of the arrow key and weird little metal things idk how to describe them not on the key its self its on the keyboard thing where the key randomly popped out when i try to put it in it clicks in place and i give it a few clicks to make sure it wont fall off and it pops off ive been trying all day yesterday nothing . help (i also cleaned it lol)
I know it's been a year since you uploaded this but the pc I have the website that sells the tower and keyboards and nice is shutting down the website is called cyberpowerpc that's my computer worh the keyboard and I don't know if I can take the keys off because I try searching it but no results please help me.
im 10 years old and my mom wants me to clean her desktop keyboard and im having a hard time cleaning and i asked her is it was ok to take the keys off the keyboard and she said no it will break the keyboard and I wasn't sure if she was telling the truth but please help me