Comments on: How to Clean a Laptop Keyboard

By: Terri

Terri — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 18:10:25 +0000

Take your time with cleaning. My tip for cleaning keyboards: when you remove the keys from the keyboard look up the keyboard picture for the keyboard. This will help you to replace each key where they are suppose to be.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 22:34:20 +0000

One of the easiest ways to clean a laptop keyboard is to just buy a small hobby brush (similar to a makeup brush). They are cheap, running around 35 cents. Keep the brush in your laptop bag and occasionally brush in-between and under the keys. It takes 3 minutes and gets under and between keys.

By: OK

OK — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 01:42:57 +0000

Don’t ever use a vacuum near your computer. Take it apart, or let someone else take it apart.

By: Ladona

Ladona — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 22:59:20 +0000

Thank you for your information. I find spray cans are expensive so I’ll use the suggestion of wiping the keyboard. The popping off keys just seems to messy for me.

By: danni

danni — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 06:30:48 +0000

Find a diagram of a keyboard (or take a picture of your own), and make sure all your keys are back in the right place. Replace a laptop keyboard from nearby express supplier. Depressing the raised corner will be enough to pop it into place, should you find a loose key during use. They are also visible because they lie at an angle, not parallel to the other keys.

By: edie

edie — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 09:15:08 +0000

I wonder if the alcohol approach will work for sticky keys?

By: Random person

Random person — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 21:48:24 +0000

Ok I was in a hurry when trying to clean my laptops keyboard and didn’t turn it off before using a can of air to spray the keys. And now all the keys on the left side of the f key do not work except the shift and windows key. Is there anything I can do to fix it?

By: Jo

Jo — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 18:27:11 +0000

I was surprised on prying off my notebook keys just to find the major culprit apart from the normal crumbs and wine stains, were eyelashes!

By: Heather

Heather — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 18:49:00 +0000

I used a toothpick to really get around and under the keys. It got a lot of the hair out and just other gunk.

By: Angie

Angie — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 02:40:27 +0000

Seriously, you can get one for $5! I never used one since I thought it would interfere with my typing but if you get one that is molded to the keys, its perfect. I learned the hard way after spilling drinks and my baby vomited on my keyboard. Not easy pulling apart a keyboard. If you drink, eat, or are just plain careless around your keyboard, trust me, a silicone keyboard skin is the way to go. Just Google it.