for those who are still having trouble your key may not actually be broken or have dust in it, try using a cotton swab to realign the rubber silicon underneath the key. my r key was misaligned and when i put it back in place it fixed the issue.

Early in my IT career, I shared an office with a hardware tech who was responsible for maintaining and repairing many hundreds of terminals. When a keyboard failed, he would swap in a working one. When he had saved up a load of nonfunctional keyboards, he would take them home and wash them in his dishwasher. After letting them dry for several days, he would bring them back and put them into the spares store as working replacements.

Now all my keys are not working, thanks to this.

Due to the lockdown for corona virus, I work from home and was struggling to replace the keyboard because of some keys not working properly. I watched this video end up fixing my keyboard issues! Thanks for the video!

6 years later, and still a valuable video. Worked for me August 2020. Thanks

thanks!! my keboard 'X,R,O' are not working...after this video i cleaned it...now 'X,R,O,5,P,K,U' not working...so helpful

Worked for the ctrl key of my Logitech MK700/710, and keyboard just works 10 times better all around. Thanks for the encouragement. Dang, that keyboard has a lot of screws.

for anyone that tried to follow this video and ended up with a broken keyboard instead of fixing it, try and put the membrane contacts properly like on the top right of the keyboard on 2:58 (pause it) also don't forget to put the metal bit that keeps the contacts in place because that's the important part to making it work again

Thanks! Went from 1 key not working to the entire keyboard shot to hell. I followed your exact steps.

Worked thank you.My whole keyboard stopped working after spilled water. Repaired next day.Y’all make sure its to dry it up

Very helpful, spill some lemonade on my keyboard (SPILL) and some keys weren’t working and after watch your video and try it it work again thank

Clean the electronic leads on the little circuit board which has the three led lights sitting on the top right hand corner. If the leads have darkened due to dust, it will have a hard time picking up electronic signals from the circuit membrane. A pencil eraser is a nice thing to use and it worked like a charm for me.

i have a major problem. i owned a laptop...

Just followed your instruction and it worked!!! i have my letter M back... thanks to you.. And nice heads up on the screw size, mine have different sizes... you save me from buying a new one... again many many thanks

Anyone that reads this comment, its not to hard, all you need to do is clean the laptop, maybe vacum over it, then reset ur pc, after that put something on top of the broken key, not to heavy, just to hold it down, and another thing on the opposite side when its turned off, this should fix if the button is jammed, and or reset the keys, leav the pc off for a day with the stuff on it, take it off then turn on ur pc it should fix it, if this helped like it

Very helpful video....my a, z, 1 and q keys were not working.... After watching this video ,I did as per suggested. Now they are working properly. Thank you!!

This video was great. I had a couple keys that would nt work after spilling diet coke on my keyboard. Took the keyboard apart, cleaned everything, especially between the layers of plastic, and it works great. Its not really about the money as I had already bought another keyboard but about having the ability to fix it if needed. Thanks much.

Thank you for making this video, I actually opened my keyboard and saw a disconnection in the circuits, preventing me from pressing the E key and all of the above. Took some aluminium paper to re-establish the connection on the circuit since it's a conductor and fixed it this way, I hope this helps people having the same issue. It is actually very easy and you don't need to be an expert to do that :)

This video was very helpful and helped me fix my keyboard. Before about half of the keys didn't work anymore but I followed the steps here and now it works again like new.

It worked perfectly,if you are doing this make sure you are very careful and working in a clean environment,you don't want your keyboard getting dirtier than it already is

rofl- i knew the voice sounded familiar, when i clicked on that google link, which lead me here... keep up the good work, mate.

I repaired my key board. I followed your steps and clean everything and the keys which were not working now all are properly working !!! Thank you Sir!!!!

i broke a button after raging at CS:GO

After countless vids just showing how to pop a key and clean under it this vid was actually useful

Wow! This is amazing. Some of the keys of my keyboard were not working since lot of ants got into it. This video helped recover me my keyboard. Thank you so much🙏

Thanks for this posting. I just pulled a bunch of keyboards out of the White House dumpster. Someone pulled off the right keys.

When I did this and put it back together, all my keys stopped working :' )

thank you sooo much my p and delete keys werent working but after doing this they do know kudos to you man

Brother, I was about to throw away my keyboard until I saw your video. It works!!! Thank you sir!

Thanks this helps a lot! I got a new keyboard now for $10

Before I did this, two keys are not working. and now, two keys are working. Thanks for the tips

Thanks RJTheBikeGuy!! Your video helped me save my Keytronic "classic ll" keyboard, the culprit was a big 'dust bunny' on the foam black bar next to the small circuit board inside the keyboard. I suspect the 'dust bunny' was infringing on the connections needed for functional keys. After taking my board apart & cleaning it gently but thoroughly it works perfectly now, so thanks for your informative & helpful video. **Peace**

YOU SAVED MY G510 THANK YOU!!!

Thank you so much man, my keyboard become new again.

My logitech keyboard's few keys stopped responding suddenly and your tip worked like charm. But, I couldn't understand what was there. I cleaned the plastic button sheet but I couldn't see too much dust. Something very minute must have caused the problem. Keys started working after cleaning. Many many thanks and thumbs up for your video 👍🏼

Excellent video & advice. Spilled pure water on my Dell L100. 3 keys did not recover after 5 days. Disassembled & found no remaining water. Removed stubborn Mylar circuit deposits. 3 keys still do not work. Conclusion: I should have disassembled & aired it out immediately after the spill.

Dude thank you alot i did everything you did and I fixed my keyboard ,thanks alot

noticed the major problem is likely moisture between the plastic sheets [3 on my machine], used barely moist alcohol cloth, no paper, let sit for couple of hours or use hair dryer with coolest setting at least 15" from sheets, if contact still doesn't work use a vinyl pencil eraser to lightly scrub the contact points {wipe with alcohol cloth again}, DO NOT TOUCH CONTACT POINTS WITH YOUR FINGERS. The rubber plastic sheet is to provide the return or push back up of the keys. It will provide some protection from liquids (don't count on it) and slightly more protection from dust particles. Routine vacuum cleaning from the top of keys will lengthen the frequency between internal contamination.

I couldn't even explain my problem to google it was so bad. When I pressed 2 it was f1 when I pressed 5 it input '54b' etc... I followed this and it's all fixed, appreciate you fella.

My keyboard A and C key were not working... just cleaned it according to your video...and now it's on track...thanks alot for sharing this...

THANK YOU SO MUCH TO PROVIDE THIS CONTENT LOVE YOU SIR

thank you so much man !! i loved your help. i was tensed for upcoming due assignments for semester final in this lock down situation. and now i fixed my A,Z,Q and ESC keys. thanks a lot man !!

Worked for me. Used alcohol across the plastic sheet after cleaning the entire keyboard. Thanks for posting.

Coffee and keyboards don't mix well and I need to keep working. It took me about a 45 min to pull it apart, clean it and put it back together verses driving around getting a new one. Thanks, saved me mucho time.

I was lil bit skeptical as there are many people saying that after following the procedure their keyboard stopped working! My "B" key wasnt working at all... As I was about to buy a new keyboard, there was nothing to loose doing some experiment, right? I followed the video to open up my keyboard. Then instead of using any liquid, I just used a soft brush to clean off the dusts in between those two plastic layers. I saw a small dust grain attached on the "B" key spot at one of the two layers. Using my finger nail carefully removed the dust. Now the key board is fully functional again :D

THANK YOU!!! I just got a desktop keyboard with a U key that only responded when I pressed it really hard. Disassembled the keyboard and sure enough there was a tiny little hair right on top of the round circuit dot for that key. Removed the hair, reassembled everything. key works flawlessly now. You wouldn't think a hair that tiny could cause so much trouble!

After this tutorial I'm going to buy new keyboard thanks 😃

Thanks for demystifying keyboard maintenance.

i folloed the the video and noe my other key are not roking :[

i hulk smashed my keyboard cuz i got mad of the lag i am getting

Trust me i came to this video cause left side of the keys were not working e.g. a,q,1,shift, ctrl, esc. While watching your video i smacked it here and there to see if it started working again. Surprisingly enough it DID!! This is the method i saw my dad and mostly all the seniors citizens used to apply whenever something stopped working. Funny it still works.. lol

Thank you so much bro. It even work after 9 years in May 2023

OML! THANK YOU! You just saved my life. I spelt milk on mine and if I tell my mom she is going to kill me. Ima do this when she goes shopping

Now no key is working please help

Thank you very much, I fixed it! But guys I'm strongly recommend that if you clean the inner membrane of the keyboard make sure you use TISSUE or any kind of soft things...DON'T USE RUFF THINGS....LIKE IF IT'S WORK 😎

i was cleaning my keyboard and some key didn´t work after that. Now i also clean the membrane and they work, thanks!

Well... at least I found a bowl of spaghetti under there:>

This is a cleaning guide. There´s nothing whatsoever bout fixing in here...

So happy now !!! all keys are workin now and i am typing the comment using my keyboard only !!!! thanks alot !!!!

Thank you very much.. I was just about to go and buy a new keyboard ...Now all fixed thanks to you.....

After i open the keyboard and start this, instead of fixing 1 not working key, everything stopped working. Theres a light on numlock, means its just the keys itself stopped working, not the cables Btw i was typing on my iPad

i was ard for me o find is anks

9 years later . . . Your video was helpful to me reassembling a vaguely similar Dell keyboard RTD50. Fyi, the RTD50 has 3 layers of plastic sheets inside: there's a completely clear sheet sandwiched in the middle. The clear sheet is not used or shown in your video's keyboard, but is in the middle of the RTD50's stack. Hth someone along the way : )

I'm sorry there as so many idiots calling this fake when they either one *didnt do it* or 2 *did it wrong* when this is SUPER easy and very useful as it saved me 70 dollars

I cleaned my mechanical keyboard for the first time yesterday and now my left control key doesn't work. It's the oddest thing. It doesn't work when it's hooked up to my mac OR windows 7 box now. I'm completely stumped, tried re-installing drivers and everything.

My problem is that after I cleaned my keyboard A S D are not working

OMG Thank you so much! My P button suddenly stopped working and it was annoying. Now I don't have to go spend $100.00 on another keyboard.

Hi thank you for this toturial mate, my keyboard keys are not working after i watch this video i clean up my keyboard and now its working fine.

everybody knows this thing........ tell how to repair that keyboard in which no key is working.......

Omg so funny when i open up my keyboard it have so many debris i used my keyboard like 10 year then i look it so manyyy debris! xD now my CTRL key work

Eek I know mine though working needs a cleaning. I have been holding it face down and gently tapping it once a week I could not believe how much crap came out of it. Thanks for this awesome and extremely helpful vid

trhis was so use full thank you and i hope you have a awesome week

This is a great way to fix it, but if you rub off a line of the circuit anywhere, some keys will stop functioning. Also if you bend the plastic too sharp/too much and it leaves a mark, it might leave some keys to double-click or repeat itself. I have Steelseries Apex Raw and I have cleaned it and repaired the circuit many times, if you want a durable keyboard choose mechanical over membrane.

I am 11 years now and I fix everything’s by myself and helping my parents

Thanx, this video just saved my razer deathstalker keyboard

I'm fan of your bike videos, but you repair keyboards too. tysm rj

After the first time i tried it it didnt work but as i tried it a second time it fixed it thank you :)

Superb it worked.....love from india thnks

😍😍 hahah.. I am a computer repairer now... it worked for me... Thank you!

Still watching this in 2022 and believe me I had the same keyboard it took a hard time to open it, I wasn't aware has to be opened from the bottom first. Still great video.

I just wnna comment here today 2021 it helped me. Before my key caps if i pressed letter A it comes out as a1 then r becomes r3 i did exaclty what he did i wiped the thick layer in the bottom and placed it back and worked properly thanks!!

Bro in my keyboard 3 lights on the top of the right side automatically lights up and turn off without stopping..so I cant type letters, its automatically capitalized..please tell me how to fix it..💔🙏🙏🙏🙏

I have opened keyboard to clean the keys many times but I have never cleaned between the 2 membrane sheets, thinking it will erase something important. Is it ok to clean between the 2 membrane sheets using IPA solution?

Thanks to this, I fixed my RGB lights. When I opened my keyboard, the keys started to not work. I keep my screws tight, cause there are screws for the plastic membrane to the circuit board. So it works fine now

Ants were nesting inside my keyboard. Now its working fine. Thanks dude

D and C key was not working. After watching this video, i tried my best. First try, my all keys are not working , after that i try again then all ok.. thanks man

Only 3 keys worked for me I took it apart and cleaned it & Now no keys are working 😑 Thankyou 🙌

swapnil datar have you tried taking it apart at cleaning it?

Thanks...To my surprise this actually worked for me. The "O" and the "I" key would not work even after removing the caps and cleaning so l took off the bottom and found that rubber piece was folded at one end but didn't think this would be the problem for only 2 keys.I straightened the rubber piece and put it back together and tried it anyway and to my surprise all the keys actually worked

NOW, MY KEYBOARD ISN'T WORKING ANYMORE HAHA

Thanks man! It really worked! My 12347890 key wasn't working yesterday. Then after watching your tutorial, I just fixed it. Now I am typing with my same key board. ^_^

Does this also fix rbg lighting?

I had to look this up on my phone since very specific keys dont work on my key board that I needed to type in in order to find this

Thankyou sir my all keys are working now💕

Great video, it has saved my keyboard from the trash 👍👍🙂

Fantastic. Worked like a champ. Have wireless Logitech. Normally I break stuff. But it worked. Thanks a bunch.

Video: You can buy a new keyboard for $10 Me with my $120 mechanical keyboard: um.... note: my keyboard wouldn't work with this I had to copy and paste A, but by taking off my keycaps, cleaning the backplate, and work my switches for them to work again.

thank you so much! this fixed my problem I have been having with my keyboard :)

I started to watch this tutorial and got a minute through before realizing that I wanted to try it on my own. I went away, unscrewing everything with little to no experience. I was working on an old keyboard with the 'RT' 'FG' and 'VB' keys not functioning. After peeling off the back, I thought that I had gotten myself into too much work but continue anyway. I continued unscrewing interior pieces of the keyboard and eventually got to the keys. After cleaning them, I slapped everything back together. I now have a perfect condition RGB color keyboard with 12 programmable keys. The moral of the story: "Do it, or don't." \ In all seriousness, taking apart a keyboard is not that difficult as long as you are careful. Don't be rough, treat it as though it is a baby. Put everything back where it was after your finished and your good to go. I am not calling you dumb or stupid if you can't do it, I understand that you don't want it to get worse, but give it a try. Good luck.

Worked for me in 2022 . thank you