Q&A for How to Clean Under Laptop Keyboard Keys

Yes, it should.

Windows 10 is an operating system, which is software. It has no bearing on what your hardware is like.

It depends. Some laptops have removable keys, while others don't.

I usually use a vacuum head and brush it over my keys. This usually works, especially to get crumbs out.

If it's a cheaper keyboard, it might just be easier to get a new one. If it's an expensive keyboard, there are some places that will fix your keyboard.

A vacuum can get most crumbs out from between the keys. For a more thorough cleaning, use a cheap toothbrush, an unused paintbrush, or a can of compressed air.

It depends on what the "sticky liquid" is. If it's a liquid such as soda, that is not safe. Look into buying a new laptop if this is the case. If "sticky" is glue, that might come off with extremely careful cleaning.

Open up your Notepad and run the alphabet test in accent letters to capital letters and all the numbers on the keyboard 1 through 9. See which ones don't have a soft print on the screen. Each key character has a binary number assigned to that key like for example: E to us is an E but to a computer it's in a digital form 01001001 - this represents the character in binary. 8 digits to one byte, half of that would be known as a nibble. So what keys are not working as being depressed? The laptop converter could be wearing out? Maybe you can use an alternate keyboard with a USB plug with software to install, like those roll-up keyboards.

You need a thin flathead screwdriver, put the screwdriver underneath the key cap and gently try to separate the key cap and the mechanism. Be careful not to separate the two pieces of the key mechanism. Repeat this, then clean out the area beneath the key caps and pop them back on. Make sure you know what a normal keyboard layout looks like before putting them back on!

Don't do anything that will feed the ants, then blow the ants out with compressed air (you can buy a bottle for less than $15).