How to clean your laptop keyboard without damaging it

Peter Wilson, a specialist in microbiology at University College London Hospital, believes that because of this, the keyboard can become a source of spread of various diseases: “If someone catches a cold or gets gastroenteritis, then his colleagues risk very quickly encountering the same problem. problem,” – he said.

Bacteria from your hands, skin flakes, donut crumbs, coffee spills… Everything that ends up on your keyboard! Cleaning a regular device is quite simple, and if suddenly it doesn’t work, you can always replace it. But how to store the laptop keyboard, which is part of the gadget? This is exactly what we are going to talk about today.

All safe ways to clean your keyboard start with proper preparation: here are a few things you need to know.

Even the best keyboard cleaning methods won’t work if you only do them once a year. Make it a habit to give your device hygiene procedures once a week, and if you eat while working on your laptop, it’s best to do it daily.

You should shake your laptop, not, say, your colleagues with your new outfit (although that is also welcome). Turn off the computer, turn it over, and shake it several times over a trash can. Turn to a different angle, repeat the procedure. Once the crumbs and dust stop falling, you can move on to the next step.

You will need a brush, an old toothbrush, or any other object with fine but non-deformable and fairly hard bristles (a soft brush will not do the trick). Cleaning the keys of the laptop is carried out as follows: place the device right side up, then use a brush or toothbrush to go through all the buttons, carefully sweeping each of them. Shake the computer over the trash again and examine it. Do you see any leftover dirt? Remove them with a brush.

The most effective way to clean your keyboard without using liquids is to use a vacuum cleaner. A laptop is best for this, but you can also get a regular one with adjustable power – to clean a laptop keyboard safely, you’ll need the lowest one. Be sure to use a bristle brush – this will prevent the vacuum cleaner from “sucking up” the gadget and damaging it.

An alternative to a vacuum cleaner is to use compressed air to clean the keyboard: you can order cylinders with a fine nozzle designed for this purpose on any market. However, there are two important nuances: never insert a straw under the keys and in no case turn the can at an angle – in this case, not only air, but also liquid will come out (the video shows how not to do it).

Do you want to achieve the perfect result? Blow on the keyboard in three planes (this is what equipment manufacturers generally recommend): holding the screen slightly tilted in front of you, placing the laptop on the right edge, then on the left edge (the video instructions show the three positions of the gadget).

Do not avoid using wet products when cleaning your keyboard – this is a fairly important step in the hygiene procedure, which helps destroy bacteria and remove grease that has settled on the keyboards. touches of your fingers.

You’ll need a hardware disinfectant wipe or a lint-free microfiber cloth – to clean the keyboard, it’s best to dampen it with isopropyl alcohol. First, wipe down all the keys and the surfaces between them, then wrap a plastic card in a towel and run it between the rows of keys, removing all dirt from the sides. Don’t have anything flat enough on hand? Using cotton swabs to clean your keys will have much the same effect. Let the remaining liquid evaporate (a few minutes is enough) and you can turn on the laptop and enjoy touching a squeaky clean keyboard.

So, we figured out what regular keyboard cleaning should look like. It is not only important to maintain cleanliness, but also to prevent, and here’s what you need to do if you constantly use a laptop.

And finally, you can think about a special thin silicone keyboard case – this is an ideal solution if not only you, but also children or not so tidy relatives use the gadget.

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