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How to clean your keyboard

Person placing a keycap back onto a keyboard's key switch.

Figuring out how to clean your keyboard may be the last thing on your mind when you’ve just bought a shiny new laptop or typing peripheral. But every PC user knows that dirt and grime can pile up overtime, and eventually you’ll have to face the inevitable.

With keyboards, it’s even trickier. If you don’t already know how to do it, it can be tough to clean your keyboard properly with all its moving and electrical parts – not to mention, its nooks and crannies. It isn’t just a simple scrub and wipe job. You also have to be careful not to cause irreversible damage to your device. That’s on top of the fact that dirt and sebum stains can be surprisingly hard to rub off.

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