Laptops are in high demand today due to their compact size and wide range of features. However, portable computers have one significant drawback - if the keyboard is out of order, you will not have to look for a replacement in any computer hardware store, but order it from suppliers of consumables. In order not to buy a new "Claudia" in China, it is worth trying to solve the problem yourself. If a key sticks on a laptop, what to do can be understood by deciding on the root cause.
Breakdown reasons
As a rule, users of portable equipment often store it in the immediate vicinity of upholstered furniture. Everyone is moved when the cat lays on the keyboard and falls asleep. However, all this leads to contamination of the clave. If there is a furry pet at home or the laptop is on the couch, it is not surprising that pollution has occurred and the key on the laptop keyboard is now sticking. In this case, you don’t need to do anything special, just clean and remove all dust, wool and dirt.
The second common reason is spilled tea, coffee, wine or any other drink. This is a more serious problem. The fact is that in addition to sticking keys on a laptop, this can lead to burnout of contacts. In this case, you will not be able to do without replacing the keyboard. In some situations, you can "reanimate" burnt contacts. However, for this at least you need to give the laptop to the service in order to conduct diagnostics.
Having decided why the key is sticking on the laptop, you can proceed to practical actions.
Dry clean
If dust, food particles and much more get stuck in the keyboard, this can lead to sticking or, conversely, difficult keystrokes. To clean, you must first try to brush away any dirt from the surface of the keyboard. For this, a soft furniture brush is suitable.
If after surface treatment the problem persists, it is worth using an ordinary household or car vacuum cleaner. However, in this case, the problem may remain - the key on the laptop sticks. What to do in such a situation? It is best to buy a can of compressed air, which can be found in any hardware store. If you process the keyboard with it, then from it you can remove a huge amount of dirt.
If even compressed air did not help, then you will have to disassemble the "clave" and remove all the impurities from the inside. To do this, turn off the power of the laptop and remove each key individually. Usually they are kept on the so-called elevators, which are quite easy to snap off. To do this, gently pull the button on the upper part. After that, she should be removed. However, it all depends on the model of the laptop, so before you perform any manipulations, it is better to clarify exactly how you need to remove the keys on a particular laptop.
If liquid is spilled on the keyboard
There are many reasons a key sticks on a laptop. What to do if a breakdown occurs due to spilled sweet tea? In this case, it all depends on when the “accident” occurred. If you just spilled tea, you need to quickly blot the keyboard with a dry cloth and turn it upside down. As a rule, after this it is better not to touch the laptop for several days.
If the tea was sweet or, worse, wine was spilled on the keyboard, then the sugar would very quickly erase the contacts. In this case, it is necessary to remove the "clave" and disassemble it. It consists of several layers, each of which needs to be separated. When contact lines appear before your eyes, you need to see where they were broken. If this happens, then you can try to "reanimate" the nodes using a conductive "putty", but do not really hope that this will help.
The most unpleasant thing is that spilled drinks are not a guarantee case, therefore they will not repair such a machine for free. It remains only to order a new keyboard and save on its self-installation.
What other problems could be
With gamers, this often happens - the key on the laptop sticks. What should I do if the buttons do not obey during the decisive battle with the orcs? First of all, it is necessary to check whether the laptop overheated. If during the game its temperature reaches its maximum level, then this may well cause such a nuisance. To fix everything, you have to completely disassemble the laptop and change the thermal grease in it. This procedure is not one of the easiest, as you have to remove the motherboard, get the processor and video card. In addition, the old paste usually dries very much, so it must be very carefully removed without damaging important elements.
The best solution in this situation is to turn to specialists. Some decide to simply replace the cooler. Yes, this will help to temporarily solve the problems with overheating, but the “burnt” thermal grease will not go anywhere.
System issues
There are also more trivial reasons why a key sticks on a laptop. How to fix the problem of hanging buttons if there is no dust on them, and thermal grease could not dry yet? It is enough to try to restart the laptop. If the laptop works for several days without interruption, the system begins to be “naughty”.
In addition, the problem may lie in the keyboard drivers. Of course, in this case, the keys do not stick mechanically. Buttons are pressed, but at the same time they type the same letters on the screen. Drivers are recommended to be downloaded from the official website of the laptop manufacturer.
Sticking can also occur due to poor contact of the loop and the clave. To solve this problem, you need to partially disassemble the laptop and make sure that the latches that connect the keyboard and motherboard are securely locked.
If all else fails
Sometimes the keyboard stops working for no apparent reason. In this case, it remains only to replace it. But what to do if you wait for a new spare part for a long time, and you need to work on a laptop right now. The only way out of this situation is to buy a regular USB keyboard. By connecting it to the appropriate port, you can fully use the laptop.