To remove the keys, slip your tool under the top of the cap and gently lift it up. It should pop off without much force. With the keycaps off, use compressed air to blow out all the dust and hair. To put the key back, line the keycap up and push it back down starting with the bottom edge.

How do you take off a key without breaking it?

To remove the keys, slip your tool under the top of the cap and gently lift it up. It should pop off without much force. With the keycaps off, use compressed air to blow out all the dust and hair. To put the key back, line the keycap up and push it back down starting with the bottom edge.

Can you remove keys without a tool?

As an alternative to a knife or flathead screwdriver, you can shape a paperclip to work just like a keycap puller. Unbend the paperclip completely, then reshape it into a “U”, and then bend the ends inwards so that they can hook under a key in the same way a keycap puller works.