There are a variety of laptop keyboards available, which means the reattachment steps may be a little different than these steps, but they shouldn’t be too different that you can’t follow along. These steps work with HP Pavilion notebooks as well. If the key is broken or loose, there are different ways to repair it including using a tweezer and cleaning your keyboard.
First, if the retainer clip has separated into two pieces, you’ll need to fit the smaller piece back inside of the larger piece by aligning the hooks. The inner piece should easily snap into place once the clips are properly aligned. It may be easier to remove the base U-shaped piece from the keyboard in order to attach the O-shaped piece of the retainer if they are separated. Line up the assembled retainer bracket with the key base on the keyboard. Look at the keyboard base to see how the retainer bracket matches up to the base, and then click the retainer bracket back into place. If you’re having a hard time fitting the retainer back onto the keyboard, you may be able to remove the round pad at the center. Lift it gently from the base, attach the retainer, and then press it back into the center of the key once the retainer is fitted. If you don’t immediately see the plastic piece that connects with your key, check if that piece is still connected to the underside of your key. If you still can’t find it, look around your work area or anywhere it might have fallen. This piece keeps your key in place and is necessary to continue.
If you have a desktop computer, the keys on those keyboards are different. Refer to How to Reattach a Desktop Mechanical Keyboard Key instead.
