Comment on Need to clean my keyboard

• BiscuityCat@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I have the keyboard plugged into a monitor and accessing the USB hub is seriously complicated, so that’s not really an option for me.

  But I could try locking the system. I just hope I won’t lock myself out for few hours, because I have pressed Enter multiple times while cleaning it.

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  • papalonian@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    You can use a pair of scissors to terminate the connection anywhere along the wire and it will achieve the same thing

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    • snoons@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Thanks, I’ll do this next time.

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  • Passerby6497@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Create a new local user w/o permissions and switch to that login before cleaning it. That way you only lock a fake use lok

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    • ddplf@szmer.info ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Why not just write a script that would brick your PC so there is no risk anything would go wrong cleaning, and then just reinstall your OS when you’re done?

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      • Passerby6497@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Because then I have to set upu environment again

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