W key malfunctioning

[Liutauriux]

So I've had my keyboard for 2 years (Gamdias Hermes P1 RGB) and recently my W key started acting up and sometimes when I press down on it, it doesn't register and requires a firmer push and this really hinders my performance in fps games where you need to hold down W to walk and mid walking you just stop or you can't move forward because it's not registering. I tried blowing compressed air into the switch several times and it does nothing, I took apart my keyboard and cleaned all the filth and washed all they keycaps and it didn't do nothing. Any suggestions on how to fix this ?

[kdawwgg1221]

You can always see if you can find a replacement switch? They make their own version of mechanical switches so idk how hard it would be to find.

[Alex Atkin UK]

As compressed air didn't work, you could try contact cleaner?

[geo3]

Open and clean the switch, or desolder and replace it with a new one.