Just lock the screen. The worst that’ll happen is a failed login or switching the keyboard layout or something.
Windows-L is the hotkey (in Windows at least), for those who maybe didn’t know.
And in GNOME. In KDE, it’s Ctrl+Alt+L. In macOS, it’s Cmd+Ctrl+Q.
My KDE (both 5 and 6, just checked) also uses Meta+L, by default. On my KDE 5 Ctrl+Alt+L appears as custom but I don’t remember adding it, maybe they inverted the two.
Maybe it’s the other way around then, it’s muscle memory at this point. I know GNOME and KDE are opposites.
Why would you be pressing down on the keys anyway? Just remove the caps so you can ACTUALLY clean the keyboard.
Birds love a deep clean!
This might just be my keyboard specifically, but I broke some of the caps doing this and had to special-order replace them.
There were two HDMI ports. (I selected the correct one)
I just open a vt and clean. Typing gibberish on login prompt is fine and f keys don’t work.
Lock screen also works.
I usually open vim.
- Unplug keyboard or turn off bluetooth.
- Clean keyboard.
ok but get this: I have a laptop
Unplug the laptop. Clean keyboard.
Or rip it out and clean it.
Rip and Tear until it is done lol
Best Buy said this isn’t covered under warranty.
Unplugging the keyboard requires getting down on my hands and knees, groping around to find a plug I can’t visually see, and probably dislocating my shoulder in the process.
And then even more luck required to get the plug I can’t see back IN, trying the USB every single way blind by feel only, and neither way wants to accept it’s the right one.
It’s an absolute last resort.
Its odd that keyboards don’t have USB on the back of them. Every other peripheral does it seems, but they usually come hard wired.
My keyboard has a detachable cable so you can just unplug it from the keyboard
same, mine is also USB-C on the keyboard’s end.
I’m happy for you
Thank you, meme, for making me take 20 seconds to clean my phone screen then wonder why it wouldn’t clean.
Everyone has a reason here why this isn’t necessary, but frankly it’s just not a dumb idea and especially relevant for shared workplace workstations. I’d rather have a disable for cleaning button than a windows button.
I don’t mind the windows button. It’s effectively a quick way to a run command.
Draw an S on there and bam! you have a Super button.
What’s a Super button you ask? It’s the S in S-M-butterfly. Or in other words: it’s an extra modifier key.
I think KDE plasma calls it the meta button. Now that’s ruined too!
Cybertruck is far ahead
Unplug it or turn it off if it’s wireless. Not that hard.
What is “unplug”? /j
It’s what happens when you trip over the lamp’s power cord, except for a keyboard.
My god, unplug the USB or just turn off the keyboard. Simple.
You could also just unplug the keyboard
They should add an MP3 player style “Hold switch” on all keyboards
You’re supposed to clean your keyboard?
I bought one with lights and it’s a glorious display case for my collection of dead skin, crumbs and stray pubes.
Stray WHAT??? 😭
How are your pubes getting near your k–
wait, no I don’t want the answer to that question.
why does this image have built-in spit droplets
Shower thoughts, clearly it needs water.
My dumb ass just went and tried to clean my screen before I read your comment
Same, I was wondering why doesn’t the damn thing cleanse off
Did you put it into screen cleaning mode first?
This was incredibly confusing for me because I washed my hands after opening this post. I picked up my phone, and I read your top comment before reading the post, and then I looked at my screen and I actually had water on my screen. I was like, “Damn that is some realistic looking water!” Then I wiped it on my shirt and it disappeared and I got really confused lol
It’s semen
It has been saved, reposted and saved so many times that there is data loss making fuzzy artifacts in the picture.
Image so old it got moldy
Just try to clean the keyboard on a MacBook, though. If you shut it down, it will start back up again as soon as you start pressing keys 😅
You’re supposed to take it to the Apple store, where they will charge you $800 to “clean” the keyboard, by replacing and throwing away half the computer. This is the correct user experience. /s
Apple hates making functional serviceable machines anymore.
