[SOLVED] My A and Q key randomly stopped working together

[erogone1004]

My A and Q key randomly stopped being able to be pressed together the other day which due to some of the games I play having a lean mechanic means this is a rather big issue for me and the only other keyboard i have will only let 3 keys be pressed at the same time which is an issue for other games i play. I have checked the keyboard and its not just the game this is happening in, i dont have another computer that i can use to check if its an issue with this computer, the other keyboard lets me press A and Q toghether and the keyboard im having said issue with lets ever other combination of keys be pressed together including ones that have to do with Q and A except Q and A obliviously.

 

[COLGeek]

Considering their proximity to each other and described symptoms, I suspect you have some crud around those keys contributing to the problem. You may simply need to clean your keyboard.

https://www.pcworld.com/article/249212/how-to-clean-your-keyboard.html

 

[erogone1004]

Considering their proximity to each other and described symptoms, I suspect you have some crud around those keys contributing to the problem. You may simply need to clean your keyboard.

https://www.pcworld.com/article/249212/how-to-clean-your-keyboard.html

I just finished cleaning the keyboard and those two keys in particular quite well and the problem persists

 

[COLGeek]

You may have to replace the keyboard. Does the problem "move" if connected to another system?