My shift key is not responding again!!

The shift key has stopped responding. I've restarted many times. Help me

It's probably some dirt or something under the key.
Does it press down differently than the ones around it, perhaps a bit harder than normal? Gently lift up the edges and blow hard, or twist the end of a paper towel (till it's pointy) and push it around under there.

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I got the exact same roblem- you can see that, "p" missing in the word problem.
And Caps lock doesn't work either.
A few hours ago, I had problem with Shift keys. They were stuck, I don't know which one but everything would be capatalized and minimizing windows would be very slow. Then the repairman at a Mac Support center (authorized reseller, no Apple stores here) took off the back cover and cleaned a small chord or something and the Shift problem vanished and this one appeared. The guy thinks it's related to keyboard- must be!- and I need to change it. Could there be any other option?
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Hi Abu-Bakr,
Thank you for visiting the HP Support Forums and Welcome. I have read your thread on your HP Notebook and the shift keys not working correctly. I find that in most cases a keyboard that stops responding or some keys don't work is generally a keyboard is stuck cleaning might be the only option. Here is a document on how to clean the keyboard.
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Hey @Dylanbilo01 ,
Welcome to the HP forums.
I understand you're having issues with the keyboard on your Slatebook.
Clear all cache on the PC: Settings > Storage > Cached Data. You should have the option to erase all the cached data here.
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If this does not resolve the issue please call our technical support at 800-474-6836. If you live outside the US/Canada Region, please click the following link to get the support number for your region: Phone Assist Worldwide.
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