ThinkPad Yoga - Keyboard key stucks - how to remove it correctly

Hi everybody,
this is maybe a simple and stupid question but I won't do anything wrong.
One of my keyboard keys does not work correctly, I think there is something under the key which is blocking because when I press the key I feel a stronger resistance than on the other keys. Sometimes I need to press the key 3 or 4 times before the letter is written - realy annoying
Obviously I should remove the key and clean it or remove whatever is under the key. Since my ThinkPad Yoga is quite new I don't want to damage it or lose my warrenty through "learning by doing"...
So can anybody tell me how to remove a key from the ThinkPad Yoga keyboard correctly and reassemble it correctly as well? -> without any damage
Reagards,
Ben

Thanks for the link, but don't you think there is a possibility to remove a single key and not the whole keyboard?
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Welcome to Lenovo Community!
As per the query we understood that you are facing issue with keyboard on your ThinkPad Yoga.
Liquid sweats will be having sticky hence if it dried also it won’t work properly, you can clean the keyboard using isopropyl to a soft cloth and wipe it gently on keyboard and wherever you can find the stain, if the issue still persists then you have visit nearby service center for further assistance.
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