Kavin Tyler 
You are working on your PC. Suddenly you hear this noise that is disturbing you. It is the keyboard typing a character. Keyboards make noise with every stroke of the key. The noise can be irritating if you are working in an open space.
So how does a keyboard make noise? And how do you make it stop? This blog will help to let you know about how to stop keyboard noise.
Why does the keyboard make noise?
Your keyboard emits noise due to the following reasons:
- Mechanical Stacking Buckling Springs.
- Rubber dome over a membrane.
Mechanical Stacking Buckling Springs
When you press down a key on your keyboard, the top of that key gets pressed against the rubber dome, which has electrical contacts on it. For example, the letter E key has an electrical contact at the bottom of the E and another one at the top of the E.
These contacts meet, and that is how your PC registers a keystroke. The middle portion of this key consists of a mechanical part called “stacking buckling spring.”
When a key is pressed, this mechanism gets compressed. When you release the key, it comes back to its original position and emits a popping noise. This process happens for every single keystroke on your keyboard. Hence your keyboard makes noise while typing characters on it.
Rubber dome over a membrane
This type of keyboard doesn’t have any mechanical parts. The key presses down a rubber dome, depressing a membrane beneath it. This membrane has an electrical contact that registers the keystroke with your PC.
These keyboards are quieter because there are no spring rebounds when you release the key. Hence, there is no noise emitted from the keyboard.
Which type of keyboard is quieter?
If you are looking for a quiet keyboard, you should go for a rubber dome over the membrane keyboard. These keyboards emit very little noise as they don’t have any mechanical parts.
However, if you are looking for a keyboard with good tactile feedback, you should go for a mechanical keyboard. These keyboards have a lot of noise as they have the “stacking buckling spring” mechanism.
How to stop keyboard noise?
There are several ways to stop keyboard noise:
- Use a mechanical keyboard.
- Place a piece of cloth or foam over the keyboard.
- Use a keyboard cover.
- Plug in headphones and type away!
- Use a mechanical keyboard.
If you are looking to stop the noise your keyboard is making, the best way to do that is to use a mechanical keyboard. These keyboards have a “stacking buckling spring” mechanism which emits a lot of noise with every keystroke.
If you are looking for a keyboard with good tactile feedback, you should go for a mechanical keyboard.
- Place a piece of cloth or foam over the keyboard.
If you find the noise from your keyboard irritating, you can place a piece of cloth or foam over it. It will help to muffle the sound and make it less noticeable.
- Use a keyboard cover.
If you find the noise from your keyboard to be extremely irritating, you can go for a mechanical keyboard cover. It will completely muffle the sound and make it inaudible. You can also try a silicone wrist rest or a gel pad that attaches with double adhesive strips to the bottom of your keyboard.
- Plug in headphones and type away!
If you are looking for a quick and easy solution, you can plug in headphones and type away. It will completely muffle the sound from your keyboard.
Conclusion:
In conclusion, there are several ways to stop keyboard noise. If you find the noise to be extremely irritating, you can use headphones to muffle the sound completely.
If you are looking for a quick and easy solution, you can plug in your headphones and type away! I hope this helps! Thanks for reading. I hope this article was informative enough.
FAQs
How to turn off the keyboard sounds like Windows 10?
You can turn off the keyboard sounds by following these steps:
Go to Search, type control panel, and select Control Panel from the search results.
Alternatively, you can go to Settings>Devices>Keyboard. Under ‘ Related settings, ‘click Sounds. Uncheck Play Windows Startup sound. Click the Save changes button.
How to stop keyboard sound on startup windows 10?
You can turn off the keyboard sounds by following these steps:
Go to Start>Settings>Power & sleep. Click Additional power settings. Click Choose what closing the lid does. Uncheck Play Windows Startup sound.
Click Save changes button.
How to stop mechanical keyboard noise?
You can stop mechanical keyboard noise by using different methods. Firstly, you can replace your keycaps with an O-ring which will stop the sound to a great extent. It would help if you also went for a membrane keyboard as they are quieter than mechanical keyboards.
