{"id":2950,"date":"2022-06-14T14:07:05","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T14:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/?p=2950"},"modified":"2022-06-07T14:18:08","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T14:18:08","slug":"how-to-clean-dust-from-your-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/how-to-clean-dust-from-your-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Clean Dust From Your PC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">Nothing chokes the life out of a PC quite like dust. But with some quick and easy regular maintenance, you can keep your system dust free and running like new. Watch this video to learn how to clean your PC of dust.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Clean Dust From Your PC\" width=\"688\" height=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/15vADphze5Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Step 1: Shut down and unplug the PC<\/h3>\n<p>Never try to clean dust from your PC while it\u2019s running, so make sure to shut it down and disconnect it from the power source. It\u2019s also a good idea to disconnect any connected peripherals too, just to be safe.<\/p>\n<h3>Step 2: Clean All Dust Filters<\/h3>\n<p>If your case has dust filters, remove them and wipe them with a clean cloth. Use compressed air to blow out any residual dust<\/p>\n<h3>Step 3: Blow out the Dust<\/h3>\n<p>Still using your compressed air, blow out all dust, working front to back. Take extra care to clean your heatsinks and all fans. It\u2019s ok to take your time here. Just make sure to keep the can upright to avoid any condensation.<\/p>\n<h3>Step 4: Reconnect Power and Peripherals<\/h3>\n<p>Once you\u2019re good and clean, plug it all back in and power it up. Repeat this process every 6 to 12 months to keep your PC breathing free and easy.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s it! Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/velocitymicro.com\/blog\">the Velocity Micro blog<\/a> for more PC troubleshooting tips and tricks to help get you back up and running.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nothing chokes the life out of a PC quite like dust. But with some quick and easy regular maintenance, you&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":2954,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>How to Clean Dust From Your PC - Custom Gaming &amp; Workstation PC Blog | Velocity Micro<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/how-to-clean-dust-from-your-pc\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to Clean Dust From Your PC - Custom Gaming &amp; Workstation PC Blog | Velocity Micro\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Nothing chokes the life out of a PC quite like dust. But with some quick and easy regular maintenance, you&hellip;\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/how-to-clean-dust-from-your-pc\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Custom Gaming &amp; Workstation PC Blog | Velocity Micro\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VelocityMicro\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-06-14T14:07:05+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-06-07T14:18:08+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/velocitymicro.com\/img\/blog\/dedust-blog-banner.jpg\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Charlie O&#039;Donnell\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Charlie O'Donnell\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\r\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/how-to-clean-dust-from-your-pc\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/how-to-clean-dust-from-your-pc\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Charlie O'Donnell\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/0eac342ebd57348e2cfff2037c644e42\"},\"headline\":\"How to Clean Dust From Your PC\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-06-14T14:07:05+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-06-07T14:18:08+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/how-to-clean-dust-from-your-pc\/\"},\"wordCount\":241,\"commentCount\":3,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/how-to-clean-dust-from-your-pc\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/how-to-clean-dust-from-your-pc\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/how-to-clean-dust-from-your-pc\/\",\"name\":\"How to Clean Dust From Your PC - Custom Gaming &amp; Workstation PC Blog | Velocity Micro\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-06-14T14:07:05+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-06-07T14:18:08+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/how-to-clean-dust-from-your-pc\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/how-to-clean-dust-from-your-pc\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/how-to-clean-dust-from-your-pc\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"How to Clean Dust From Your PC\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Custom Gaming &amp; Workstation PC Blog | Velocity Micro\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Velocity Micro\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/VMLogo_Black-HD.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/VMLogo_Black-HD.png\",\"width\":2229,\"height\":420,\"caption\":\"Velocity Micro\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VelocityMicro\/\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VelocityMicro\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/0eac342ebd57348e2cfff2037c644e42\",\"name\":\"Charlie O'Donnell\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3a3e3f68364e3e5f16351b71c4f067ab?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3a3e3f68364e3e5f16351b71c4f067ab?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Charlie O'Donnell\"},\"description\":\"Charlie has been a member of Velocity Micro's team since 2018. He has a love for both graphic design and PC gaming.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/author\/vmcharlie\/\"}]}<\/script>\r\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How to Clean Dust From Your PC - Custom Gaming &amp; Workstation PC Blog | Velocity Micro","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/how-to-clean-dust-from-your-pc\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How to Clean Dust From Your PC - Custom Gaming &amp; Workstation PC Blog | Velocity Micro","og_description":"Nothing chokes the life out of a PC quite like dust. But with some quick and easy regular maintenance, you&hellip;","og_url":"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/how-to-clean-dust-from-your-pc\/","og_site_name":"Custom Gaming &amp; Workstation PC Blog | Velocity Micro","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VelocityMicro\/","article_published_time":"2022-06-14T14:07:05+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-06-07T14:18:08+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/velocitymicro.com\/img\/blog\/dedust-blog-banner.jpg"}],"author":"Charlie O'Donnell","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Charlie O'Donnell","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/how-to-clean-dust-from-your-pc\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/how-to-clean-dust-from-your-pc\/"},"author":{"name":"Charlie O'Donnell","@id":"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/0eac342ebd57348e2cfff2037c644e42"},"headline":"How to Clean Dust From Your PC","datePublished":"2022-06-14T14:07:05+00:00","dateModified":"2022-06-07T14:18:08+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/how-to-clean-dust-from-your-pc\/"},"wordCount":241,"commentCount":3,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/#organization"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/how-to-clean-dust-from-your-pc\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/how-to-clean-dust-from-your-pc\/","url":"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/how-to-clean-dust-from-your-pc\/","name":"How to Clean Dust From Your PC - Custom Gaming &amp; Workstation PC Blog | Velocity Micro","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2022-06-14T14:07:05+00:00","dateModified":"2022-06-07T14:18:08+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/how-to-clean-dust-from-your-pc\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/how-to-clean-dust-from-your-pc\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/how-to-clean-dust-from-your-pc\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"How to Clean Dust From Your PC"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/","name":"Custom Gaming &amp; Workstation PC Blog | Velocity Micro","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Velocity Micro","url":"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/VMLogo_Black-HD.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/VMLogo_Black-HD.png","width":2229,"height":420,"caption":"Velocity Micro"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VelocityMicro\/","https:\/\/twitter.com\/VelocityMicro"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/0eac342ebd57348e2cfff2037c644e42","name":"Charlie O'Donnell","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3a3e3f68364e3e5f16351b71c4f067ab?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3a3e3f68364e3e5f16351b71c4f067ab?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Charlie O'Donnell"},"description":"Charlie has been a member of Velocity Micro's team since 2018. He has a love for both graphic design and PC gaming.","url":"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/author\/vmcharlie\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2950"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2950"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2950\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2953,"href":"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2950\/revisions\/2953"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2954"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}