{"id":93047,"date":"2026-02-13T12:57:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T12:57:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/?post_type=kb&#038;p=76176"},"modified":"2026-10-02T02:06:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T01:06:46","slug":"how-to-fix-gpd-win-5-crackling-triggers","status":"publish","type":"kb","link":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/article\/how-to-fix-gpd-win-5-crackling-triggers\/","title":{"rendered":"How to fix GPD WIN 5 &#8216;crackling&#8217; triggers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This video guide shows how to fix the &#8216;crackling&#8217; noise when you press the <a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product\/gpd-win-5\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product\/gpd-win-5\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GPD WIN 5<\/a> triggers. It is caused by a little bit of glue residue in the path of the trigger when it is pressed. You can first try clearing the residue with some IPA and a cotton bud without opening by pressing the trigger down and carefully inserting the bud. If the issue persists, you can open the back of the case with a Phillips 000 screwdriver and have easier access to clear it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As always, while we do allow self repairs, any damage caused by yourself is not covered by our warranty (see <a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/terms-and-conditions\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/terms-and-conditions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Terms &amp; Conditions here<\/a>). Please only do so if you feel you are confident that you can do it. Watch the video first, and judge for yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to fix GPD WIN 5 &#8216;crackling&#8217; triggers video<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to fix the GPD WIN 5 crackling noise triggers\" width=\"880\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yAXqhsdrYYI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A brief video guide on how to clear the glue residue on the GPD WIN 5 triggers if you can hear a &#8216;crackling&#8217; noise when pressed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":76187,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"kbtopic":[1993,3389],"kbtag":[534,3387,3391],"kb_category":[4296],"kb_brand":[4155],"kb_device":[4329],"kb_section":[4310],"kb_learn":[],"class_list":["post-93047","kb","type-kb","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","kbtopic-gpd-en-gb","kbtopic-gpd-win-5","kbtag-gpd-en-gb","kbtag-repair","kbtag-win-5","kb_category-windows-handhelds","kb_brand-gpd","kb_device-gpd-win-5","kb_section-troubleshooting"],"lang":"en-gb","translations":{"en-gb":93047,"en":76176,"de":93049,"fr":93052,"it":93055,"es":93058,"da":93061,"fi":93064,"pl":93067,"pt-pt":93070,"sv":93073,"cs":93076,"no":93079,"bg":93082,"nl":93085,"et":93088,"el":93091,"hu":93094,"lv":93097,"lt":93100,"ro":93103,"sk":93106,"sl":93109,"hr":93112,"hi":93115,"ja":93118,"ko":93121,"ar":93124},"pll_sync_post":{},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb\/93047","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93047"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb\/93047\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":93048,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb\/93047\/revisions\/93048"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kbtopic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kbtopic?post=93047"},{"taxonomy":"kbtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kbtag?post=93047"},{"taxonomy":"kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb_category?post=93047"},{"taxonomy":"kb_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb_brand?post=93047"},{"taxonomy":"kb_device","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb_device?post=93047"},{"taxonomy":"kb_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb_section?post=93047"},{"taxonomy":"kb_learn","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb_learn?post=93047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}