A filter assembly for a vacuum cleaner has a housing, a filter medium disposed in the housing, a recess formed in a surface of the housing, a tab movable between a first position and a second position, and a fixing member movable between a fixing position and a release position. The fixing member is engageable with the vacuum cleaner when in the fixing position to fix the filter assembly to the vacuum cleaner. The fixing member is disengageable from the vacuum cleaner when in the release position such that the filter assembly may be removed from the vacuum cleaner. The tab is movable between the first and second positions to move the fixing member between the fixing and release positions. The tab is disposed within the recess such that the tab is located below the surface of the housing in the first position.
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