How do i reset my yahoo email password

Yahoo allows you to easily reset a lost password if you have access to the recovery phone number you gave them when you created the account. If you have neither, then there is one other option you can try.

The Yahoo Sign-in Helper might allow you to reset your account. It could give you a bit of hope if you otherwise fear that you’ve potentially lost all access to your email.

Recovering a Lost Yahoo Password

Point your browser to https://help.yahoo.com/kb/account to start. Click or touch the orange “Can’t access your account?” button to begin the recovery process. Yahoo will then ask you if you know your account name, recovery email address or phone number. You should be able to begin the process by entering your account name even if you don’t know the other information.

Depending on a few different variables in regards to how your account is configured, you should be able to answer the prompts and receive a new password even if you’re missing information. Once you’re in your Yahoo account with the new password, select the Account Settings option and then answer the prompt to change your password to something new as well as set your phone number properly.

If you can’t access your account in this manner and you have no access to your old phone number or recovery email, then, unfortunately, more than likely your account got locked. Yahoo has to do this to prevent people from gaining unlawful entry into vacant accounts.

Using Recovery Email Address

In some cases, you might be able to recover your password if you are using an recovery email address that you still have access to but you don’t have the recovery phone number. All you need to do is:

1. Go to the Yahoo Login page and enter your email address.
   
   Entering Email Address
2. Click on “Next” and then while it asks you for your password, click on the “I Forgot My Password” option.
3. It will try to verify the missing digits of your mobile number, click on the “No, I don’t know the Digits” option.
4. Now, it will put in front of you your recovery email, click on the “Yes” send me an account key.
5. Get this account key from your email address and enter it to unlock your account and create a new password.

It’s more vital than ever to have robust passwords for your email accounts, especially in light of the multitude of hacks and breaches that have made headlines over the past few years. Failure to appropriately secure your email accounts can lead to your information being sold or shared on the Dark Web. This information includes your Social Security number, credit card info, and banking details. If you want to safeguard your accounts against a growing number of cyberattacks, keeping up with your passwords and changing them regularly is your best defense.

We’ve taught you how to change your Gmail password to help you keep ahead of all the nonsense happening on the internet. It would be best if you changed passwords on all your secondary accounts as well, such as Yahoo or Hotmail, to ensure the same standard of security.

It’s a good idea to change your passwords every few months or so — it’ll keep you ahead of the curve and your personal information at minimal risk. In the following guide, we will show you how to change your Yahoo account password to further assist you in safeguarding your personal information.

Desktop method

Step 1: Log into your Yahoo account security page as you would normally.

Step 2: Click Change Password.

Step 3: Enter your new password twice and click Continue. Make sure your password is secure and not easily guessed. Using the word “password” (yes, really) or your birthday is too easy, and you’re more likely to get hacked. Check out our advice on how to craft a great password if you need to beef up your password security.

Yahoo mobile app method

Step 1: Depending on which mobile app you’re using, either select your profile in the top-left corner or select the Menu icon, which looks like three lines stacked on top of each other.

Step 2: Select Account Info. (Yahoo Mail app users may need to select Manage Accounts.)

Step 3: Choose Security Settings.

Step 4: Enter the security code for your phone.

Step 5: Select Change Password.

Step 6: Choose I Would Rather Change My Password.

Step 7: Type in your new password twice to confirm, then select Continue.

You’ve now reset your Yahoo account password. Here’s another security tip: Rather than rely on your own memory to remember your new password, we suggest that you log the password in a password manager — LastPass and 1Password are two great options. That way, if you forget your new password, you won’t have to keep guessing at it to log in and you can avoid getting locked out of your account, having to troubleshoot your way back in, or having to create an entirely new password again.

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