It is true that Yahoo password gives you access to use all the Yahoo provided services but sometimes you may tend to forget your password and that lets you away from using all the Yahoo services. And, that not a good thing for sure because losing access to your account will scare you for the reasons like you might lose access to all your account important data, contacts, emails, and files. Therefore, it is important to remember your password always but due to hectic and busy schedules that also not possible sometimes. So, before coming to the method about ‘how to change the password on Yahoo mail’, let’s just first know how to remember your passwords:
- Write such a cryptic clue about your password that only you would understand.
- Use acronyms to note down your password rather than simply copying the password as it is otherwise anyone can use it.
- Set your password using the website name for which you’re making it in order to remember it whenever visiting the site.
- Avoid common password patterns.
- Use a secure browser that can remember it for you.
Now, as you know the ways to remember your password, you can reset your Yahoo password using the below-mentioned method:
- Open the ‘Yahoo sign-in helper page,’ their type your email address or username and then click on the ‘Forgot password’ in order to direct yourself to a new window.
- There, you’ll get the two option i.e.,
- Receive code on recovery Email Address
- Receive code on recovery Phone Number
- Choose anyone to get a ‘Reset Yahoo password’ link.
- Once you received the code or link, click on that and reset your Yahoo mail account password.
- Save changes and verify whether you have applied the changes correctly or not by signing it using the new password.
The above-mentioned process is about how to reset password in case you forget it but in recent past where many hacks and breaches have made top headlines; it is more important to have a strong password for your account in order to save it from such cyber threats. So, in order to do that you need to change your password at regular intervals. Having that in mind, let’s learn how to change Yahoo account password easily:
- Visit the Yahoo website and there in the top-right corner click on ‘Sign-in.’
- To sign in, enter your email address and current password.
- Once you log in, click on the ‘Account Info’ and then click on ‘Account security tab.’
- In that, click on the ‘Change Password’ and after that you need to choose the option ‘No, I want to change my password’ which is just below the ‘Make my account more secure’ button.
- There simply type your new password and again type it to re-confirm.
- After that click on ‘Continue’ in order to apply changes.
- Then, lastly, verify the new password by signing out of your account and then sign in back with the help of a new password.