Change Yahoo Mail password (All New Yahoo Mail)
When you create a Yahoo email account, you have to choose a password to protect access to your emails and profile information. And you will keep using this same password when you sign in to Yahoo Mail for as long as you want. But you can also change Yahoo Mail password at any time, in just a few clicks, as you'll learn in this tutorial. From a security standpoint, it is actually a good idea to change password now and then, just to make sure that no-one has hacked into your account or to correct the problem if you accidentally left the "Remember me" option enabled on a computer that isn't yours.
Tip: if you forgot how to login, see how you can reset your Yahoo password!
How do I change my Yahoo Mail password?
In the "All-New" Yahoo Mail, follow these steps to change your email account password:
- First, sign in to Yahoo Mail; once you are inside your inbox, look at the top left corner of the screen, and you'll see the Yahoo Mail logo. On its right, you will see a greeting with your name and a down-pointing arrow; click on it, and choose "Account Info" from the dropdown menu:
Note: if you do not see the same thing as the screenshot above, you may be using another version of the webmail service: try reading instead the "Change Yahoo Mail password (Yahoo Mail Classic)" or "Change Yahoo Mail password (Yahoo Mail Beta 2010/2011)" tutorials. - A new page will open, and as a security measure, will ask you to confirm your identity by re-entering your current password; do so, and click on the "Sign In" button.
- The Yahoo Profile Information screen will load; under the second section, labeled "Sign-In and Security", click on the "Change your password" link, as shown on the screenshot below:
- A second page will load, called "Change your Yahoo! password" - this is because your Yahoo Mail password and Yahoo password are one and the same. If you change it in one case, the new password will be reflected in several services that use Yahoo for authentication.
- First, for your safety (to prevent others from changing your password without your consent), enter your current password inside the first text field. Then, type the password you want to change to inside "Choose a New Password" and "Confirm your New Password":
- Once you are done, click on the "Save" button, and your entire Yahoo profile will be updated to use the new password. The new setting is applied immediately, and will affect Yahoo! Messenger, and any email program you have configured for your Yahoo emails.
Tip: if you receive an "The new password you entered is not valid" error message, you probably just typed your old password in all three text fields.
That's how easily you can change Yahoo Mail password for the all new Yahoo Mail version of the service. If you have customized your web browser to remember your password, keep in mind that you may receive an error message - just go back to the login form and enter your full email address and your new password, and make sure that the "Remember me" option is enabled! More at our Yahoo Mail Tutorial.
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