Change YouTube password
YouTube was purchased a few years ago by Google; since then, Google has tried to link all existing YouTube accounts with their own accounts (which is your Google user name and password, the same thing as your Gmail email address). Depending on when you created your YouTube profile, you may be using the same credentials as your Google / Gmail account, or not. Either way, the process of changing your password is the same, and only takes a few clicks. In this tutorial, we will show you how to change YouTube password (which may affect your Google or Gmail password, if they are linked).
How do I change my YouTube password?
First, type "www.YouTube.com" inside your web browser's address bar, or access your favorite video sharing site the way you typically do. Then, follow these steps:
- Regardless of the page on which you are, YouTube will display your user name in the top right corner of the screen - this is actually a dropdown menu.
- Click on your YouTube user name, and choose "Account" from the menu:
- As soon as you do, YouTube will redirect you to another page, called "Account Settings". In the left hand side, you will find a navigation menu that allows you to access and customize all aspects of your profile. Click on "Manage Account" at the very bottom:
- Once you select to manage your account, YouTube will load a series of choices and options on the right hand side; click on the "Change Password" link (visible in the screenshot above).
- If you have recently signed up for a YouTube account, or if you have "linked" your former YouTube profile with a Google or Gmail account, you will see the following:
- Essentially, this means that you need to change your Google password in order to change your YouTube password, since all these are linked together. If this is the case, please continue by reading this tutorial: "Change Google password".
- If your YouTube account is not linked to a Google or Gmail ID, however, you will see the YouTube password change form, which looks like this:
- Enter your current YouTube password inside the "Verify Old Password" text field; then, enter (twice, to avoid any typo), the new YouTube password you want to change to inside the "New Password" and "Retype New Password" text fields displayed below the first one.
- Once you are done, click on the "Change Password" button.
And this is all it takes to change your YouTube password in just a few clicks. Note that this account setting takes effect immediately, and you will need to start using the new password from any computer.
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