Change your Yahoo password

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How do I change my password?
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Start from the Yahoo home page
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Click your name
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Or start from another Yahoo page
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Click the gear icon
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Select Account info
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You may be asked to re-enter your password
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If so, type your current password and click Sign In
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Now you're on your account page
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Click Account security
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Click Change password
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Enter your new password
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Your new password must be between 8 and 32 characters long
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It cannot be a single character repeated and cannot contain your name or your Yahoo ID
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It cannot be the same as or similar to a password you've used before
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Don't use the same password that you use on another site!
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Enter your new password again to confirm it
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Click here any time to see what you're typing
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Success! You've changed your password
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Never share your password with anyone!
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Use your new password for all Yahoo products
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Don't forget to update your password in other places it's stored, such as your smart phone's mail app

Title:: Change your Yahoo password
Description:: One of the best things you can do to protect your Yahoo account is to change your password from time to time. It's easy to do--learn how in this quick video.

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Video Language:: English
Team:: Yahoo Help Videos
Duration:: 01:16

	Randa Mulford edited English subtitles for Change your Yahoo password
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