Instructions for restoring Yahoo Messenger account

The fact that we automatically login to Yahoo will sometimes cause a lot of trouble, especially when you accidentally forget your Yahoo password. So what to do with this situation?

When using social networking, chat, or texting applications such as Yahoo Messenger, we often have the habit of saving our account for future login. However, that caused a lot of trouble, especially if you forgot your password to log in to Yahoo. So how to handle this case? In this article, the Network Administrator will show you how to recover your Yahoo password and change your password to enhance account security.

1. Restore Yahoo account with email address:

Step 1:

First of all, visit the Yahoo homepage on the link below:


  1. https://login.yahoo.com/config/mail?.intl=vn

Step 2:

At the login interface, enter your Yahoo account email address and click Next .

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Step 3:

Switch to the next interface, because you forgot your password, you will click on Forgot password .

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Step 4:

Click Continue .

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Step 5:

Next, we will need to enter the correct image code in the request frame, then click Submit .

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Step 6:

You will then be sent an Account Key to a previously registered account recovery email address. Click Yes , send me Account Lock .

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Step 7:

You log in to the email address used to recover your account and get the code. We will receive an Account Lock.Enter this Account lock into the verification interface on Yahoo. Then click Verify .

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Step 8:

Soon, you will see a list of Yahoo accounts connected to the above email address. Click on the Yahoo Messenger account you want to restore and use.

So we got back to Yahoo account already.

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Step 9:

As soon as you access your account, you will be asked if you want to change your new password . We enter the new password and click Continue . So the account has been changed to a new password.

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2. Restore Yahoo account via phone number:

This way we will use the phone number you entered when registering to restore the account.

Step 1:

You enter the recovery phone number in the section below and then click Continue .

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Step 2:

We will also receive a notification to send the Account Key to the above phone number.

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Step 3:

Shortly thereafter appeared Yahoo account using this phone number to recover accounts. You can click on that account to use it.

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Step 4:

We receive a successful notification logging into the account. Below are two options: Create a new password or Continue. It's best to create a new password for this Yahoo account. Enter the new password and click Continue as above to go to the next step.

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Step 5:

After that, the application will ask if you want to add recovery email or add another phone number . You should fill in one of two email address and phone numbers, in case you forget your password and lose your account.

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These are two ways to help you recover your lost password Yahoo account, via email address or recovery phone number. Once you have access to your account, you should change your password to avoid losing your account because you forgot to pass or enhance your Yahoo account security.

Refer to the following articles:

  1. How to use the new Yahoo Messenger version does not install the software
  1. Instructions to transfer emails from Yahoo! Mail to GMail
  1. Transfer contacts from Gmail, Hotmail, Facebook to Yahoo! Mail

I wish you all success!

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