How to Change Email Password: Gmail, Hotmail or Yahoo

How to Change Email Password

Changing your email password can protect you from data breaches. Here's how to change your password in Gmail, Yahoo and Hotmail.

We're always hearing about email account data breaches, so it's worth changing yours from time to time to ensure you're protected

By Marie Black, Editor In Chief

| 20 Mar 2018

Don't wait for the next story of an email password data breach to hit the headlines. Change your email password now to ensure only you can access your personal communications.

Gmail

Head to myaccount.google.com
Under Sign-in & security choose ‘Signing into Google’
Under Password & sign-in method click on Password
Log into your Google account
Enter a new password (at least eight characters), then re-enter it and click Change password

Hotmail & Outlook

Log into your Hotmail account at outlook.com
Click on your name at the top right of the screen
Choose View Profile
Click Change password next to your email address
Microsoft will verify it is you requesting to change your password: enter your email address and click Send code
Check your inbox for a code, then enter it in the browser and click Submit
Now enter your current password and new password (at least eight characters and case-sensitive), then re-enter the password
Click Save

Yahoo Mail

Log into your Yahoo Mail account at login.yahoo.com
Click on your name at the top right of the screen
Choose Account info
Select the Account security tab
Click on Change password
Enter a new password, re-enter it to confirm, then click Continue