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Top 5 Tips to Unlock Temporarily Locked Yahoo Account

Yahoo can temporarily block your account if Yahoo finds any suspicious activities in it. If your Yahoo account has temporarily been locked, then you can unlock it quickly. Before you go ahead to find out the methods to unlock the temporarily blocked Yahoo account, let’s see the possible reasons due to which your Yahoo account gets temporarily blocked by Yahoo.

  • Multiple log in attempts with an incorrect password.

  • Sending too many emails at once to the multiple recipients.

  • Someone tried to get into your account.

  • Suspicious activity on your account.

  • Recipients marked spam to the incoming email.

  • Access to the third-party app and software.

  • Using your Yahoo account from different locations at times.

  • POP3 and IMAP account settings.

Quickly unlock your temporarily locked Yahoo account:

If your Yahoo account has temporarily been locked then either you can wait for 12 hours as Yahoo remove this lock after 12 hours automatically or act quickly to regain the access if you wish.

  • Click on the “Account Locked” message.

  • Go to the Sign-in Helper.

  • Provide the Yahoo ID or mobile number or the alternate (recovery) email address.

  • You must get the “Account Key” either on the mobile/email address.

  • Follow the on-screen instruction to verify the identity and regain the access.

Remove the POP and IMAP settings from your third-party email client like Outlook or Thunderbird.

Remove the access from the third-party applications and games.

You must use another internet browser or device to access the blocked Yahoo account.

If the problem persists, delete the cache, cookies and the browsing data of the browser and try again.

If you can’t sign-in after unlocking your account then you must ensure that you use the latest version of the internet browser and the operating system is also updated regularly. It might be possible that antivirus, antispyware or the firewall can conflict the Yahoo and Yahoo may not work properly. Therefore, you can disable them temporarily for some time and try again. On the other hand, if you have installed any add-ons or browser extension recently, disable it and try again.

If none of the above works, then you have to wait for 12 hours or attentively you can contact our certified Yahoo Helpline Toll Free Number for the quick support and the prompt resolution.

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