Have you lost your password? Here’s how to reset password of various accounts in less than 1 minute. It is very easy and you can later access everything in just 1 click!
This is digital era and here everybody uses email IDs to get some services. So if you have lost your account password then here’s how to recover it and regain the access.
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Reset Password if you forget it
Password reset process is quite easy and you can do easily with some clicks. The most common method to reset it is just click on forget password option on the login page.
The forget password option on the login page is quite common and it is provided by many websites below the password option. You can use it and reset account password in 1 minute by providing the email id or answering some questions (that you had already set during account creation).
Reset Password using Email ID
Well this option will work if you forgot the password of social accounts like Facebook, Twitter, Insta, iCloud etc.
OR
This will work if you created the account on a site (any site) using the email services of Gmail, hotmail, or rediffmail etc.
In that case if you forget, just click on the forget password link on the login page. Here… by providing email id you can regain the access on your account easily.
Once you enter your email id on the forget password screen, then after click an email will be sent. Just open that email and click on the password link.
This way you can again create a strong password and using that you can login and get the access.
Reset Password by Answering some Questions
This option works when you forgot the password of Gmail, hotmail, or rediffmail. So here you can’t use the email id to recover because we assume you have only that id to recover.
So in that case, you have to answers some questions that you had set during the registration. On the basis of these questions, the site provider allows you to change account password and this way you get the access.
If you have an alternate id, and you provided that ID during the account registration then you can recover the password using that alternate Email ID, you don’t have to answer the questions.
Password Recovery Process on Gmail, Hotmail, Instagram, Facebook, and iCloud
Gmail Password Reset
These days, to reset Gmail account password Google offers a lot of options. So here’re some of the best and trusted gmail forgot password options that you can try to recover the account password.
- You’ll be asked some questions to confirm it’s your account. Answer as best you can.
- Recover the gmail password using the phone number (if registered).
- If Phone number is not given then you can recover it using alternate Email ID ((if registered).
- If you used the id on Android phone, then you can still recover the password by getting the code on that Android mobile.
Hotmail Password Reset
Hotmail also provide the all the above options to recover the password. If you forgot the password then using forget password link on the login page you can reset password easily.
Like Gmail, you can change the password of your Hotmail account using phone number or alternate email ID.
If you didn’t register the phone or email then you can still change the password of your account by providing relevant answers.
What kind of question they can ask?
Well if you would like to recover account password, then few questions you have to answer. These questions will be…
- What’s your date of birth? – You’ve to provide the DOB
- Whom you sent the last email? Or last 5 emails? – You’ve to provide the email addresses.
- What password did you use earlier? – Provide last remember password (any password) if possible.
They ask some questions that you set during the registration like
- Mother Middle Name
- Childhood Name
- Pet Name
- Secondary School Name
- Favorite Book/Novel
Instagram Password Reset
Instagram password recovery process is quite easy than Gmail and Hotmail because on Instagram you do registration using the other email services like google email, outlook, rediffmail etc.
So here the password reset process is simple and fast. Here’re the simple steps you can follow to recover Insta password.
- Go to – https://www.instagram.com/accounts/password/reset/?hl=en
- Enter username OR email OR phone and click on the send login link button.
- You will receive a password reset link on your registered email or in the SMS.
- Click on that link and add new password.
- Update it – you successfully reset Instagram password.
If you’re not able to reset your password this way, open the Instagram app for additional help. To reset your password, first open the Instagram app. From there:
Android
- On the login screen, tap Get help signing in below Log In.
- Select Use Username or Email, Send an SMS or Log In with Facebook.
- Enter your information and follow the on-screen instructions.
- On the login screen, tap Forgot Password above Log In.
- Tap Username or Phone.
- Enter your email address, username or phone number, then tap Next.
Facebook Password Reset
To reset your password if you’re not logged in to Facebook:
- Go to the Find Your Account Page.
- Type the email, mobile phone number, full name or username associated with your account, then click Search.
- Follow the on-screen instructions.
- You will get a reset password link and using that link you can set new login password.
iCloud Password Reset
If you have issues when you try to sign in with your Apple ID password, use these steps to reset it and regain access to your account.
On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
- Go to Settings.
- Tap [your name] > Password & Security > Change Password.
- If you’re signed into iCloud and have a passcode enabled, you will be prompted to enter the passcode for your device.
- Follow the onscreen steps to update your password.
On your Mac
With macOS Catalina:
- Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Apple ID.
- Click Password & Security.
- Click “Forgot Apple ID or password” and follow the onscreen instructions. You can skip the final steps below.
- Click Change Password.
With macOS Mojave, High Sierra, or Sierra:
- Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click iCloud.
- Choose Account Details.
- Click “Forgot Apple ID or password” and follow the onscreen instructions. You can skip the final steps below.
- Click Security > Reset Password or Change Password.
Accounts with or without security questions
- Go to your Apple ID account page and click “Forgot Apple ID or password.”
- Enter your Apple ID.
- Select the option to reset your password, then choose Continue.
- Choose how to reset:
- If you have an account with security questions set up, you can select “Answer security questions” and follow the rest of the steps.
- To get email instead, select “Get an email.” To reset your pa**word, use the email that we send to your primary or rescue email address.
- If asked for a Recovery Key, use the steps for two-factor authentication or two-step verification instead.
- Bingo! You updated the password successfully!
