HOW TO Generate a YAHOO APP PASSWORD - standard instructions NOT WORKING!!

Hello ezpar44

Hi, I'm Karl and will be happy to help you today.

Are you referring to a Yahoo account you created on Yahoo servers or an email account where the ISP is using Yahoo for their email service.

Each ISP may have their own instructions on how to generate the <App Password> so if this is the case, you will need to contact your ISP for the applicable instructions.

For example, my ISP (rogers.com) uses Yahoo servers and the steps to generate the <App Password> are

#1 - Log into the email account

#2 - Click on <Account Information>

#3 - click on <Authorized Applications> --> generate the <App Password>

which differs from the general Yahoo instructions when this doesn't involve an ISP

Generate and manage third-party app passwords

https://help.yahoo.com/kb/generate-third-party-...

Pretty much the same...my Outlook instructions say...go to Yahoo - Account Info and click on Generate App Password...hence the problem! there is no option to click on anything close to that command. And believe me, I have searched every conceivable option and it just keeps looping back to the same scenario.

I finally did find something under my Microsoft account that is close...looks like "Smart Key" has potential but I'm kinda lost in too many passwords right now so trying to manually re set up Yahoo Mail in Outlook. Sometimes I really HATE Outlook!!

Is this a native Yahoo account or one from an ISP using Yahoo for its mail services?

If it's a native Yahoo account - then the Yahoo article has the steps that have been successfully used by a number of people I have replied to.

If it's an ISP account - have you checked with your provider as to what the exact steps are?

I'm at a disadvantage since I don't know what you are referring to in regards to

#1 - my Outlook instructions say...go to Yahoo - Account Info and click on Generate App Password - what "Outlook" instructions are you referring to?

#2 - I finally did find something under my Microsoft account that is close...looks like "Smart Key" has potential - off the cuff am not sure what exactly you are referring to but seriously doubt this has anything to do with a Yahoo account.

Not sure exactly what you mean by "native"...I'm looking at instructions direct from Yahoo site which is now part of ATT...which is where my original bellsouth.net email addr landed after att acquired Bellsouth , etc. etc.

I'm trying to figure out how to restore my bellsouth.net email to my Outlook which is my ORIGINAL problem. Not sure HOW I lost it as I have had no problem for the last several years with emails being forwarded from Yahoo to Outlook which is my primary email server.

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I'm looking at instructions direct from Yahoo site which is now part of ATT

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Actually I thought Yahoo is now owned by Verizon but m Canadian so don't always keep up with who owns who. Using Yahoo servers doesn't mean they own the platform (as mentioned, my Canadian ISP also uses Yahoo servers)

People can create a Yahoo account without any ISP being involved (as shown in the screenshot) using the link below. In your case, your ISP is <Bellsouth.net> who uses Yahoo servers for their email services.

https://login.yahoo.com/

You will need to contact <Bellsouth.net> support if you aren't able to get to the <App Password> generation function for your email account. The generation of a Yahoo <App Password> is not an Outlook issue. Outlook only requires that an <App Password> is used as the password for the email account.