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How do I keep Yahoo Mail from signing me out all the time?
Ever since the forced upgrade, Yahoo Mail keeps making me sign back in everytime I launch the site or step away from my computer for a few minutes. I know this might be "best practice" in a corporate environment, but this is my computer in my home and I already have the screen lock after 10 minutes of inactivity. I do NOT need Yahoo Mail forcing me to authenticate as often as my bank account. -- the information is not that sensitive!
I looked in the settings and could not find anything for session timeout.
How do I keep Yahoo Mail from signing me out?
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- ?Lv 78 years agoFavorite Answer
Signing into a second Yahoo account in another browser window will automatically sign you out of your first account. Do not sign into more than one Yahoo account at a time. It is also possible that your account was hacked and someone else has been signing in to your account while you are also logged on. This will automatically sign you out of your account.
You can determine if someone else has been using your account by accessing your Recent Sign In Activity page. Look for unfamiliar IP addresses and log in locations. If you find someone else has been signing in to your account, immediately change your password and consider enabling the second sign in verification feature for increased security.
Click the gear icon in the upper-right corner
Select "Account Info"
Enter your password
Under "Sign-In and Security," select "View your recent sign-in activity"
To expand the list, select "View More".
Otherwise, there is likely a problem concerning your "cookies".
*You may have a corrupt cookie. Clear your cache and cookies to eliminate any corrupt cookies.
*Your browser needs to be enabled to accept cookies.
*Cookies rely on dates. Check that the correct date and time is set on your computer.
*Sometimes Firewalls or anti-virus, anti-spamware or anti-spyware programs can block cookies. To determine if this is the cause you will need to temporarily disable each one before signing in. If you suspect this may be the problem, please read the Yahoo Help article below for instructions.
Temporarily turning off anti-virus, anti-spyware, and firewall products -- http://help.yahoo.com/kb/index?locale=en_US&y=PROD...
Lastly, your web browser itself may be corrupt. Try switching to another browser or reinstall your current browser by finding the original installation file and repeating the installation process. As a last resort, you can download a new browser or an updated version of your current browser.
http://downloads.yahoo.com/us/firefox/
https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/browser/