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Turn on two-factor authentication for your email

Your email is the master key to every other account, because that is where password resets land. Lock it down before anything else.

  1. Identify which email you use: Microsoft/Outlook, Google/Gmail, or another provider — the menu names differ but the idea is identical.
  2. Sign in on a computer and open the account’s Security settings (not the inbox settings).
  3. Find the two-step or two-factor verification option and start the setup.
  4. Choose an authenticator app over SMS where offered — it is harder to intercept.
  5. Save the backup or recovery codes it gives you somewhere safe and offline.
  6. Sign out and sign back in once to confirm the prompt works before you rely on it.

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