Re: Issues with MySQL Installation on Windows 10 - MySQL Service Not Starting

[Jose Ramirez]

Hello Emily,

Sorry to hear the trouble you are having. Did you get the latest version of MySQL Installer from the MySQL downloads page? During the server configuration, what non-default values did you use?

The behavior you describe indicates that the MySQL windows service is failing to start, and that may happen because there is an invalid option in the my.ini file typically located at: C:\ProgramData\MySQL\MySQL Server 8.0.

It is possible the error may be logged either in the .err file at "C:\ProgramData\MySQL\MySQL Server 8.0\Data" or the Installer log file at "C:\ProgramData\MySQL\MySQL Installer for Windows\Logs". Do you see any info that may be relevant?


Thanks.

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Jose Ramirez
MySQL on Windows Team