28 Mar Fix Can’t connect to MySQL Server: MySQL Workbench could not detect any MySQL running

In this post, learn how to fix Can’t connect to MySQL Server. You may get this error while installing MySQL on Windows 10 and opening “MySQL Workbench” for the first time. Below is the exact error.

Error

Following is the error:

Fix Can’t connect to MySQL Server Error

Step1: To fix the issue, go to START and type “Services” as shown below:

Step 2: Now, look for MySQL80 under Services as shown below:

Right click and Stop MySQL80:

Step3: After stopping the server, right click again and select Properties:

Step4: Now, we will reach MySQL80 Properties:

On clicking Log On, the following Network Service account will be visible:

Click “Local System Account”, then apply and at last, OK:

Step5: Right click and START the server as shown below. This will connect to MySQL Server:

Now, go to start, type “MySQL Workbench” and open it. The same will work.

Follow the below videos for MySQL Server and Workbench:

• Create a new database and table in MySQL Workbench
• Create a new database in MySQL

Video Tutorial

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