Upgrading MySQL on Windows Upgrading MySQL with MySQL Installer Note Upgrading MySQL Using the Windows ZIP Distribution 294 C:\>  "C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.7\bin\mysqladmin" -u root shutdown If you are not running the MySQL server as a service, use  mysqladmin  to stop it. For example, before upgrading from MySQL 5.7 to 8.0, use  mysqladmin  from MySQL 5.7 as follows: Alternatively, use  NET STOP  mysqld_service_name . C:\>  SC STOP  mysqld_service_name To perform an upgrade using the Windows ZIP archive distribution: Upgrades to MySQL 8.0.16 and higher may show an option to skip the upgrade check and process for system tables. For more information about this option, see Important server upgrade conditions. MySQL Installer deselects the server upgrade option for milestone releases (Pre-Release) in the same release series. In addition, it displays a warning to indicate that the upgrade is not supported, identifies the risks of continuing, and provides a summary of the steps to perform an upgrade manually. You can reselect server upgrade and proceed at your own risk. To perform an upgrade using MySQL Installer: Performing an upgrade with MySQL Installer is the best approach when the current server installation was performed with it and the upgrade is within the current release series. MySQL Installer does not support upgrades between release series, such as from 5.7 to 8.0, and it does not provide an upgrade indicator to prompt you to upgrade. For instructions on upgrading between release series, see Upgrading MySQL Using the Windows ZIP Distribution. 1. Start MySQL Installer. 2. From the dashboard, click  Catalog  to download the latest changes to the catalog. The installed server can be upgraded only if the dashboard displays an arrow next to the version number of the server. 3. Click  Upgrade . All products that have a newer version now appear in a list. 4. Deselect all but the MySQL server product, unless you intend to upgrade other products at this time, and click  Next . 5. Click  Execute  to start the download. When the download finishes, click  Next  to begin the upgrade operation. 6. Configure the server. 1. Download the latest Windows ZIP Archive distribution of MySQL from https://dev.mysql.com/ downloads/. 2. If the server is running, stop it. If the server is installed as a service, stop the service with the following command from the command prompt: