MySQL Installer for Windows Note Removing MySQL Server Upgrading MySQL Installer To locate the installed version of MySQL Installer: 2.3.3.5 MySQLInstallerConsole Reference 138 MySQLInstallerConsole.exe  provides command-line functionality that is similar to MySQL Installer. It is installed when MySQL Installer is initially executed and then available within the  MySQL Installer 1. Connect the computer with MySQL Installer installed to the internet. 2. Start MySQL Installer from the search menu. The MySQL Installer dashboard opens. 3. Click  Catalog  on the bottom of the dashboard to open the Update Catalog window. 4. Click  Execute  to begin the process. If the installed version of MySQL Installer can be upgraded, you will be prompted to start the upgrade. 6. Verify the (new) installed version of MySQL Installer (see the previous procedure). 5. Click  Next  to review all changes to the catalog and then click  Finish  to return to the dashboard. To initiate an on-demand upgrade of MySQL Installer: 2. Click the MySQL Installer About icon ( ). The version number is located above the  Back  button. 1. Start MySQL Installer from the search menu. The MySQL Installer dashboard opens. 2. Click  Execute  to begin uninstalling the local server. Note that all products that you selected to remove are also uninstalled at this time. 3. (Optional) Click the  Log  tab to display the current actions performed by MySQL Installer. 1. Determine whether the local data directory should be removed. If you retain the data directory, another server installation can reuse the data. This option is enabled by default (removes the data directory). To remove a local MySQL server: MySQL Installer remains installed on your computer, and like other software, MySQL Installer can be upgraded from the previous version. In some cases, other MySQL software may require that you upgrade MySQL Installer for compatibility. This section describes how to identify the current version of MySQL Installer and how to upgrade MySQL Installer manually. For server milestone releases in the same release series, MySQL Installer deselects the server upgrade and 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 a logical upgrade manually. You can reselect server upgrade at your own risk. For instructions on how to perform a logical upgrade with a milestone release, see Logical Upgrade. 2. Click a product in the list to highlight it. This action populates the  Upgradeable Versions  pane with the details of each available version for the selected product: version number, published date, and a Changes  link to open the release notes for that version.