MySQL Installer for Windows can apply a filter to modify the Available Products list and then select one or more products to move (using arrow keys) to the Products To Be Installed list. Select the check box on this page to activate the Select Features action where you can customize the products features after the product is downloaded. To customize product features after the installation, click  Modify  in the MySQL Installer dashboard. If you cancel the installation at this point, the products are installed, but the server (if installed) is not yet configured. To restart the server configuration, open MySQL Installer from the Start menu and click Reconfigure  next to the appropriate server in the dashboard. Click  Execute  to begin applying the configuration options or click  Back  (repeatedly) to return to each configuration page. MySQL Installer performs the initial configuration of the MySQL server. For example: Query cache was deprecated in MySQL 5.7 and removed in MySQL 8.0 (and later). 126 •It can optionally create MySQL server user accounts with configurable permissions based on general roles, such as DB Administrator, DB Designer, and Backup Admin. It optionally creates a Windows user named  MysqlSys  with limited privileges, which would then run the MySQL Server. •Provides default installation and data paths for MySQL server. For instructions on how to change the default paths, see Section 2.3.3.2, “Setting Alternative Server Paths with MySQL Installer” . •By default, a Windows service for the MySQL server is added. •It creates the configuration file ( my.ini ) that is used to configure the MySQL server. The values written to this file are influenced by choices you make during the installation process. Some definitions are host dependent. For example, query_cache is enabled if the host has fewer than three cores. • Installation complete.   This step finalizes the installation for products that do not require configuration. It enables you to copy the log to a clipboard and to start certain applications, such as MySQL Workbench and MySQL Shell. Click  Finish  to open the MySQL Installer dashboard. • Product configuration.   This step applies to MySQL Server, MySQL Router, and samples only. The status for each item in the list should indicate  Ready to Configure . Click  Next  to start the configuration wizard for all items in the list. The configuration options presented during this step are specific to the version of database or router that you selected to install. • Installation.   The status of each product in the list changes from  Ready to Install , to Installing , and lastly to  Complete . During the process, click  Show Details  to view the installation actions. • Select Features To Install (disabled by default).   After MySQL Installer downloads a product’s  .msi file, you can customize the features if you enabled the optional check box previously during the Select Products action. • Download.   If you installed the full (not web) MySQL Installer package, all  .msi  files were loaded to the  Product Cache  folder during the initial setup and are not downloaded again. Otherwise, click Execute  to begin the download. The status of each product changes from  Ready to Download , to Downloading , and then to  Downloaded . MySQL Server Configuration with MySQL Installer Note