To shut down MySQL Server in Windows, type the following command in the Windows Command Prompt: 'C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 8.0\bin\mysqladmin' -u root shutdown Omitting this option sends the output directly to the MySQL logs. The -console option displays output directly on your console. In case you have installed MySQL in a different folder, the command needs to reflect that to launch the mysqld executable file successfully. The path in this command is the default installation folder.
If you need to start the MySQL Server on Windows for the first time enter the following command in the Windows Command Prompt: 'C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 8.0\bin\mysqld' -console Click Finish to complete the MySQL server installation on Windows.
