MySQL instance lost when upgrading to Windows 10

You can manually put the service back as follows:

STEP 01) Open the Windows CLI as Administrator

STEP 02) cd C:\Program Files (x86)\MySQL\MySQL 5.6\bin or wherever mysqld.exe resides

STEP 03) Reinstall the service

mysqld --install

That's it.

I have mentioned this before in ServerFault and DBA StackExchange

GIVE IT A TRY !!!


All you need to do is reconfigure your current server. A nice step by step tutorial including screenshots can be found here, you do like this:

  • First, open the application MySQL Installer – Community and click on Reconfigure
  • Setup TCP/IP Port Number and Firewall
  • Check Configure MySQL Server as a Windows Service and also check Start the MySQL Server at System Startup
  • Apply the server configuration and your done!