Steps to be followed for installing MySQL 1. Download & Install MySQL.exe 2. Now its time to run as windows service https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/windows-start-service.html 3. Goto Command Prompt, C:\> "C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.7\bin\mysqld" --install 4. Goto run -> services.msc -> MYSQL -> Right click start the services 5. Add the "C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.7\bin" in PATH Environment Variables 6. Now, goto Command Prompt Open as a Administrator -> mysql -u root -p (No Password) CREATE USER 'newuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password'; GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON * . * TO 'newuser'@'localhost';