Can't startup and connect to MySQL server

Question

I'm trying to use MySQL Workbench to start a server and connect to it, but for a long time I've been unable to. In the "Startup / Shutdown" tab in the navigator, the log shows

2015-07-13 10:05:27 - Workbench will use cmd shell commands to start/stop this instance

2015-07-13 10:05:28 - Starting server...

2015-07-13 10:05:35 - Server start done.

2015-07-13 10:05:36 - Checking server status...

2015-07-13 10:05:36 - Trying to connect to MySQL...

2015-07-13 10:05:36 - Can't connect to MySQL server on '127.0.0.1' (10061) (2003)

2015-07-13 10:05:36 - Assuming server is not running

2015-07-13 10:05:36 - Checking server status...

2015-07-13 10:05:36 - Trying to connect to MySQL...

2015-07-13 10:05:36 - Can't connect to MySQL server on '127.0.0.1' (10061) (2003)

2015-07-13 10:05:36 - Assuming server is not running

Can anyone help me with this or offer an alternate way to run the server and connect to it? Thanks.

OS: Windows 8.1

Answer 1

In my case, MySQL was configured as a service to run manually. To start it I typed "Services" from the Windows 10 Search box. Then I right-clicked on MySQL80 service and clicked 'Start'.