restart mysql server on windows 7

How do I restart MySQL on Windows 7?

I'm using HeidiSql as a front end and there's no option in there.

The only other things I have is the MySQL 5.5 command line client.

Does MySQL work on Windows 7?

The MySQL database server is one of the most popular open-source databases in the world. Although administrators typically install MySQL on a server operating system, it's certainly possible to install it on a desktop operating system like Windows 7.

Open the command prompt and enter the following commands:

net stop MySQL    net start MySQL

the MySQL service name maybe changes based on the version you installed. In my situation, MySQL version is MySQL Server 5.7. So I use the following command