How to completely delete and uninstall MySQL in Windows 10

Preface

This article introduces a tutorial on how to completely delete and uninstall MySQL under Windows 10 system. It is shared for your reference and learning. Let’s take a look at the detailed introduction below.

Here’s how:

1》Stop the mysql service

Start -> All Applications -> Windows Management Tools -> Services, and stop the MySQL service.

2》Uninstall MySQL server

Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Programs and Features, uninstall MySQL Server.

3. Delete the MySQL folder in the MySQL installation directory (my installation directory is C:\Program Files (x86)\MySQL)

4》Run the "regedit" file to open the registry.

• Delete the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Eventlog\Application\MySQL folder
• Delete the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Services\Eventlog\Application\MySQL folder.
• Delete the folder HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Eventlog\Application\MySQL.

If there is no corresponding folder, there is no need to delete it.

5》Delete the "C:\ProgramData\MySQL" folder in the C drive. If you cannot delete it, use 360 ​​to smash it.
The programData file is hidden by default. You can make it visible by setting it to be displayed, or you can directly copy C:\ProgramData to the address bar and press Enter to enter!
Delete the entire MySQL folder. . .

6》Start -> All Apps -> Windows Management Tools -> Services

If MySQL has been uninstalled, but you can check through "Start -> All Apps -> Windows Administrative Tools -> Services" that the MySQL service still remains in the system services. I don't want to change the service name, what should I do?

Just enter a command in CMD to delete the service:

sc delete mysql //Here mysql is the service name you want to delete

This will delete the service.

Then, you can reinstall the MySQL database! ! !

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