Unable to install MySQL on Windows 10 - Installer hangs indefinitely

this did the trick for me: https://ao.ms/mysql-community-server-msi-installer-hangs-on-windows-10/

  1. run cmd (commandline) as Administrator
  2. cd to your location that you downloaded the .MSI to
  3. run the “msiexec” commandline tool with option “/i” as follows:
  4. msiexec /i [replace with file name]
  5. example: msiexec /i mysql-installer-community-5.7.20.0.msi

ok. So finally this is how I resolved my issue. And I found the solution at https://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=82004 . The solution to this problem is to close an open "Windows installer" (the one using 0 memory and CPU) via task manager and the installation should begin running as expected.


Alternative solution: Use an administrator command prompt to run the MySQL installer on Windows 10. Details:

(Note: if you have any problems in the following steps, you can try to restart your computer. Then restart the steps.)

  1. Right-click the Start/Windows icon in the bottom-left corner of Windows.
  2. Click: Windows PowerShell (Admin).
  3. A window asks: Do you want to allow this app to make changes to your device? Click: Yes.
  4. Change to the directory with the MySQL installer. For example, if you downloaded the MySQL installer, type something like:

cd C:\Users\my_username\Downloads\

(Note: To save some typing, you can type a few characters, and then press the tab key, to make Windows show you various auto-completion options.)

  1. Run the MySQL installer. Type something like the following command---make sure to include the period and backslash at the beginning---and press Enter.

.\mysql-installer-community-8.0.11.0.msi

Note: The idea of using an administrator command prompt came from John Geffe, in the link below, which was cited in the answer written by the original poster (user8425592):

https://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=82004

Bug #82004 MySQL Installer freezes during "Please wait while Windows configures..." phase

[6 Feb 3:58] John Geffe

To get past this problem I had to run the .msi installer from an the Administrator command prompt. Hopefully this helps someone in the future.

[19 Apr 18:14] Jim McCauley

John Geffe: Thanks! Your note on installing as an administrator seems to have taken care of the problem.

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