Resetting ROOT password in MySQL 5.6

Question

I have been following these instructions for resetting root password for local installation of MySQL 5.6 on Windows 7 laptop.

I stopped

Answer 1

Updating this answer regarding to changes at MySQL 5.7:

0) shut down service mysql57

1) go to C:\ProgramData\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.7, note that ProgramData is a hidden folder

2) looking for file my.ini, open it and add one line skip-grant-tables below [mysqld],save

[mysqld]

skip-grant-tables

3) start service mysql57

4) by right, you can access the database, run mysql

5) and use the query below to update the password

update mysql.user set authentication_string=password('NEW_PASSWORD') where user='root';

6) shut down the service again, remove the line skip-grant-tables save it, and start the service again. try to use the password you set to login.