MySQL Workbench not opening on Windows

I have downloaded the no-install portable version of Workbench. When I run the exe file (on Windows XP), nothing happens. Does it need some MySQL running? I think it's standalone, right? I have XAMPP for MySQL. Any dependency etc?

13 Answers

You need to install the following in order to run the current version of MySQL Workbench:

• Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2
• Microsoft Visual C++ 2019 Redistributable for Visual Studio 2019

See: .

Update 2020:

Unfortunately this is still happening:

1. Download .NET 4.0 (My machine already had it.)
2. Download Visual C++
3. As the above solution states. Download the Mysql workbench installer.

I still don't know why, it would allow me to install without checking for dependencies. I have become accustomed to this kind of behavior when I am installing any application and to not see it is annoying. I suppose I should leave this personal opinions out of my solution but I have had to install this multiple times and have comes across some kind of dependency issue.

What works for me (workbench 64bit) is that I installed Visual Studio 2015, 2017 and 2019 here is url:

I installed both x86: vc_redist.x86.exe and x64: vc_redist.x64.exe

In my case, i tried all solutions but nothing worked.

My SO is windows 7 x64, with all the Redistributable Packages (x86,x64 / 2010,2013,2015)

The problem was that i tried to install the x64 workbench, but for some reason did not work (even my SO is x64).

so, the solution was download the x86 installer from :

There are two prerequisite requirements need to install MySql Workbench as follows.

1. .Net Framework 4.0
2. Microsoft Visual C++ 2010

When .Net Framework 4.0 does not exist your computer installation will be corrupted. But if Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 does not exist your computer then you will continue the installation but cannot open MySql Workbench program. Sometimes you will need Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 instead of Microsoft Visual C++ 2010. So I recommend to install Microsoft Visual C++ 2013.

Microsoft Visual C++ 2013

In Windows 10 I browsed to %APPDATA%\MySQL\Workbench\ then deleted the workbench_user_data.dat file

Doing so lost my MySqlWorkbence settings but allowed MySqlWorkbence to open.

As per the current setup on June, 2017 Here is the downloadable link for Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable package :

Hope this will help, who are struggling with the download link.

Note: This is with regards to MySQL Workbench 6.3.9

I have uninstalled 8.0.19 (64) and installed 8.0.18 (64 bit) and now it Opens.

it might be due to running of xampp or wampp server stop all services running and try to open mysql command line

I found I needed more than just the Visual C++ Redistributable 2015.

I also needed what's at this page. It's confusing because the titles make it ambiguous as to whether you're downloading the (very heavy) Visual Studio or just Visual C++. In this case it only upgrades Visual C++, and MySQL Workbench launched after this install.

You should have these two already installed in your system:

1. Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2019 Redistributable
2. Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2

I did these two installations for MySQL Workbench 8.0 CE.

None of these suggestions worked for, however setting compatibility to Vista worked and now the workbench opens again.

2022 case:

My MySQL Workbench was working normally and from one moment it just didn't want to open anymore. I've lost almost half a day trying to fix it.

In folder %APPDATA%\MySQL\ I had to delete the whole folder Workbench, instead of deleting just workbench_user_data.dat file (which didn't help)