FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Critical check: Open services.msc and confirm the status is "Stopped." If it hangs on "Stopping," kill the process via Task Manager ( mysqld.exe ). mysql server root password reset windows
Replace both paths with your actual my.ini location and the path to reset.sql . The --console flag lets you see output. The server will start, run your SQL file, and then... just sit there. This is normal. It has successfully reset the password. FLUSH PRIVILEGES; Critical check: Open services
Before typing a single command, you need to prepare your environment. run your SQL file