Bug #113732 Upgrade from old version of MySQLShell to latest
Submitted: 24 Jan 2024 4:55 Modified: 29 May 2024 15:13
Reporter: Prachi P Email Updates:
Status: Closed Impact on me:
None 
Category:Shell General / Core Client Severity:S3 (Non-critical)
Version:8.0.36 OS:Windows (Windows 10)
Assigned to: CPU Architecture:Other (x64 VM)

[24 Jan 2024 4:55] Prachi P
Description:
 I am currently in the process of testing the installation and upgrade of MySQL Shell on a Windows 10 64-bit virtual machine silently. While the upgrade process worked seamlessly up until version 8.0.33, I encountered an issue when attempting to upgrade to version 8.0.34 and beyond.It appears that the newer version(8.0.35/8.0.36) is coexisting with the older version, and I am unable to perform an upgrade.
Is it intended for MySQL Shell versions to coexist, or is manual uninstallation of the older version required before upgrading to the latest release?
If manual uninstallation is required, are there any specific user settings or configurations that might be affected by this process?
Is there any documentation available for upgrade?

How to repeat:
Install 8.0.34
Install 8.0.35\8.0.36
[24 Jan 2024 5:03] Prachi P
OS Details-
Windows 10 x64(Virtual Machine)
Processor-AMD
[24 Jan 2024 12:38] MySQL Verification Team
Thank you for report
[14 Feb 2024 4:53] Prachi P
Any update on this issue please?
[28 May 2024 6:18] Prachi P
Hi Team, Any update on this issue?
Latest version is also coexisted with old version.
[29 May 2024 15:13] Edward Gilmore
Posted by developer:
 
Added the following note to the MySQL Shell 8.0.38, 8.4.1, and 9.0.0 release notes:
  
Upgrading MySQL Shell 8.0.35, or higher, on Windows platforms, resulted in 
multiple installations instead of overwriting the existing installation.

Thank you for the bug report.