MySQL Bugs: #93528: "Updating Start Menu Link" failed

Bug #93528	"Updating Start Menu Link" failed
Submitted:	8 Dec 2018 10:33	Modified:	7 Jan 2019 20:55
Reporter:	Laurine Le Rolland	Email Updates:
Status:	Can't repeat	Impact on me:	None
Category:	MySQL Server: Installing	Severity:	S3 (Non-critical)
Version:	8.0.13	OS:	Windows (Windows 7)
Assigned to:		CPU Architecture:	Any
Tags:	installation

Description:
Hello,

When I try to configure MySQL during the last operation of the installation, the "updating Start Menu Link" failed.
I am running the last installer of the official website. I searched in different forums but solutions don't work.

Here is the log from the installer :

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Beginning configuration step: Writing configuration file
Ended configuration step: Writing configuration file

Beginning configuration step: Updating Windows Firewall rules
Attempting to delete a Windows Firewall rule with command: netsh.exe advfirewall firewall delete rule name="Port 3307" protocol=TCP localport=3307

1 rŠgle(s) supprim‚e(s).
Ok.

Adding a Windows Firewall rule for MySQL80 on port 3307.
Attempting to add a Windows Firewall rule with command: netsh.exe advfirewall firewall add rule name="Port 3307" protocol=TCP localport=3307 dir=in action=allow
Ok.

Successfully added the Windows Firewall rule.
Adding a Windows Firewall rule for MySQL80 on port 33060.
Attempting to add a Windows Firewall rule with command: netsh.exe advfirewall firewall add rule name="Port 33060" protocol=TCP localport=33060 dir=in action=allow
Ok.

Successfully added the Windows Firewall rule.
Ended configuration step: Updating Windows Firewall rules

Beginning configuration step: Adjusting Windows service
Attempting to grant Network Service require filesystem permissions.
Granted permissions.
Updating existing service
Existing service updated
Ended configuration step: Adjusting Windows service

Beginning configuration step: Starting Server
Attempting to start service MySQL80...
Successfully started service MySQL80.
Waiting until a connection to MySQL Server 8.0.13 can be established (with a maximum of 10 attempts)...
Retry 1: Attempting to connect to Mysql@localhost:3307 with user root with a password...
Successfully connected to MySQL Server 8.0.13.
Ended configuration step: Starting Server

Beginning configuration step: Updating Start Menu Link
Attempting to verify command-line client shortcut.
Failed to verify command-line client shortcut.
Ended configuration step: Updating Start Menu Link

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Thanks for your help.

How to repeat:
It gives the same result.

Thank you for the bug report. I couldn't repeat the issue reported (tried 5 times to install).

And what can I do to install mySQL ? Do I have to try with an earlier version ?

Maybe related to your issue: https://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=93048 you could wait to be fixed or if you are in a hurry use the manual install zipped package (read carefully the manual instructions about i.e. creating the initial data stuff mysqld.exe --initialize (initialize-insecure), creating the service, ect.).

Forgot to paste:
https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/windows-install-archive.html

Ok, thanks a lot !