title: MySQL not working after updating to Windows 8.1
body: <p>Everything was working fine, I had Windows 8 and MySQL 5.6 workbench.</p>
  
  <p>Yesterday, I upgraded to Windows 8.1 which made the PC run better but messed up the MySQL.</p>
  
  <p>When I enter the workbench I can see my old connection but by clicking on it I get:</p>
  
  <pre><code>Cannot Connect to Database Server
  Your connection attempt failed for user 'root' from your host to server at 
  127.0.0.1:3306:Can't connect to mysql server on '127.0.0.1'(10061)
  Please:
   1. Check that mysql is running on server 127.0.0.1
   2. Check that mysql is running on port 3306 (note: 3306 is the default, but this can be changed)
   3. Check the root has rights to connect to 127.0.0.1 from your address (mysql rights define what clients can connect to the server and from which machines) 
   4. Make sure you are both providing a password if needed and using the correct password for 127.0.0.1 connecting from the host address you're connecting from the host address you're connecting from.
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