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 Installing MySQL Workbench for Windows can be installed using the MySQL Installer that installs and updates all MySQL products on Windows or the standalone .msi installation package. Important Installing MySQL Workbench using an Installer package requires either Administrator or Power User privileges. Requirements for Windows Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable Package Note The 2013 version was changed to 2015 with MySQL Workbench 6.3.9. Windows 7 and above Note MySQL Workbench 6.1 supports earlier versions of Windows, including Vista. Installation Using MySQL Installer The general MySQL Installer download is available at  http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/windows/installer/ . The MySQL Installer application can install, upgrade, and manage most MySQL products, including MySQL Workbench. This is the Recommended Approach Managing all of your MySQL products, including Workbench, wi...

 System Requirements MySQL Workbench is available on a number of operating systems and platforms. For information about those platforms that are officially supported, see  http://www.mysql.com/support/supportedplatforms/workbench.html on the MySQL website. General Requirements General requirements and considerations that apply to all operating systems. MySQL server : Although it is not required, MySQL Workbench is designed to have either a remote or local MySQL server connection. For additional information about connecting to a MySQL server, see  Chapter 5,  Connections in MySQL Workbench . For additional information about installing a MySQL server, see  Installing and Upgrading MySQL .. Data modeling does not require a MySQL server connection. Some features take advantage of MySQL server features, and as such, they require more recent versions of MySQL Server. For example, the  Performance Dashboard  requires MySQL Se...