There are plenty of GUI tools available that can manage your MySQL database, even from the Windows environment.

If you are using MySQL Workbench on Windows...you need to look at SQLyog.

Nevertheless, if you want to conserve memory and clock-cycles, you can turn off the Windows MySQL service and start MySQL from the command line when needed. A full MySQL install on Windows includes ...

MySQL, one of the world's most successful open-source companies, has released the Standard Edition of its new MySQL Workbench product under a proprietary license. The company gives several reasons ...

MySQL Workbench has separate windows that allow you to set up user IDs, assign privileges and even view event logs that track database activity.

The MySQL Workbench GUI is cross-platform, open source, and incredibly easy to use.