diff --git a/AppVeyor/DownloadACEWorld.bat b/AppVeyor/DownloadACEWorld.bat
index d859444c7f..6159ce6fb0 100644
--- a/AppVeyor/DownloadACEWorld.bat
+++ b/AppVeyor/DownloadACEWorld.bat
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ REM echo %sqlfile%
 
 appveyor DownloadFile %downloadfile%
 7z x %zipfile%
-"C:\Program Files\MySql\MySQL Server 5.7\bin\mysql.exe" -h localhost -u root -pPassword12! ace_world < %sqlfile%
+"C:\Program Files\MySql\MySQL Server 8.0\bin\mysql.exe" -h localhost -u root -pPassword12! ace_world < %sqlfile%
 
 del %zipfile%
 del %sqlfile%
diff --git a/AppVeyor/MySqlInstall.bat b/AppVeyor/MySqlInstall.bat
index b526e4af29..fc26acf8ef 100644
--- a/AppVeyor/MySqlInstall.bat
+++ b/AppVeyor/MySqlInstall.bat
@@ -1,34 +1,34 @@
 REM create databases
-"C:\Program Files\MySql\MySQL Server 5.7\bin\mysql.exe" -h localhost -u root -pPassword12! mysql < Database\Create\create_mysql.sql
+"C:\Program Files\MySql\MySQL Server 8.0\bin\mysql.exe" -h localhost -u root -pPassword12! mysql < Database\Create\create_mysql.sql
 
 REM execute Base Scripts
-"C:\Program Files\MySql\MySQL Server 5.7\bin\mysql.exe" -h localhost -u root -pPassword12! ace_auth < Database\Base\AuthenticationBase.sql
-"C:\Program Files\MySql\MySQL Server 5.7\bin\mysql.exe" -h localhost -u root -pPassword12! ace_shard < Database\Base\ShardBase.sql
-"C:\Program Files\MySql\MySQL Server 5.7\bin\mysql.exe" -h localhost -u root -pPassword12! ace_world < Database\Base\WorldBase.sql
+"C:\Program Files\MySql\MySQL Server 8.0\bin\mysql.exe" -h localhost -u root -pPassword12! ace_auth < Database\Base\AuthenticationBase.sql
+"C:\Program Files\MySql\MySQL Server 8.0\bin\mysql.exe" -h localhost -u root -pPassword12! ace_shard < Database\Base\ShardBase.sql
+"C:\Program Files\MySql\MySQL Server 8.0\bin\mysql.exe" -h localhost -u root -pPassword12! ace_world < Database\Base\WorldBase.sql
 
 REM execute Update Scripts for Authentication Database
-REM "C:\Program Files\MySql\MySQL Server 5.7\bin\mysql.exe" -h localhost -u root -pPassword12! ace_auth < database\updates\authentication\changeme.sql
+REM "C:\Program Files\MySql\MySQL Server 8.0\bin\mysql.exe" -h localhost -u root -pPassword12! ace_auth < database\updates\authentication\changeme.sql
 For /R "Database\Updates\Authentication\" %%G IN (*.sql) do (
 REM echo Found file: %%G
-"C:\Program Files\MySql\MySQL Server 5.7\bin\mysql.exe" -h localhost -u root -pPassword12! ace_auth < %%G
+"C:\Program Files\MySql\MySQL Server 8.0\bin\mysql.exe" -h localhost -u root -pPassword12! ace_auth < %%G
 )
 
 REM execute Update Scripts for Shard Database
-REM "C:\Program Files\MySql\MySQL Server 5.7\bin\mysql.exe" -h localhost -u root -pPassword12! ace_shard < database\updates\shard\changeme.sql
+REM "C:\Program Files\MySql\MySQL Server 8.0\bin\mysql.exe" -h localhost -u root -pPassword12! ace_shard < database\updates\shard\changeme.sql
 For /R "Database\Updates\Shard\" %%G IN (*.sql) do (
 echo Found file: %%G
-"C:\Program Files\MySql\MySQL Server 5.7\bin\mysql.exe" -h localhost -u root -pPassword12! ace_shard < %%G
+"C:\Program Files\MySql\MySQL Server 8.0\bin\mysql.exe" -h localhost -u root -pPassword12! ace_shard < %%G
 )
 
 REM execute Update Scripts for World Database
-REM "C:\Program Files\MySql\MySQL Server 5.7\bin\mysql.exe" -h localhost -u root -pPassword12! ace_world < database\updates\world\changeme.sql
+REM "C:\Program Files\MySql\MySQL Server 8.0\bin\mysql.exe" -h localhost -u root -pPassword12! ace_world < database\updates\world\changeme.sql
 
 REM Download latest ACE-World database, extract and import it
 call AppVeyor\DownloadACEWorld.bat
 
 REM execute Update Scripts for World Database
-REM "C:\Program Files\MySql\MySQL Server 5.7\bin\mysql.exe" -h localhost -u root -pPassword12! ace_world < database\updates\world\changeme.sql
+REM "C:\Program Files\MySql\MySQL Server 8.0\bin\mysql.exe" -h localhost -u root -pPassword12! ace_world < database\updates\world\changeme.sql
 REM For /R "database\updates\world\" %%G IN (*.sql) do (
 REM echo Found file: %%G
-REM "C:\Program Files\MySql\MySQL Server 5.7\bin\mysql.exe" -h localhost -u root -pPassword12! ace_world < %%G
+REM "C:\Program Files\MySql\MySQL Server 8.0\bin\mysql.exe" -h localhost -u root -pPassword12! ace_world < %%G
 REM )
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index ad3e06f519..2dc22a950e 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ init:
     REM appveyor UpdateBuild -Version "%REVISED_VERSION%"
 
     REM set APPVEYOR_BUILD_VERSION=%REVISED_VERSION%
+- ps: Start-Service MySQL80
 dotnet_csproj:
   patch: true
   file: '**\*.csproj'
@@ -43,7 +44,8 @@ environment:
     secure: huM6kANmgP1OdlmHulXVZA==
   access_token:
     secure: lGLpqex+Weod6ZiPw34RwTv999QvoSZ+imTcmYhiJWQL6XkfkVUYcqOO6pJDuAYt
-services: mysql
+services: 
+  - mysql
 before_build:
 - cmd: AppVeyor\AppVeyorBeforeCompile.bat
 build: