Database, MySql | XAMPP MySQL Shutdown: Fatal error: Can’t open and lock privilege tables: Table ‘.\mysql\db’

Step 1: Go to C:\xampp\mysql. Make sure you are in the correct file location.

Step 2:  Backup the data folder by making a copy of the folder

Step 3: Extract the “mysql” folder from C:\xampp\mysql\backup.

Step 4: Replace the mysql folder inside C:\xampp\mysql\data\

Step 5: Restart MySQL service from XAMPP