this connector requires one or more additional components to be installed before it can be

[Ramakrishna99]

Hi,

I am getting this error pop-up message in power bi when I am trying to connect with MySQL Database "this connector requires one or more additional components to be installed before it can be used" I am tried different methods to resolve this issue still am getting issue with Connector/NET 8.0.33, I am tried with 64bit connectors but still the same issue, can anyone help me to resolve this issue.

Thank you.

[manish_kumawat]

You can watch this video for solution : https://youtu.be/FAbanSHdp3w

[tanvi318]

I solved it by simply installing the sql connector and re-launching power bi.

[suresh_live2013]

Hi @v-yanjiang-msft , I have downgraded the my connector version for .net 8.0.28 , it worked for me 

[Shubham1173]

Thank you @suresh_live2013  it also worked for me

[v-yanjiang-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi @Ramakrishna99 ,

Please try the solution in this similar thread: 

powerbi - Power BI missing MySQL Connector, even though I installed it - Stack Overflow

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

Best regards,

Community Support Team_yanjiang

[ahmedHD]

July 25, 2025 
if so keep having this problem even tring to install all other version

I fixed the “you must first install additional components” error in Power BI by cleaning up the machine.config file.

• Uninstall all versions of MySQL Connector/NET.

• install the version that you need (for me I used the latest 9.4)

• open as admin

  C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\Config\machine.config

• In the <DbProviderFactories> section, remove all duplicate “MySQL Data Provider” lines and keep only ONE for the version you want (e.g. 9.4.0.0).

• Reinstall MySQL Connector/NET (64‑bit) and restart your PC.

[Rthomas_2]

This solution worked for me.

Only thing that I did differently was instead of following the path: 
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\Config\machine.config

I edited the file in:
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\Config\machine.config

Then it was working for me again. 

[meportuguez]

I had the same problem and I identified a post where some people solved it with old versions of the connector, in my case I had to install the connector version mysql-connector-net-8.0.26.

good luck

[Ashwati]

This worked for me.

[Ramakrishna99]

Hi @v-yanjiang-msft 

Thanks for your reply to my question this solution helped me to resolve my issue.

https://downloads.mysql.com/archives/c-net/