Failed to create an ipc port; access is denied in MySQL Workbench

Question

I'm getting an error when I try to open MySQL Workbench:

"failed to create an ipc port : access is denied"

This is the dialog shown by the error

Answer 1

What if you give a reboot to your machine, and then try opening up your workbench instance.

According to this, the above issue is due to a locked resource.