MySQL on Windows - Access denied for user ''@'localhost' - cannot connect from any host

I tried to update my Mysql instance to support remote access. I went to MySQL Administration UI and added % (any host) for user root and removed all other entries.

Now I cannot access MySQL as root from any machine including localhost. What is the best way to fix this?

• Stop MySQL server
• Restart it on the command line, skipping authorizations: mysqld.exe --skip-grant-tables
• Fix your permissions (add both a localhost and a 127.0.0.1 record for root to the mysql.user table)
• Stop MySQL server
• Start MySQL normally