Recent Blog ArticlesMost RecentMost LikesRe: Announcing the release of SQL Server Management Studio 21 Preview 1 OS: Windows10 Pro SSMS 21 Preview has the attached issue in new window alignment and tab name. It doesn't occur in either SSMS 18 or 19. Startup time is much better, happening in ~10 secs. ...Re: Cumulative Update #28 for SQL Server 2019 RTM Issue three in CU 28 for SQL Server 2019: SQL Server VSS Writer might fail to perform a backup because no database is available to freeze When backup tools such as Azure Recovery Vault perform a ...Re: Released: Microsoft Kerberos Configuration Manager for SQL Server v3.1 Does it Support SQL Server 2022? Getting the below error when trying to validate the SPN for SQL 2022. Working fine till 2019. Unable to connect to server, please ensure that the server name i...Re: Upcoming changes for SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) - Part 1 erinstellato SSMS startup issue : uninstalling SSMS 20 [done], rebooting your machine [done], and then verifying that SSMS 18 and SSMS 19 still started up fine [done, yes]? Then rebooting and inst...Re: Upcoming changes for SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) - Part 1 erinstellato For the SSMS startup error for SSMS20 (along with other versions), i am facing it whenever i open SSMS19 after opening SSMS20. It doesn't happen with SSMS18. Until i do Repair, Restart...Re: Upcoming changes for SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) - Part 1 erinstellato, "Authentication" alignment is out of size. Re: Upcoming changes for SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) - Part 1 erinstellato, to handle the above, i have to kill the task and reopen it. Then it works. Re: Upcoming changes for SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) - Part 1 erinstellato - After Installing SSMS 20 Preview version (I have already 18 and 19), even after restarting the machine, the initial page of SSMS 20 ends as "Repair, Uninstall or Close" options. I tri...Re: Upcoming changes for SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) - Part 1 erinstellatoThank you for your responses. Are these features:SSMS20 features, like "Encryption" or "Certificate", will it be mandatory or will stay as optional? We are still in TLS1.2 and not ye...Re: Upcoming changes for SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) - Part 1 erinstellato If we started to use SSMS 20, can we use it to access Registered Servers which doesn't support SSMS20 features, like "Encryption" or "Certificate"? Last Response: @misirajIt's po...