{"id":12860,"date":"2023-12-08T08:55:14","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T08:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bodhost.com\/kb\/?p=12860"},"modified":"2026-02-26T14:02:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T14:02:42","slug":"how-to-install-sql-server-management-studio-on-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bodhost.com\/kb\/how-to-install-sql-server-management-studio-on-windows\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install SQL Server Management Studio on Windows"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this knowledge base, you will learn how to install SQL Server Management Studio on Windows. The SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) permits you to accomplish any SQL setup in a combined way.<\/p>\n

Let us follow the steps-<\/p>\n

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  1. Use the below-outlined link to download the SSMS file-
    \nhttps:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql\/ssms\/download-sql-server-management-studio-ssms?view=sql-server-ver16<\/li>\n
  2. Double click the \u201cSSMS-Setup-ENU\u201d file, once it is downloaded.<\/li>\n
  3. You will be heading to a new page.<\/li>\n
  4. You can modify the location or keep it as it is and then click on the \u201cInstall\u201d button.
    \n\"Install\"<\/li>\n
  5. The packages will start to load.
    \n\"packages\"<\/li>\n
  6. Finally, to finish the setup; click on the \u201cRestart\u201d button. In addition, this way, the SSMS will be installed on your Windows server.
    \n\"ssms\"<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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