How To Download and Install SQL Server
How To Download and Install SQL Server
We can use the following steps to download MS SQL Server in the Windows
operating system:
Step 1: Go to the official page through this URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-
in/sql-server/sql-server-downloads.
Step 2: Click on the "Download now" button under “Express”. Immediately the
SQL Server setup starts downloading on our system.
Step 3: Once the file has been downloaded, we will get the setup named "SQL2019-
SSEI-Expr.exe."
Step 2: Once the file has been downloaded, it will be named "SSMS-Setup-
ENU.exe." Now, double-click on it to continue.
If you see the prompt message "Do you want to allow the following to make a change
this computer? Say YES.
Step 3: We will see a below window. Here, we can change the installation location
and then click the 'Install' button for installing SQL Server Management Studio
(SSMS) on your device.
Step 4: The installation process will start. We will see the progress of the packages
and the overall progress on the below screen. Since it downloads the necessary
packages from the internet, the installation can take some time.
Step 5: When SSMS Setup is finished, it will show the screen below with the "Setup
Completed" message. It's possible that we may prompt us to restart our computer.
How to access SQL Server Management Studio
We can use the following steps to access SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS):
Go to Start Menu>Programs>Microsoft SQL Server Tools 18> Microsoft SSMS
18.
The 'Connect to Server' dialogue screen will appear in front of us when we start
SSMS. Set the Server name and Authentication type of the SQL Server we want to
connect to on this screen, then click the Connect button to be connected to 'Data
Management Studio'. Here the server name defaults to the name chosen during the
installation of the MS SQL server.