sql server database engine service how can i resolve this in windows 11
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jhasaketan behera
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i have an issue while installing sql server its showing error databse engine service failed in window 11
and i installing 2025 version of sql server
SQL Server Database Engine
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Erland Sommarskog 129.6K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator2025-12-22T22:36:09.77+00:00 I would recommend that you don't run Basic or Custom, but that you choose the option Download Media and then run from the ISO. That can give better diagnostics.
If you run into further problems, the folder C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\170\Setup Bootstrap\Log has one folder per installation attempt. There are many log files. Of main interest are detail.txt and summary.txt. As is any file of which the name starts with ERRORLOG.
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