How to remove microsoft sql server manager 18 after win11 update

Question

I had SSMS v18 installed and running properly on my Win10 laptop.

My company pushed an "in place" upgrade to Win11.

Now, when I try to start SMSS v18, I get a side-by-side error.

I have successfully installed SMSS v19 and it is working

I want to remove SSMS v18 from my PC but Microsoft SQL Server Manager 18 does not appear in Programs and Features

I found a Q&A in the forums where the instructions stated to remove the Microsoft SQL Server Manager 18 folder from C:\Program Files(X86) and remove a key under HKLM in the registry. I cannot find HKLM in the registry.

How do I proceed?

Answer 1

Double post

Answer 2

Hello there,

Can you share the exact error message you are getting ?

This is a known issue and there is a new official workaround published by the SSMS developers team.

The first workaround which was presented was to copy the file: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Interop.8.0.dll

from the directory: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 18\Common7\IDE\PrivateAssemblies\Interop

into the directory: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 18\Common7\IDE\PublicAssemblies

Later, a more focused solution was published (which is what I used): Simply remove the file C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 18\Common7\IDE\CommonExtensions\Platform\Microsoft.VisualStudio.MinShell.Interop.pkgdef

Hope this resolves your Query !!

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