SQL Server 2022 Developer Install Error -2061893606 on Windows 11

Question

Unable to install SQL Server 2022 Developer Edition on Windows 11 workstation. Ran the install file as Administrator. Install log file included. How can I get this installed on my workstation?

Excerpt of error in Detail file within install log directory:

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Skipping Action: DeleteUninstalledPatchRegistryAndCacheFolderAction

Action is being skipped due to the following restrictions:

Condition "Do any of the specified features match the expected scenario Uninstall" did not pass as it returned false and true was expected.

Completed Action: ExecuteExtendedTimingsWorkflow, returned True

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Running Action: DeleteUpdates

Deleting folder 'C:\Users\PatrickWong\AppData\Local\Temp\SQL Server 2022'.

Sco: Directory C:\Users\PatrickWong\AppData\Local\Temp\SQL Server 2022 does not exist

Completed Action: DeleteUpdates, returned True

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Running Action: ExecuteCloseWorkflow

Workflow to execute: 'CLOSE'

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Running Action: OptimizeCacheAction

Completed Action: OptimizeCacheAction, returned True

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Running Action: DetermineProductFeatureSummary

Completed Action: DetermineProductFeatureSummary, returned True

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Running Action: ProduceStatusLogs

Completed Action: ProduceStatusLogs, returned True

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Running Action: FinalizeProgressStatus

Completed Action: FinalizeProgressStatus, returned True

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Running Action: RebootMessageAction

Completed Action: RebootMessageAction, returned True

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Skipping Action: FinishPage

Action is being skipped due to the following restrictions:

Condition "Is the user's scenario set to EditionUpgrade" did not pass as it returned false and true was expected.

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Running Action: CloseUI

Stop action skipped in UI Mode Quiet

Completed Action: CloseUI, returned True

Completed Action: ExecuteCloseWorkflow, returned True

Completed Action: ExecuteCompleteWorkflow, returned True

SetupTelemetry: Writing Telemetry to Datastore

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Error result: -2061893606

Result facility code: 1306

Result error code: 26

WER: Application level consent value 'True' was mapped to consent status 'WerConsentApproved'

WER: Result of the submission:: 'WerReportQueued'

WER: Submitted 1 of 1 failures to the Watson data repository

SetupTelemetry: Closing Telemetry Session

Answer 1

Hi @Patrick Wong (Work)

Please try to clean up the failed SQL Server installation and then get the download SQL Server 2022 installation file from MS link. Run the installation file as an administrator. When you come to the server configuration screen, change the account name for the database engine service to NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE and continue with the installation.

You can refer to this link: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/698870/unable-to-install-sql-server-(setup-exe)-exit-code.

Best regards,

Aniya