SQL Server Launchpad not working in Windows 11 Pro

Siddharth Sharma 5 Reputation points
2025-01-21T10:44:45.4466667+00:00

SQL Server Launchpad is not working since I have updated to Windows 11, version 24H2 on 16/01/2025.

It was working fine before 16th Jan. I have tried to update various services for SSMS and it still won't work.

Is there any workaround ?? would updating the SQL server management studio to 20.2.30.0 work ? Is it worth the risk ?

Will this be resolved by Microsoft soon ??

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  1. LiHongMSFT-4306 30,671 Reputation points
    2025-01-22T02:33:26.5966667+00:00

    Hi @Siddharth Sharma

    How about running SSMS or SQL Server Launchpad in compatibility mode for another Windows OS version?

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    You could also try the Compatibility Troubleshooter to let Windows determine the best settings.

    Best regards,

    Cosmog


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  2. Siddharth Sharma 5 Reputation points
    2025-01-28T12:01:04.1633333+00:00

    I had to revert back to Windows 11 23H2 version first. Then do a repair using the SQL server setup file. After that there were few .msi files missing from SQL Server folder. I downloaded the Microsoft tool - Fix Missing MSI files and that fixed the issue of missing file. I used SQL Server Manager to start MSSQL Launchpad before I could run the python script. I had to enable the external scripts again and enable traffic using the firewall for SQL containers in place. After spending a week on this issue it is finally resolved now.

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