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Cannot Launch SQL Server Management Studio

Ian Grieve Profile Picture Ian Grieve 22,784

Microsoft SQL ServerI work on a variety of test and demo systems and recently stumbled across an oddity with SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS); when I tried to launch it using the shortcut, the splash screen would display, stay on screen for a few seconds before disappearing with SSMS never starting, but no error message appearing or showing in the logs.

If I tried to start it by typing ssms in a command prompt I received the following error:

ssms error

ssms1

Windows cannot find 'ssms'. Make sure you rtyped the name correctly, and then try again.

I did some exploring and found this article on Stackoverflow which resolved my problem.

Find the Ssms.exe.config file and erase the line <NgenBind_OptimizeNonGac enabled="1" />:

Noterpad.exe showing Ssms.exe.config
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