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SQL SERVER – Fix Error – Package ‘Microsoft SQL Management Studio Package’ failed to load in SQL Server Management Studio

Pinal Dave
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I recently formatted my computer and reinstalled my machine and I end up on following error:

Package ‘Microsoft SQL Management Studio Package’ failed to load

SQL SERVER - Fix Error - Package 'Microsoft SQL Management Studio Package' failed to load in SQL Server Management Studio packagefail

I was able to fix the error quickly, but while I was searching online, I noticed quite a few of the people have similar error and they struggle to fix it. I have decided to list a few of the ways to fix the error here.

Method 1: Reinstall .NET Framework

Method 2: Start SSMS with Admin privileges

Method 3: Reinstall SQL client with either command prompt or with wizard

Method 4: Delete the registry HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Tools and try to load the server again.

Let me know if there is any method which works to fix this error and I have missed it.

Reference: Pinal Dave (https://blog.sqlauthority.com)

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Pinal Dave is an SQL Server Performance Tuning Expert and independent consultant with over 22 years of hands-on experience. He holds a Masters of Science degree and numerous database certifications.

Pinal has authored 14 SQL Server database books and 92 Pluralsight courses. To freely share his knowledge and help others build their expertise, Pinal has also written more than 5,800 database tech articles on his blog at https://blog.sqlauthority.com.

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