SQL Server Developer Edition is free for development and testing, not for production. Here are the official download links for every supported version, SQL Server 2017 to SQL Server 2025, with the licensing pages and support end dates. You also get a quick query to check which edition a server runs.
Install AdventureWorks and WideWorldImporters: Updated 2026
Install AdventureWorks and WideWorldImporters once, the right way. Which file to download for your SQL Server, where to put it so the service account can read it, the RESTORE FILELISTONLY step, restore scripts for T-SQL, SSMS, Docker and Linux, and the five errors people email me about. Every command was run on SQL Server 2025.
SQL SERVER on Linux – Version Specific Installation References and Commands
SQL Server on Linux installation requires instructions matched to the exact supported releases. My older customer checklist concerned Ubuntu.
How to Uninstall SQL Server 2019 Instance? – SQL in Sixty Seconds #093
SQL Server 2019 is very easy but the real challenge is to uninstall SQL Server 2019 instance. Let us learn how we can do that in video.
How to Install SQL Server 2019? – Interview Question of the Week #287 – SQL in Sixty Seconds #092
Question: How to Install SQL Server 2019?
Answer: This is one of the unique blog posts in the history of SQLAuthority, it is merged blog post.
SQL SERVER – Install Error – The Account Running SQL Server Setup Does Not Have Administrator Rights On the Computer. To Continue, Use an Account With Administrator Rights
In this blog, I would share the steps to identify and fix error – The account running SQL Server Setup does not have administrator rights on the computer.
SQL SERVER – SSMS Install Error 0x80070652 – Setup is Blocked Due to Another Install Currently running. Please Let the Other Install Complete and then Restart the Computer if Necessary
SSMS install error 0x80070652 says setup is blocked due to another install currently running. Here is what fixed it for me.