Tag: SSMS

  • DBA Scripts: Uninstall SSMS via PowerShell

    Part of the DBA-Tools Project. Three Fallback Methods Deep, Because SSMS Uninstalls Don’t Always Go Cleanly The manual SSMS uninstall walkthrough covers the standard path and the reinstall-won’t-go-clean escalation steps by hand. This script automates the same removal and goes further: for SSMS 21+, it tries vswhere-based detection, then a registry-command passthrough, then winget, in…

  • DBA Scripts: Install and Update SSMS via PowerShell

    Part of the DBA-Tools Project. The Scripted Version of Installing SSMS, for Repeatable and Fleet Installs Install and Update SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) already covers the manual, click-through install via the Visual Studio Installer, the right walkthrough for a one-off install on your own workstation. This script is the same job automated: silent install…