SSMS 22 Latest Update Crashing

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SSMS 22 Latest Update Crashing

Phil Parkin

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February 11, 2026 at 12:18 pm

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Hi all, I've just had to roll back my SSMS 22 version from 22.3.0, because this version seems to crash as soon as I open it (just after selecting an instance to connect to).
Anyone else having any issues with 22.3.0?
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Tav29 Old Hand Points: 323 More actions · Answer 1

I just update from 22.0.0 to 22.3.0 and no issues.

Phil Parkin SSC Guru Points: 247216 More actions · Answer 2

Tav29 wrote:

I just update from 22.0.0 to 22.3.0 and no issues.

Lucky you! Out of interest, do you have any SSMS extensions installed (SQL Prompt, SQL Search and the like)? I am wondering whether they might be causing a conflict of some sort.

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Tav29

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February 11, 2026 at 1:54 pm

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No Extensions installed.

Jo Pattyn SSC-Dedicated Points: 32619 More actions · Answer 4

No problems with 22.3.0. No extensions. Responds quicker overall

mohsinalikhan51 Newbie Points: 6 More actions · Answer 5

I have the exact issue after upgrading to 22.3.0. It keeps freezing and crashing when I attempt to establish a new connection.

I have all RedGate extensions (SQLToolBelt Essentials with SQLPrompt, etc.) I suspect one of the extensions is causing it.

I had to roll back to the previous 22.2.1 for now.

Baron Stubblefield Newbie Points: 1 More actions · Answer 6

I get "The SqlSearchSsmsPackage package did not load correctly" error after upgrading to SSMS 22.3. And when I attempt to add a connection to Object Explorer it shuts down and restarts. And yes, I have SQLPrompt 11 installed.

reynolds_john Valued Member Points: 61 More actions · Answer 7

Yep, same for 22.3.0. I get "The SqlSearchSsmsPackage package did not load correctly" too. I then uninstalled it, which of course removed the error, but I also have SQL Prompt and SQL Source Control... something there causes crashes after a few moments of being open.

Had to revert back to SSMS 22.2 or whatever last version was.

Johan Bijnens SSC Guru Points: 135653 More actions · Answer 8

No problem over here.

No extensions installed.

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Phil Parkin SSC Guru Points: 247216 More actions · Answer 9

I received the following information about this issue from the author of SSMS Tools (Mladen):

It is an issue with extensions because they internally upgraded the assemblies.
They moved to newer sqlclient version.
So the assemblies referenced in the addin dlls are not found any more.