• The most reliable fix is to reinstall Windows.

    You may be able to get things working by hacking the registry, but you will probably take longer to get things working with this approach than with re-installing Windows. Also, if you reinstall Windows you know you have a stable and repeatable starting point if you ever need to rebuild the server.

    Original author: https://github.com/SQL-FineBuild/Common/wiki/ 1-click install and best practice configuration of SQL Server 2019, 2017 2016, 2014, 2012, 2008 R2, 2008 and 2005.

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