Missing Biometric devices Node in Device Manager
If you have a Windows Hello compatible device (face or finger-print) and you are unable to use it, make sure Device Manager has a node for Biometric devices (see...
2020-05-21
10,676 reads
Eric Humphrey
Missing Biometric devices Node in Device Manager
If you have a Windows Hello compatible device (face or finger-print) and you are unable to use it, make sure Device Manager has a node for Biometric devices (see...
2020-05-21
45 reads
Which Secure Protocols are Allowed on Your Servers
A script to have handy to tell you which schannel protocols are enabled / disabled for PCI or certificate compliance.
This one...
2015-12-22 (first published: 2015-12-15)
1,807 reads
Which Secure Protocols are Allowed on Your Servers
A script to have handy to tell you which schannel protocols are enabled / disabled for PCI or certificate compliance. This one works well for local servers. If you...
2015-12-15
38 reads
Display All SQL DateTime Conversions
If you want a quick way to determine which format, or style, to specify when converting a datetime value in...
2014-07-18
698 reads
Display All SQL DateTime Conversions
If you want a quick way to determine which format, or style, to specify when converting a datetime value in SQL to a character data type, you can use...
2014-07-18
55 reads
An Amusing New Chapter of My Career
My New Office
Starting next week, that’s the first week of April, this will be my new office. Well, not really,...
2012-03-29
1,752 reads
An Amusing New Chapter of My Career
Starting next week, that’s the first week of April, this will be my new office. Well, not really, but I’ll be working for the company that hosts this coaster,...
2012-03-29
30 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #028 – Jack of All Trades ie Integration Specialist
Argenis Fernandez (blog | twitter) is hosting the latest T-SQL Tuesday and asking about specialization.
For the earlier part of my career...
2012-03-13
704 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #028 – Jack of All Trades ie Integration Specialist
Argenis Fernandez (blog | twitter) is hosting the latest T-SQL Tuesday and asking about specialization. For the earlier part of my career I was doing application development while really...
2012-03-13
28 reads
Blogs
Wait… Could This Be the End of Index Maintenance?
While attending SQLCon and FabCon Europe in Barcelona, there were a lot of announcements...
Copilot on the Power BI Report Canvas vs. Modern Report Builder
By James Serra
(This is the second post in a three-part series on how AI is changing...
The #MS_DatabaseConnector## Role: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I had seen these roles in various instances, but never dug into the new...
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Pay for Performance
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Access + ODBC Driver 18 + SQL Server 2025: ~150–250 ms per request
Has anyone encountered recurring request latency when using Microsoft Access with SQL Server 2025...
The ##MS_DatabaseConnector## User
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The ##MS_DatabaseConnector## User
Question of the Day
The ##MS_DatabaseConnector## User
On SQL Server 2025, I run this code as a sysadmin:
CREATE LOGIN Demo WITH PASSWORD = 'Demo1234567' GO ALTER SERVER ROLE ##MS_DatabaseConnector## ADD MEMBER Demo GOI then login as Demo and run this:
USE sandbox go SELECT CURRENT_USERWhat is returned? See possible answers