First, download the SQL Server setup package from the official website.
Download the setup package from this link: https://aka.ms/ssmsfullsetups
The following file will be downloaded.
Run the downloaded file, and you will see the following screen. Just click the Install button.
The installation of SQL Server Management Studio will begin. This process may take some time.
Once the installation is complete, close the installation guide and open the Start menu, then search for SQL Server Management Studio. You will see the application as shown below. Now, click on it to open the application.
Next, you will see the following screen. In the Connect to Server window, you can see the instance name of SQL, which we just installed. (Refer to Step 9). You can connect to an instance using Windows Authentication or SQL Authentication, which we created in the previous section.
After successful authentication, you will see the Object Explorer where you can find a list of databases and other SQL objects.
So, hopefully, you now understand how to install and connect to SQL Server using SQL Server Management Studio.
Sometimes, you may encounter some issues/errors during the SQL Server installation. Below are some common errors.