MSSQLEXPRESS M1 Install

MSSQLEXPRESS-M1-Install

Unofficial installers for Microsoft SQL Server on Windows 11 ARM64.

Installers

You can download the installers in Releases.

Scripts

You can find the scripts in /src/Scripts. Choose the version/edition of the SQL Server you want to install, download the *.bat file, place it into some folder where you have write permissions (e.g. C:Temp) and run it as Admin, or grant the UAC elevation when you execute it.

Supported Editions

• Microsoft SQL 2019 Express
• Microsoft SQL 2019 Developer
• Microsoft SQL 2022 Express
• Microsoft SQL 2022 Developer

Features not working on ARM64

• Filestream (requires a system driver which is not available on ARM64)
• Azure Attestation (AzureAttestService cannot be started on ARM64)
• 64-bit SQL Configuration Manager not working (mmc.exe is only avaialble as ARM64 (non-EC) process and it cannot load x64 DLLs, so configuration of some features must be done through registry)

Authentication

SQL Server is configured after installation with the BUILTINAdministrators user group and using the Windows Authentication option. If you have issues logging in from the SQL Management Studio after the installation, please make sure you run it elevated ("Run as Administrator").

Requirements

• Windows 11 ARM64