Create a strong, memorable password for the built-in System Administrator ( sa ) account.

Follow these steps to safely obtain the official installer file from Microsoft.

After the SQL Server installation finishes, click the button in the installer window (or download it separately from the link above).

Since this is a developer edition, it's a great time to practice creating database backups and restores.

Double-click the downloaded SQL2019-SSEI-Dev.exe file. If prompted by Windows User Account Control (UAC), click . You will be presented with three installation choices:

Specify the target directory where the installer will temporarily extract the setup files.

Installation proceeds to near completion but then rolls back with an error about a "recovery handle failed" (exit code -2061893606).

Installing SQL Server 2019 Developer Edition allows you to access all the features of the Enterprise edition for free, provided it is used for non-production development and testing. MSSQLTips.com 1. System Requirements

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