Windows 10, 11, and Server 2016
- Click on the Start menu.
- Choose All Apps.
- Click on Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 (for WinFiler 2012 & 2013, WinFiler Plus 2013, or Yearli 2014 - 2017), Microsoft SQL Server 2014 (for Yearli 2018-2021), or Microsoft SQL Server 2019 (for Yearli 2022-current).
- Select SQL Server Configuration Manager.
Windows 8 and Server 2012
- Press the Windows key on the keyboard to access the Start menu.
- Type the word "SQL" without the quotes.
- Click on Apps on the right.
- Select SQL Server Configuration from the list on the left.
Windows 7
- Click on the Start menu.
- Choose All Programs or Programs.
- Click on Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 (for WinFiler 2012 & 2013, WinFiler Plus 2013, or Yearli 2014 - 2017) or click on Microsoft SQL Server 2014 (for Yearli 2018).
- Click on Configuration Tools.
- Select SQL Server Configuration Manager.
All Versions of Windows
If the above steps for your operating system do not work, please follow the steps below.
- Navigate to C:\Windows\SysWOW64.
- Open the latest SQLServerManager file.
- For WinFiler 2012 - 2013, WinFiler Plus 2013, or Yearli 2014 - 2017
- Open the SQLServerManager10.msc file.
- For Yearli 2018 - 2021
- Open the SQLServerManager12.msc file.
- For Yearli 2022- Present
- Open the SQLServerManager15.msc file.
- For WinFiler 2012 - 2013, WinFiler Plus 2013, or Yearli 2014 - 2017