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This version was built on the Visual Studio 2017 isolated shell, providing a more stable and responsive environment compared to previous versions. 2. Powerful Querying & Performance Enhancements

SSMS 18/19 shifted towards a more modern interface and better developer experience.

Older SSMS Releases (v17 and lower) [ Query Truncation Limit: 64 KB per Field ] SSMS 18 / SQL Server 2019 Tooling [ Query Truncation Limit Extended to 2 MB per Field ] sql server management studio 2019 new

Tools to manage and configure Always Encrypted, including support for secure enclaves, which allows for richer computations on encrypted data. 5. User Interface and Editor Improvements

: Users can now launch Azure Data Studio directly from within the SSMS interface. This version was built on the Visual Studio

If you install SQL Server 2019, you must download SSMS 18.x separately; it is not bundled with the setup.

: The installer was significantly optimized, reducing the download size to roughly half (approx. 400 MB) of the previous version. Older SSMS Releases (v17 and lower) [ Query

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