After installing SQL Server 2014 Express can t find local db

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I have downloaded and installed SQL Server 2014 Express  from this site  http   www microsoft com en-us server-cloud products sql-server-editions sql-server-express aspx Installation Options    The problem is that I can t connect find my local DB server  and I can t develop DB on my local PC  How can I reach my local server   My system consists of Windows 8 1  no Pro or Enterprise editions  64 bits  Checking the configuration of SQL Server with SQL Server 2014 Configuration Manager tool  I see an empty list selecting  SQL Server Services  from the tree at the left  Below you can find a screenshot     In the Windows Services list  there is just only one service   SQL Server VSS Writer   EDIT My installation window of SQL Server 2014 is the following

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I faced the same issue  Just download and install the SQL Server suite from the following link  http   www microsoft com en-US download details aspx id 42299  restart your SSMS and you should be able to  Register Local Servers  via right-click on  Local Servers Groups   select  tasks   click  register local servers

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Most probably  you didn t install any SQL Server Engine service  If no SQL Server engine is installed  no service will appear in the SQL Server Configuration Manager tool  Consider that the packages SQLManagementStudio Architecture Language exe and SQLEXPR Architecture Language exe  available in the Microsoft site contain  respectively only the Management Studio GUI Tools and the SQL Server engine   If you want to have a full featured SQL Server installation  with the database engine and Management Studio  download the installer file of SQL Server with Advanced Services  Moreover  to have a sample database in order to perform some local tests  use the Adventure Works database   Considering the package of SQL Server with Advanced Services  at the beginning at the installation you should see something like this  the screenshot below is about SQL Server 2008 Express  but the feature selection is very similar   The checkbox next to  Database Engine Services  must be checked  In the next steps  you will be able to configure the instance settings and other options   Execute again the installation process and select the database engine services in the feature selection step  At the end of the installation  you should be able to see the SQL Server services in the SQL Server Configuration Manager

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Just download and install LocalDB 64BIT SqlLocalDB msi can also solve this problem  You don t really need to uninstall and reinstall SQL Server 2014 Express with Advanced Services

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I downloaded a different installer  SQL Server 2014 Express with Advanced Services  and found Instance Features in it  Thanks for Alberto Solano s answer  it was really helpful   My first installer was  SQL Server 2014 Express   It installed only SQL Management Studio and tools without Instance features  After installation  SQL Server 2014 Express with Advanced Services  my LocalDB is now alive

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I have noticed that after installation of SQL server 2012 express on Windows 10 you must install ENU x64 SqlLocalDB MSI from official Microsoft download site  After that  you could run SqlLocalDB exe

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Also  if you just installed localDB  you won t see the instance in the configuration manager  You would need to initiate it first  and then connect to it using server name  localdb  mssqllocaldb  Source

[sql] After installing SQL Server 2014 Express can't find local db

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