Studio 2005 - Sql Management

Published: April 14, 2026

| Aspect | Status | |--------|--------| | Microsoft support | Ended in 2016 (extended support) | | Runs on Windows 11? | No. Last supported OS: Windows 7 / Server 2008 R2 | | Connects to modern SQL (2016+) | No. It uses deprecated APIs | | Security updates | None for over a decade | sql management studio 2005

is a museum piece—but if you have a SQL Server 2005 instance still running, it’s the only native management tool that works perfectly with it. Published: April 14, 2026 | Aspect | Status