Removing Add-ins for SQL Server Management Studio
add-in, sql-server-2008-r2, ssms
Solution
And now for the correct answer
To remove all addin from SQL Server Management Studio. Delete all keys from:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- SOFTWARE
- Wow6432Node
- Microsoft
- Microsoft SQL Server
- 100
- Tools
- Shell
- AddIns
I didn't ask RedGate to slow down my SSMS with no way to disable it.
Problem
I have SQL server 2008 R2 installed. In the past I have installed the Redgate Sql Promprt 5 add-in. It doesn't work anymore, but I still have the menu in the SQL Management Studio. I don't see the add-in in the Programs and features list in windows 7, so I can't uninstall it. When I click on a command in the menu I get this message: The Add-in supporting this command could not be loaded. Do you wish to remove the command? When I choose "Yes" it removes only the selected command from the menu. I want to completely remove the add-in from my Management Studio. Where can I find the add-ins and where can I configure them in Management Studio 2008 R2? If I need to remove some files to get rid of it, where could I find these files? I looked in the installation folder and didn't find anything about add-ins...