How to fix this error when I set up SQL Server Developer edition 2022 on Windows 11 Home ?

Question

The details of error:

The content of my log file:

Summary_11112001Nghiem_20240416_103426.txt

Answer 1

Please attach the following files as much as possible.

1.sql_engine_core_inst_Cpu64_1.log

C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\160\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20240416_103426\sql_engine_core_inst_Cpu64_1.log

2.Detail.txt

C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\160\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20240416_103426*Detail.txt*

3.ERRORLOG

C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL16.[Instancename]\MSSQL\Log*ERRORLOG*(first document in the top of folder)

After obtaining the above files, we can further locate the error for you.

Otherwise，While waiting for a reply, you can try the following solutions：

The most likely reason for this issue is that your device had SQL Server installed before and it was not completely uninstalled. Here are the suggested steps:

Please follow the below steps to remove all components of previous installed SQL Server completely:

1. Remove all SQL Server components from 'Programs and Features'
2. Backup the registry
3. Delete the following keys in regedit:

--HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server

--HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSSQLServer

1. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall and delete all the sub-keys referencing SQL Server
2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services and delete all the keys referencing SQL Server
3. Reboot the machine

In addition, please use an administrator account to reinstall SQL Server on your computer(Right click->run as administrator).

Best regards

Mikey Qiao