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SQL Server Management Studio Web Browser

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Applies to: SQL Server Azure SQL Database Azure SQL Managed Instance Azure Synapse Analytics Analytics Platform System (PDW)

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) can invoke a web browser through menu items, when selecting a URL in the query editor, or when using Microsoft Entra authentication.

Web browser configuration

To control what browser is invoked from SSMS, change the setting, Use system default web browser. Within Tools > Options, select Azure Services, and within Miscellaneous, alter the setting.

  • The default value for Use system default web browser is False starting with SSMS 19.1. When set to False, SSMS uses the default browser configured for the user's workstation. This value isn't changed when upgrading from an earlier version of SSMS to version 19.1 or higher.

  • For SSMS 19.0.2 and below, the default value is True. When set to True, SSMS invokes Microsoft Internet Explorer for Microsoft Entra authentication. Internet Explorer was retired in June 2022. If you encounter an error message titled Unsupported browser, change Use system default web browser to False and configure the default browser for the workstation.

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