SSMS Error - Windows error 233: No process is on the other end of the pipe

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If the above error occurs when trying to login to SSMS with SQL Authentication, please see the following steps below:

•Open the SQL Server Configuration Manager on the SQL Server.

•Expand SQL Server Network Configuration and click on Protocols for SQLEXPRESS.

•Make sure that Shared Memory, Named Pipes, and TCP/IP are enabled.

•If any of the above were disabled, enable them.

•Restart SQL Server Services to apply the changes.

If the issue still occurs, please contact the Avantech support team by sending an email to support@avantechsoftware.com