Announcing SQL Server Management Studio - August 2015 Release

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Today, we announce the latest preview of SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). It is the third release in our fast-train preview program. This release includes all updates included in the July release and features support for Windows 10 installations and numerous bug fixes.

Get it here:

Download SSMS August 2015 Preview:

* The version number for the latest preview of SSMS is 13.0.500.53

New in this release:

1. Updates to the object explorer to reduce the loading delay when there are a large number of databases hosted on a single SQL server instance.

2. Improvements for installing SSMS on Windows 10.

3. Additional bug fixes including updates to SSMS user reports UI, and SQL Server Configuration manager UI.

Known issues

The list of known issues is available in the Release notes available here.

Contact us

If you have any questions or feedback, please visit our forum or Microsoft connect page. We are fully committed to improving the SSMS experience and look forward to hearing from you!