If you cannot connect to Remote Desktop Server (RDS) after Server restart or Windows Update, here are some troubleshooting steps you can take.

Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections. (provider: Named Pipes Provider, error: 40 - Could not open a connection to SQL Server) I can ...

MSSQL Extension Version: 1.28.0 and 1.29.0 VSCode Version: 1.98.0 OS Version: macOS 15.3.1 Steps to Reproduce: Attempt to connect to SQL Server in a Docker container on my home server I've tried using ...