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Note: setting ForcedPhysicalSectorSizeInBytes will affect performance for the drive for all apps, so a dedicated drive is preferred. You could also install container support, and use a container image.
4K supported Disk is the new one. But still in the Windows 11 Pro with 4K disk doesn't support SQL 2022 or 2019 express edition. What is the solution for that?
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Sandip Patel
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It is limitation or any specific concern. I can not install 2019/2022 express in my laptop which disk is 4K -native. Whats should be the solution?
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Viorel 125.6K Reputation points2025-08-20T09:42:55.36+00:00 Which errors are reported during installation?
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Sandip Patel 0 Reputation points
2025-08-20T10:41:09.3333333+00:00 Wait on the Database Engine recovery handle failed - Error message Comes
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Viorel 125.6K Reputation points
2025-08-20T15:34:01.3266667+00:00 It sounds strange that the error occurs even if the sector is not larger than 4 KB.
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Sandip Patel 0 Reputation points
2025-11-17T10:30:01.4733333+00:00 It is not resolved yet. Still 4K native formatted hard disk doesn't support SQL express.
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Erland Sommarskog 128.6K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator2025-11-17T15:44:19.7266667+00:00 In C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL16.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\LOG\ERRORLOG, you find the SQL Server error log (assuming a default installation of SQL Server Express 2022). Please share it here, so we can look at it. You will need to rename the file to ERRORLOG.txt for the forum software to accept it.
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K Durga Prasanna 20 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff2025-11-13T06:42:08.8433333+00:00 Hi @Sandip Patel
Could you please confirm if your query has been resolved? If not, please provide detailed information so we can assist you better.
Thank you
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K Durga Prasanna 20 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
2025-11-17T07:19:18.42+00:00 Hi @Sandip Patel
We would like to confirm whether the issue has been resolved. If it is still outstanding, please share any additional information so we can assist you further.
Thank you.
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