{"id":1631,"date":"2019-06-13T18:23:54","date_gmt":"2019-06-14T01:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/3.209.169.194\/blogs\/glenn\/?p=1631"},"modified":"2026-07-08T08:19:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T15:19:09","slug":"how-to-uninstall-microsoft-sql-server-2017-reporting-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/glenn\/how-to-uninstall-microsoft-sql-server-2017-reporting-services\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Uninstall Microsoft SQL Server 2017 Reporting Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>I had to uninstall SQL Server 2017 Reporting Services&nbsp; (SSRS) for a client recently. It is not difficult to do, but the process is different than it was in older versions of SQL Server. Starting with SQL Server 2017, SSRS 2017 is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/download\/details.aspx?id=55252\">separate download<\/a> from the rest of SQL Server that is not included on the SQL Server 2017 installation media. Because of this, you need to find Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services under Uninstall or change a program in Control Panel. Then you simply right-click and choose uninstall.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>This is different than how it used to be, and different from how Microsoft currently describes it in their documentation, which doesn\u2019t appear to have been updated yet.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql\/sql-server\/install\/uninstall-reporting-services?view=sql-server-2017\">Uninstall Reporting Services<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/glenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/\\Lssrs-uninstall-1-1.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"932\" height=\"772\" title=\"SSRS Uninstall 1\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" alt=\"SSRS Uninstall 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/glenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/\\Lssrs-uninstall-1_thumb-1.png\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Figure 1: Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services Entry<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>You will see a screen like this, which will let you do an Edition Upgrade, Repair, or an Uninstall.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/glenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/\\Lssrs-uninstall-2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1047\" height=\"904\" title=\"SSRS Uninstall 2\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" alt=\"SSRS Uninstall 2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/glenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/\\Lssrs-uninstall-2_thumb.png\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Figure 2: Microsoft SQL Server 2017 Reporting Services Maintenance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Depending on your machine, the uninstall should go pretty quickly. It doesn\u2019t typically require a reboot. It also doesn\u2019t require a restart of the SQL Server Service, since it is a completely separate service.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/glenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/\\Lssrs-uninstall-3.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1047\" height=\"904\" title=\"SSRS Uninstall 3\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" alt=\"SSRS Uninstall 3\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/glenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/\\Lssrs-uninstall-3_thumb.png\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Figure 3: Uninstall in Progress<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>It will look like this when it is done.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/glenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/\\Lssrs-uninstall-4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1047\" height=\"904\" title=\"SSRS Uninstall 4\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" alt=\"SSRS Uninstall 4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/glenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/\\Lssrs-uninstall-4_thumb.png\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Figure 4: Completed Uninstall<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Hopefully this will save you some time if you ever want to do this.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I had to uninstall SQL Server 2017 Reporting Services&nbsp; (SSRS) for a client recently. It is not difficult to do, but the process is different than it was in older versions of SQL Server. 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