Deleting a SQL Server from the list in SSMS

Question

I have a SQL Server instance that I'd like to remove from the list that shows up in the available servers in Object Explorer. How do I do this?

Here is the same [Q & A](https://stackoverflow.com/a/10996066/6598234) that you looking for — Shekar Kola, Sep 24 '19 at 18:26

score 7 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 30 '23 at 01:19

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Assuming you mean the dropdown list of servers when making a new connection, you simply highlight the row in the dropdown and hit delete.

edited Jun 30 '23 at 01:19

Pang

answered Sep 24 '19 at 18:24

Sean Lange

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Jun 30 '23 at 01:18

Here is the simplest way to clear items from this list.

Open the Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) version you want to affect.
Open the Connect to Server dialog (File > Connect Object Explorer, Object Explorer > Connect > Database Engine, etc).
Click on the Server Name field drop down list’s down arrow.
Hover over the items you want to remove.
Press the delete (DEL) key on your keyboard.

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