I am setting up a new computer, a Surface Laptop 3. I have installed SQL Server Management Studio 18.4, downloading it from here.
I am just trying to install client tools and not the server software.
In past versions I believe this install has given me a file at C:\Windows\SysWOW64SQLServerManager*.msc
where the asterisk is a number, depending upon which version I installed. More info about this file in this question.
However, that file was not installed on the machine and I cannot find any way to open the configuration manager. I attempted to copy the file, 'SQLServerManager14.msc' over from another machine, but that got an error trying to open "MMC could not create the snap-in".
This might be because I have version 14, but the current version I need is 15, but that is just speculation.
If I download the full developer edition of SQL Server and try to install only the client tools, I get redirected to the download above.
Internet searching on this one seems to send me in a loop with lots of outdated info, and most people think the above link should also install the control panel plugin.
Any ideas where I can go to install the SQL Server Config Manager?