Installing SQL Server 2016 Express

The installation process is pretty straightforward. Unless we don't need anything specific, we can just go for the basic type:

Installing SQL Server 2016 Express

Eventually, we'll be prompted with an Installation Complete window, which will also give us some useful info, including the database instance name and a default connection string ready for a connection test:

Installing SQL Server 2016 Express

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