Database component did not respond in time. Unable to start service. (NVivo Error)

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Issue

Database Component Failure when trying to load an NVivo project.

Error message:

Database component did not respond in time. Unable to start service.

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Environment

NVivo running on Windows 11

Cause

This error indicates that SQL won't currently run on your Windows 11 device.

Resolution

There are (3) script commands that can be run in Windows Powershell to address this.

See article NVivo Crashes/Gives Database Component Error on Windows 11 - Script Commands

Details

Details

Article ID: 164547
Created
Wed 4/22/26 11:16 AM
Modified
Wed 4/22/26 11:17 AM

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