ADS: Remove Azure Data Studio

rwestMSFT · rwestMSFT · commit dc55fa3e74b2 · 2026-01-27T00:20:49.000-07:00
diff --git a/docs/database-engine/configure-windows/configure-the-max-degree-of-parallelism-server-configuration-option.md b/docs/database-engine/configure-windows/configure-the-max-degree-of-parallelism-server-configuration-option.md
@@ -102,34 +102,32 @@ These options change the `MAXDOP` for the instance.
 
 ## Use Transact-SQL
 
-1. Connect to the [!INCLUDE [ssDE](../../includes/ssde-md.md)] with [!INCLUDE [ssManStudioFull](../../includes/ssmanstudiofull-md.md)].
+[!INCLUDE [connect-instance-client](../../includes/connect-instance-client.md)]
 
-1. From the Standard bar, select **New Query**.
+Copy and paste the following example into a query window and select **Execute**. This example shows how to use [sp_configure](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-configure-transact-sql.md) to configure the `max degree of parallelism` option to `16`.
 
-1. Copy and paste the following example into the query window and select **Execute**. This example shows how to use [sp_configure](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-configure-transact-sql.md) to configure the `max degree of parallelism` option to `16`.
+```sql
+USE master;
+GO
 
-   ```sql
-   USE master;
-   GO
+EXECUTE sp_configure 'show advanced options', 1;
+GO
 
-   EXECUTE sp_configure 'show advanced options', 1;
-   GO
+RECONFIGURE WITH OVERRIDE;
+GO
 
-   RECONFIGURE WITH OVERRIDE;
-   GO
+EXECUTE sp_configure 'max degree of parallelism', 16;
+GO
 
-   EXECUTE sp_configure 'max degree of parallelism', 16;
-   GO
+RECONFIGURE WITH OVERRIDE;
+GO
 
-   RECONFIGURE WITH OVERRIDE;
-   GO
+EXECUTE sp_configure 'show advanced options', 0;
+GO
 
-   EXECUTE sp_configure 'show advanced options', 0;
-   GO
-
-   RECONFIGURE;
-   GO
-   ```
+RECONFIGURE;
+GO
+```
 
 For more information, see [Server configuration options](server-configuration-options-sql-server.md).
 
diff --git a/docs/database-engine/configure-windows/configure-the-user-connections-server-configuration-option.md b/docs/database-engine/configure-windows/configure-the-user-connections-server-configuration-option.md
@@ -49,18 +49,6 @@ Execute permissions on `sp_configure` with no parameters or with only the first
 
 1. Restart [!INCLUDE [ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)].
 
-<a id="SSMSProcedure"></a>
-
-## Use Azure Data Studio
-
-1. In the Connections pane under servers, right-click a server and Select **Properties**.
-
-1. Select the **Connections** node.
-
-1. Under **Connections**, in the **Max number of concurrent connections** box, type or select a value from `0` through `32767` to set the maximum number of users that are allowed to connect simultaneously to the instance of [!INCLUDE [ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)].
-
-1. Restart [!INCLUDE [ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)].
-
 <a id="TsqlProcedure"></a>
 
 ## Use Transact-SQL
diff --git a/docs/database-engine/configure-windows/connect-to-sql-server-when-system-administrators-are-locked-out.md b/docs/database-engine/configure-windows/connect-to-sql-server-when-system-administrators-are-locked-out.md
@@ -55,16 +55,6 @@ For step-by-step instructions about how to start [!INCLUDE [ssNoVersion](../../i
 
 ### Use PowerShell
 
-#### Option 1: Run the steps directly in an executable notebook using Azure Data Studio
-
-> [!NOTE]  
-> Before attempting to open this notebook, check that Azure Data Studio is installed on your local machine. To install Azure Data Studio, see [Download and install Azure Data Studio](/azure-data-studio/download-azure-data-studio).
-
-> [!div class="nextstepaction"]
-> [Open Notebook in Azure Data Studio](azuredatastudio://microsoft.notebook/open?url=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/mssql-support/master/sample-scripts/DOCs-to-Notebooks/T-shooting-SQL-SystemAdmins-Locked-out.ipynb)
-
-#### Option 2: Follow the step manually
-
 1. Open an elevated Windows PowerShell command prompt.
 
 1. Set up service name and [!INCLUDE [ssnoversion-md](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] instance, and Windows login variables. Replace these values with values that match your environment.
diff --git a/docs/database-engine/install-windows/install-sql-server.md b/docs/database-engine/install-windows/install-sql-server.md
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ Other [!INCLUDE [ssnoversion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] components can
 - [Latest updates and version history for SQL Server](/troubleshoot/sql/releases/download-and-install-latest-updates)
 - [SQL Server Reporting Services](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=104502).
 - [SQL Server Management Studio](/ssms/sql-server-management-studio-ssms)
+- [MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code](../../tools/visual-studio-code-extensions/mssql/mssql-extension-visual-studio-code.md)
 
 ## Considerations
 
diff --git a/docs/includes/azure-data-studio-preview.md b/docs/includes/azure-data-studio-preview.md
diff --git a/docs/includes/database-migration-services-ads.md b/docs/includes/database-migration-services-ads.md
diff --git a/docs/includes/ssms-azure-data-studio-install.md b/docs/includes/ssms-azure-data-studio-install.md
diff --git a/docs/integration-services/import-export-data/start-the-sql-server-import-and-export-wizard.md b/docs/integration-services/import-export-data/start-the-sql-server-import-and-export-wizard.md
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@ You can start the wizard:
 - From the [command prompt](#command-prompt).
 - From [Visual Studio](#visual-studio).
 
-> [!TIP]  
-> Another way to import data is with the [SQL Server Import extension](../../azure-data-studio/extensions/sql-server-import-extension.md) extension in Azure Data Studio.
-
 ## Get the wizard
 
 You can run the [!INCLUDE [ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] Import and Export Wizard directly through [!INCLUDE [ssManStudioFull](../../includes/ssmanstudiofull-md.md)] (SSMS).
diff --git a/docs/language-extensions/install/windows-c-sharp.md b/docs/language-extensions/install/windows-c-sharp.md
@@ -151,7 +151,9 @@ Check the installation status of the instance in the setup logs.
 
 Use the following steps to verify that all components used to launch external script are running.
 
-1. In SQL Server Management Studio or Azure Data Studio, open a new query window, and run the following statement:
+[!INCLUDE [connect-instance-client](../../includes/connect-instance-client.md)]
+
+1. Connect to a database client, and run the following statement:
 
    ```sql
    EXECUTE sp_configure 'external scripts enabled';
@@ -163,7 +165,7 @@ Use the following steps to verify that all components used to launch external sc
 
 ## Additional configuration
 
-If the verification step was successful, you can run C# code from SQL Server Management Studio, Azure Data Studio, Visual Studio Code, or any other client that can send T-SQL statements to the server.
+If the verification step was successful, you can run C# code from any client that can send T-SQL statements to the server.
 
 If you got an error when running the command, review the additional configuration steps in this section. You might need to make extra appropriate configurations to the service or database.
 
diff --git a/docs/language-extensions/install/windows-java.md b/docs/language-extensions/install/windows-java.md
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ For local installations, you must run Setup as an administrator. If you install
 
    **Database Engine Services**: To use Language Extensions with SQL Server, you must install an instance of the [!INCLUDE [ssde-md](../../includes/ssde-md.md)]. You can use either a default or a named instance.
 
-   **Machine Learning Services and Language Extensions**: This option installs the Language Extensions component that support Java code execution.
+   **Machine Learning Services and Language Extensions**: This option installs the Language Extensions component that supports Java code execution.
 
    - If you want to install the default Java runtime, select both **Machine Learning Services and Language Extensions** and **Java**.
 
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ For local installations, you must run Setup as an administrator. If you install
 
    **Database Engine Services**: To use Language Extensions with SQL Server, you must install an instance of the [!INCLUDE [ssde-md](../../includes/ssde-md.md)]. You can use either a default or a named instance.
 
-   **Machine Learning Services and Language Extensions**: This option installs the Language Extensions component that support Java code execution.
+   **Machine Learning Services and Language Extensions**: This option installs the Language Extensions component that supports Java code execution.
 
    :::image type="content" source="../media/windows-java/2022/sql-server-2022-machine-learning-services-feature-selection.png" alt-text="Screenshot of instance features." lightbox="../media/windows-java/2022/sql-server-2022-machine-learning-services-feature-selection.png":::
 
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ For local installations, you must run Setup as an administrator. If you install
 
    1. Download the `java-lang-extension-windows-release.zip` file from [the Java language extension for SQL Server GitHub repo](https://github.com/microsoft/sql-server-language-extensions/releases). Download the latest Windows `java-lang-extension-windows.zip` file. If you haven't installed the default Java from SQL Server Setup, ensure that the JRE version matches the one that is downloaded from GitHub. If you prefer to use your own installed JRE version, you might need to compile `java-lang-extension` from GitHub source code.
 
-   1. Use [Azure Data Studio](/azure-data-studio/what-is-azure-data-studio) to connect to your SQL Server instance and run the following T-SQL command to register the Java language extension with [CREATE EXTERNAL LANGUAGE](../../t-sql/statements/create-external-language-transact-sql.md).
+   1. Use the [MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code](../../tools/visual-studio-code-extensions/mssql/mssql-extension-visual-studio-code.md) to connect to your SQL Server instance and run the following T-SQL command to register the Java language extension with [CREATE EXTERNAL LANGUAGE](../../t-sql/statements/create-external-language-transact-sql.md).
 
    1. Modify the path in this statement to reflect the location of the downloaded language extension zip file (java-lang-extension-windows-release.zip) and the location your custom Java installation (`%ProgramFiles%\Python`).
 
@@ -280,7 +280,9 @@ Check the installation status of the instance in the setup logs.
 
 Use the following steps to verify that all components used to launch external script are running.
 
-1. In SQL Server Management Studio or Azure Data Studio, open a new query window, and run the following statement:
+[!INCLUDE [connect-instance-client](../../includes/connect-instance-client.md)]
+
+1. Connect to a database client, and run the following statement:
 
    ```sql
    EXECUTE sp_configure 'external scripts enabled';
@@ -292,7 +294,7 @@ Use the following steps to verify that all components used to launch external sc
 
 ## Additional configuration
 
-If the verification step was successful, you can run Java Code from SQL Server Management Studio, Azure Data Studio, Visual Studio Code, or any other client that can send T-SQL statements to the server.
+If the verification step was successful, you can run Java code from any client that can send T-SQL statements to the server.
 
 If you got an error when running the command, review the additional configuration steps in this section. You might need to make extra appropriate configurations to the service or database.
 
diff --git a/docs/language-extensions/java-overview.md b/docs/language-extensions/java-overview.md
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ The external Java language is defined with [CREATE EXTERNAL LANGUAGE](../t-sql/s
 
    - Use the IDE you prefer for developing Java code.
    - Install the [Microsoft Extensibility SDK for Java for SQL Server](how-to/extensibility-sdk-java-sql-server.md) to execute Java code on SQL Server.
-   - Use [Azure Data Studio](/azure-data-studio/what-is-azure-data-studio) for executing external code on SQL Server.
+   - Use the [MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code](../tools/visual-studio-code-extensions/mssql/mssql-extension-visual-studio-code.md) for executing external code on SQL Server.
    - Use the system stored procedure [sp_execute_external_script](../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-execute-external-script-transact-sql.md) to execute your Java code on SQL Server.
 
 1. Write your first Java code. Use the following tutorial as a starting point. [Tutorial: Search for a string using regular expressions (regex) in Java](tutorials/search-for-string-using-regular-expressions-in-java.md)
diff --git a/docs/language-extensions/tutorials/search-for-string-using-regular-expressions-in-c-sharp.md b/docs/language-extensions/tutorials/search-for-string-using-regular-expressions-in-c-sharp.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: "Tutorial: Regex String Search in C#"
-description: This tutorial shows you how to use SQL Server Language Extensions and run C# code that search a string with regular expressions (regex).
+description: This tutorial shows you how to use SQL Server Language Extensions and run C# code that searches a string with regular expressions (regex).
 author: rwestMSFT
 ms.author: randolphwest
 ms.date: 08/28/2025
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ This sample code uses a regular expression that checks if a text contains the wo
 
 - Database Engine instance on [!INCLUDE [sssql19-md](../../includes/sssql19-md.md)] and later versions, with the extensibility framework and .NET programming extension [on Windows](../install/windows-c-sharp.md). For more information, see [What is SQL Server Language Extensions?](../language-extensions-overview.md). For more information about coding requirements, see [How to call the .NET runtime in SQL Server Language Extensions](../how-to/call-c-sharp-from-sql.md).
 
-- SQL Server Management Studio or Azure Data Studio for executing T-SQL.
+- A database client. [!INCLUDE [connect-instance-client](../../includes/connect-instance-client.md)]
 
 - .NET 6 or later SDK on Windows.
 
@@ -205,9 +205,9 @@ GO
 
 ## Call the C# class
 
-Call the stored procedure `sp_execute_external_script` to invoke the C# code from SQL Server. In the script parameter, define which `libraryname;namespace.classname` you want to call. You can also define which `namespace.classname` you want to call without specifying the library name. The extension will find the first library that has the matched `namespace.classname`. In the following code, the class belongs to a namespace called `UserExecutor` and a class called `CSharpRegexExecutor`.
+Call the stored procedure `sp_execute_external_script` to invoke the C# code from SQL Server. In the script parameter, define which `libraryname;namespace.classname` you want to call. You can also define which `namespace.classname` you want to call without specifying the library name. The extension finds the first library that has the matched `namespace.classname`. In the following code, the class belongs to a namespace called `UserExecutor` and a class called `CSharpRegexExecutor`.
 
-The code doesn't define which method to call. By default, the `Execute` method will be called. This means that you need to follow the SDK interface and implement an `Execute` method in your C# class, if you want to be able to call the class from SQL Server.
+The code doesn't define which method to call. By default, the `Execute` method is called. This means that you need to follow the SDK interface and implement an `Execute` method in your C# class, if you want to be able to call the class from SQL Server.
 
 The stored procedure takes an input query (input dataset) and a regular expression and returns the rows that fulfilled the given regular expression. It uses a regular expression `[Cc]#` that checks if a text contains the word `C#` or `c#`.
 
diff --git a/docs/language-extensions/tutorials/search-for-string-using-regular-expressions-in-java.md b/docs/language-extensions/tutorials/search-for-string-using-regular-expressions-in-java.md
