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Microsoft SQL Server | 10998673
KB4046044 - FIX: Unable to install SQL Server 2017 when instance name/ID/installation path contains multi-byte characters - Microsoft Support
Last update date:
7/21/2023
Affected products:
SQL Server 2017 on Windows (all editions)
Affected releases:
build lower than 14.0.3006.16
Fixed releases:
14.0.3006.16
Description:
Symptoms
Assume that you are trying to install an instance of SQL Server 2017. If the SQL Server instance name/ID/installation path contains multi-byte characters, which are non-American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) characters like "è". In this scenario, you may notice that the installation may fail to start with the following error message: Unable to initialize SSL support
Resolution
This issue is fixed in the following cumulative update for SQL Server: Cumulative Update 1 for SQL Server 2017
