Error:

TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server 2022 Setup

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The following error has occurred:

Could not find the Database Engine startup handle.

For help, click: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkID=2209051&ProdName=Microsoft%20SQL%20Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&ProdVer=16.0.1000.6&EvtType=0xD15B4EB2%25400x4BDAF9BA%25401306%254025

Issue:

Unable to start SQL services.

Check Windows “Event Viewer” for errors.

Event Viewer Log:

Cannot use file ‘D:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL16.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA\master.mdf’ because it was originally formatted with sector size 4096 and is now on a volume with sector size 8192. Move the file to a volume with a sector size that is the same as or smaller than the original sector size.

Last modified: January 2, 2025

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