It’s time for my annual roundup of the most popular blog posts in 2025 by views, likes, and comments.
This year also came with an important milestone – passing the 100 blog posts mark.
Just like in my 2024 blog post, I get the data by querying a fresh backup of my blog’s database.
You can find the queries I’ve used in my GitHub repo.
Most popular blog posts by views
- What people get wrong about how SQL Server accesses files
- Repair a SQL Server instance
- Fix for msoledbsql.msi feature resource unavailable when repairing or reinstalling SQL Server
- Explaining SQL injection using PowerShell and SQL Server
- Move SQL Server database files to another drive & folder
Most popular blog posts by likes
This list is based on post likes on my blog, not on social media platforms such as LinkedIn.
Excluding posts that already show up in the “most viewed posts” list.
Also, the like counter on my blog is broken, showing 0 likes even if the button was pressed and the like count was incremented in the relevant table.
- Find object dependencies in SQL Server
- My wish list for SSMS 21
- Migrate the sa password to another instance without knowing it
- Query connection information in SQL Server
- Code sign PowerShell script with Certum’s open source code-signing certificate
Most popular blog posts by comments
By a wide margin, my post about importing SSMS 21 connection history into SSMS 22 has had the most comments. With folks providing very positive feedback for my efforts on making up for this SSMS 22 shortcoming.
- Import saved connections from SSMS 21 to SSMS 22
- My wish list for SSMS 21
- What people get wrong about how SQL Server accesses files
- PoCs for two SQL Injection vulnerabilities fixed in SQL Server 2022 GDR KB5063814
- Dangerous SET options stored procedure inherit from your session
Conclusion
This was the roundup of my most popular blog posts in 2025 by views.
Thanks for reading my blog and have a happy new year!