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title: "Restore the Default SQL Server Management Studio Configuration | Microsoft Docs"
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# Restore the Default SQL Server Management Studio Configuration
  Users new to [!INCLUDE[ssManStudioFull](../../includes/ssmanstudiofull-md.md)] might have inadvertently closed or hidden windows and might have trouble restoring [!INCLUDE[ssManStudio](../../includes/ssmanstudio-md.md)] to the original layout. The following steps restore [!INCLUDE[ssManStudio](../../includes/ssmanstudio-md.md)] to the default environment layout.  
  
## Restoring Components  
  
#### To restore the windows  
  
1.  To restore windows to their original locations, on the **Window** menu, click **Reset Window Layout**.  
  
## Next Task in Lesson  
 [Summary: Basic Navigation](lesson-1-9-summary-basic-navigation.md)  
  
## See Also  
 [Use SQL Server Management Studio](../sql-server-management-studio-ssms.md)