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title: "SQL Server Properties (FILESTREAM Tab)"
ms.custom: seo-lt-2019
ms.date: "03/14/2017"
ms.prod: sql
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# SQL Server Properties (FILESTREAM Tab)
[!INCLUDE[appliesto-ss-xxxx-xxxx-xxx-md-winonly](../../includes/appliesto-ss-xxxx-xxxx-xxx-md-winonly.md)]
  Use this page to enable FILESTREAM for this installation of [!INCLUDE[ssCurrent](../../includes/sscurrent-md.md)].  
  
## UIElement List  
 **Enable FILESTREAM for Transact-SQL access**  
 Select to enable FILESTREAM for [!INCLUDE[tsql](../../includes/tsql-md.md)] access. This control must be checked before the other control options will be available.  
  
 **Enable FILESTREAM for file I/O streaming access**  
 Select to enable Win32 streaming access for FILESTREAM.  
  
 **Windows share name**  
 Use this control to enter the name of the Windows share in which the FILESTREAM data will be stored.  
  
 **Allow remote clients to have streaming access to FILESTREAM data**  
 Select this control to allow remote clients to access this FILESTREAM data on this server.