title: SSMS 2017 Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.AnalysisServices.AppLocal'
body: <p>I recently installed Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 2017.5 in order to connect to some Azure resources. When attempting to connect to any db (including my localhost) I get an error saying:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>'Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.AnalysisServices.AppLocal, Version=14.0.0.0,Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=89845dcd8080cc91' or one of its dependencies.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>I have looked in the C:\Windows\assembly\GAC directory and do not see the assembly there as I believe it should be. </p>
  
  <p>Is there some way I can either download the assembly or repair ssms?</p>
  
  <p>UPDATE:</p>
  
  <p>After many hours of struggling I found a procedure to solve this issue.</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li>Uninstall SSMS completely</li>
  <li>Delete the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\140\Tools\Binn\ManagementStudio directory </li>
  <li>Reinstall SSMS 17.5 and it should work now.</li>
  </ol>
  
  <p>Looks like its a partial removal on upgrading from previously installed versions.</p>