Reinstall the tool; For SSMS 2016 and 2017: 1. Open Add or Remove Programs 2. Uninstall the tool 3. If it still exists, delete C:Program Files (x86)Red gatetool 4. If it still exists, delete C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft SQL ServerXXXToolsBinnManagementStudioExtensionstool 5. Reinstall the tool. Redgate Software is a software company based in Cambridge, England. It develops tools for developers and data professionals and maintains community websites such as SQL Server Central and Simple Talk. It conducts events such as SQL in the city.

Speed up SQL Server database development by finding SQL objects fast in Visual Studio.

Redgate Search Tool

Redgate SQL Search is a free extension for Visual Studio to quickly search for fragments of SQL across databases, and easily navigate to those objects. This saves time and makes teams more productive, so you can get back to the task in hand.

Find fragments of SQL in tables, views, stored procedures, functions, views, jobs, and more
Quickly navigate to objects wherever they happen to be on a server
Search across multiple object types and multiple databases
Find all references to an object
Search with booleans and wildcards
Work in either Visual Studio or SQL Server Management Studio

“SQL Search saves time and money for people and organizations! It’s an easy to use and efficient tool, allowing you to concentrate on more interesting and challenging things.” - Dmitry Televca, Senior Software Engineer, Aculocity.

For more information, visit the Redgate website or SQL Search documentation.

Did you know Redgate has more extensions for Visual Studio to help you extend DevOps processes to SQL Server databases? Check out:

Redgate Sql Server Search Tool

Redgate Search Tool Software

SQL Change Automation for VS2017 and VS2019 or SQL Change Automation for VS2015 – develop, source control, and safely automate deployments of database changes alongside application changes.
Redgate SQL Prompt Pro – improve productivity with advanced IntelliSense-style code completion to further ensure database development won’t be a bottleneck to delivering value quickly.