[SQL Server] How to patch SQL Server with the latest CU or GDR

We describe the steps you must follow when you are about to patch SQL Server with a Cumulative Update (CU) or GDR.

To see if you need to apply a patch to your instance or not, you need to check the exact version of the engine and compare with the latest releases published by Microsoft.

> select @@version

Navigate to this page : https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/sql/releases/download-and-install-latest-updates

CU14 is available for SQL Server 2022 while my instance is still in version CU13. You must therefore download the associated KB, which is, in my case, KB5038325.

You must pay attention to the language of your instance (English, French or other) and download the binary associated with the language of your instance.

To see the language of your instance, run the command :

> select @@language

Click on the Youtube video to follow the different steps of the patch :