The operating system on this computer or its service pack level does not meet the minimum requirments for SQL Server 2014

Question

when i am trying to uninstall SQL Server 2014, getting error as listed below

The operating system on this computer or its service pack level does not meet the minimum requirments for SQL Server 2014. to determine the minimum required operating system supported for this Sql Server release, see hardware and software requirments for installing Sql Server 2014.

why is it checking Operating system require for installation while i am trying to uninstall the product.

Answer 1

Launch setup.exe from an elevated command shell. Change to the directory "c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\120\Setup Bootstrap\SQLServer2014", then type:

Setup.exe /action=uninstall