Unable to Install SQL Server in Windows 11
Prompt error message when installing SQL Server 2008r2, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2019
1) Wait on the database engine recovery handle failed
2) could not find the database engine startup handle
Cause
Windows update causing the system disk greater than 4kb
Solution
Run the registry below using command prompt (run as administrator)
REG ADD "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\stornvme\Parameters\Device" /v "ForcedPhysicalSectorSizeInBytes" /t REG_MULTI_SZ /d "* 4095" /f
To check whether added
REG QUERY "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\stornvme\Parameters\Device" /v "ForcedPhysicalSectorSizeInBytes"
The restart the PC and try to install SQL server again
Ref: https://learn.microsoft.com/sv-se/troubleshoot/sql/database-engine/database-file-operations/troubleshoot-os-4kb-disk-sector-size?WT.mc_id=DP-MVP-5440
(please do change to english as the article was in sweedish)