Common causes for this exception upon opening SSMS are:
- The format style files path and/or snippets folder path are not accessible. Please ensure you have full control over these folders.
- The format style files path and/or snippets folder path do not exist anymore. Please remove the below registry key(s) and restart SSMS:
If this doesn't help please raise a support ticket.
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