CTRL+R does not hide the Query Result window in SSMS

Question

I just upgraded from SSMS 2005 to 2012. Previously, I could hit CTRL+R and the Query Results windows would disappear.

After I upgraded to SSMS I r

Answer 1

In my case, under Keyboard Settings, I searched for Window.ResultsPane. My default keyboard shortcut was Ctrl + R, and doing Ctrl + R was not working for me. I have set it to Ctrl + R, Ctrl + R and now it's working fine for me. Doing a reset is not a good idea since it would be removing any and all custom settings set by the user.

Answer 2

Go to Tools > Options > Environment > Keyboard / General.

Answer 3

1. Open the Tools menu select Options...
2. Under the Environment node click on the Keyboard node
3. Click the Reset button
4. Click Yes on the dialog that pops up

That should solve your issue. If not please add a comment to this thread with details about your issue.

Answer 4

In Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio v18.2 (aka. SSMS 18) you might want to try resetting keyboard mapping scheme in Options -> Environment -> Keyboard -> Keyboard window by clicking Reset button at the top of it with (Default) selected in option list.

Before resetting, it had only one option which processed Ctrl+R press only in DMX Query Editor:

After resetting it showed more options which included SQL Query Editor:

After that, key shortcut works(Windows 10 1809 x64).

Answer 5

If the previous answers does not help,

Use Ctrl+ ALT+ Shift + R this is already set in SSMS 2012.

This one worked for me..

Answer 6

This is missing in SSMS 2016 as well, assign it manually as shown below.