SQL Server 2016 Express Management Studio cannot design a new or existing table

Question

In Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Express Management Studio (July 2016) cannot design a new or existing table.

Image 1: click on the tables node. Where is the menu option to add a new table?

Image 2: Click on existing table. Where is the menu option to edit an existing table?

Version: SQL Server 2016 Management Studio (July 2016)

Thanks!

Answer 1

This has been reported as a bug:

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Answer 2

Microsoft released a hotfix for this issue already. You can download it here: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt238290.aspx

Answer 3

If you uninstall the July edition and re-install the June edition, things will be back to "normal" for you. You do lose the Azure support, however.