Is SQL Server Configuration Manager gone? Learn how to recover the shortcut

Hey guys!!
In this very quick, objective and short post, I'll share a tip to open SQL Server Configuration Manager when you can't find its shortcut at all. From time to time, I will go into some client's environment and when I try to find SQL Server Configuration Manager (that tool for configuring SQL services) and I can't find it in the start menu or search:

If you cannot find SQL Configuration Manager on your server, simply open the Start Menu and type:

• SQLServerManager10.msc (SQL Server 2008)
• SQLServerManager11.msc (SQL Server 2012)
• SQLServerManager12.msc (SQL Server 2014)
• SQLServerManager13.msc (SQL Server 2016)
• SQLServerManager14.msc (SQL Server 2017)
• SQLServerManager15.msc (SQL Server 2019)

Example:

Remember that you will only return results if this specific version is installed on your server:

You can also go to Start Menu> Run (Shortcut: WinKey + R) and execute these commands:

When you click the “OK” button on the run screen, SQL Server Configuration Manager will open:

Another easy way to locate this executable is by opening the C: \ Windows \ System32 directory (% SystemRoot% \ System32):

Once you open this directory, you can find which versions of SQL Server Configuration Manager are installed:

Just double click to open the app:

If you want to make future uses easier, you can also create a shortcut to this application on your desktop, taskbar, or wherever you want.

And that's it folks!
I said the post would be fast, small and objective .. lol
I hope you enjoyed this tip which is very useful when you first encounter this situation.