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SQL Server Management Studio

Cancel the running query

AltBreak

Windows Desktop app SQL Server Management Studio, default scheme

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To cancel the running query in SQL Server Management Studio, press Alt + Break. It is listed for Windows, and no Mac version is documented here.

Where it works: Query running

Where this comes from

SQL Server Management Studio keyboard shortcuts - Microsoft Learn

Documentation checked on 2026-09-14. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

More SQL Server Management Studio shortcuts

Include the actual execution plan Ctrl + M
Show results in a grid Ctrl + D
Show results as text Ctrl + T
Send results to a file Ctrl + Shift + F
Show or hide the results pane Ctrl + R
Switch between the query and the results F6
Copy the result grid with headers Ctrl + Shift + C
Open SQL Server Profiler Ctrl + Alt + P

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