Microsoft [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] Native Client 11.0 is installed when you install [!INCLUDEsssql16-md]. There is no SQL Server 2016 Native Client. For more information, see SQL Server Native Client.

Windows 7 includes an ODBC manager that lets you connect from your desktop to a SQL server. You create a data source name (DSN) to save database setup information, so you can open a connection to ...