exec sp_configure 'show advanced options',1 reconfigure exec sp_configure 'Ad Hoc Distributed Queries',1 RECONFIGURE GO EXEC master.dbo.sp_MSset_oledb_prop N'Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0', N'AllowInProcess', 1 EXEC master.dbo.sp_MSset_oledb_prop N'Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0', N'DynamicParameters', 1 GO SELECT * FROM OPENROWSET('Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0', 'Excel 12.0;Database=C:\a.xlsx;hdr=yes;imex=1', [sheet1$]) Go SELECT * FROM OPENROWSET('Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0', 'Excel 12.0;Database=C:\a.xlsx;hdr=yes;imex=1', [sheet2$]) GO exec sp_configure 'Ad Hoc Distributed Queries',0 reconfigure exec sp_configure 'show advanced options',0 reconfigure