Download |verified| Microsoft.ace.oledb.12.0 Provider For Both 64-bit File

Here is the definitive guide to downloading and installing the provider for both 32-bit and 64-bit systems.

To download the Microsoft ACE OLEDB 12.0 provider (the Access Database Engine) for 64-bit systems, follow the links below. download microsoft.ace.oledb.12.0 provider for both 64-bit

For developers, note that is a 64-bit application and will only see the 64-bit drivers in its design-time environment. Here is the definitive guide to downloading and

: Use the Microsoft Download Center to download AccessDatabaseEngine_X64.exe (64-bit) or AccessDatabaseEngine.exe (32-bit) . : Use the Microsoft Download Center to download

Do not use /quiet on both. The second installer will detect the first and fail silently. Use /passive for the second architecture.

For developers and data analysts, the provider is essential for connecting non-Microsoft applications to Office files like Access ( .accdb ) and Excel ( .xlsx ). However, installing both the 64-bit and 32-bit versions on the same machine often triggers an error stating that you cannot have both versions of the database engine installed.

If both scripts run successfully, you have successfully installed both providers.