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OLE DB provider "MSOLEDBSQL" for linked server returned message "Query timeout expired".

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September 20, 2024

Error: OLE DB provider "MSOLEDBSQL" for linked server returned message "Query timeout expired".

Cause: The query is exceeding the query timeout set on the linked server.

Solution: Update the timeout setting on the linked server.

1. Using object explorer, right click on the linked database server.

2. Under Connections, set the remote query timeout setting to 0 to disable or set a value that would allow your query to complete.

You can also run the following query:

sp_configure 'remote query timeout', 0 

go 

reconfigure with override 

go