What is the sql connection string I need to use to access localhost\SQLEXPRESS with Windows Authentication or SQL Authentication?

Question

\'ve installed SQL Express on my PC hoping to do some practice creating tables and then modifying them. I coded a webpage in Visual Studio to, basically, SELECT * from a tab

Answer 1

Try using Windows authentication:

Data Source=localhost\SQLEXPRESS;Initial Catalog=test;Integrated Security=SSPI;