Disable a trigger in SQL Server

Introduction

In order to disable a trigger in SQL Server, we use the DISABLE TRIGGER command.

The DISABLE TRIGGER command allows you to disable an enabled trigger contained within a table or a view.

Following is an enabled insert trigger contained within a Comment table.

In order to disable the insertComment trigger, we will perform the following query:

DISABLE TRIGGER insertComment ON Comment

We can also use SSMS to disable a trigger:

1- Locate the trigger you want to disable inside the triggers folder.

2- Right-click on the trigger and choose the Disable option.

3- After it's done, click the Close button.

4- Refresh the Triggers folder to see the result.

Note: this feature is not available in SQL Server Express Edition.