Managing Services How-to Topics (SQL Server Configuration Manager)
The Database Engine and SQL Server Agent run on the Microsoft Windows operating systems as services. For more information about services, see Managing the Database Engine Services. You can start, stop, pause, restart, and configure the services with SQL Server Configuration Manager, SQL Server Management Studio, or from the command prompt. SQL Server Configuration Manager replaces SQL Server Service Manager.
In This Section
How to: Connect to Another Computer (SQL Server Configuration Manager)
How to: Set an Instance of SQL Server to Start Automatically (SQL Server Configuration Manager)
How to: Prevent Automatic Startup of an Instance of SQL Server (SQL Server Configuration Manager)
How to: Start an Instance of SQL Server (SQL Server Configuration Manager)
How to: Pause and Resume an Instance of SQL Server (SQL Server Configuration Manager)
How to: Stop an Instance of SQL Server (SQL Server Configuration Manager)
How to: Start SQL Server Agent (SQL Server Configuration Manager)
How to: Stop SQL Server Agent (SQL Server Configuration Manager)
How to: Change the Service Startup Account for SQL Server (SQL Server Configuration Manager)
How to: Configure Server Startup Options (SQL Server Configuration Manager)
How to: Change the Password of the Accounts Used by SQL Server (SQL Server Configuration Manager)
How to: Enable Network Access in SQL Server Configuration Manager (SQL Server Express)