Managing Services How-to Topics (SQL Server Management Studio)
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, pause, stop, and configure the services with SQL Server Configuration Manager, SQL Server Management Studio, or from the command prompt.
This section covers the following topics related to managing the services by using SQL Server Management Studio.
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How to: Start an Instance of SQL Server (SQL Server Management Studio)
How to: Pause and Resume an Instance of SQL Server (SQL Server Management Studio)
How to: Restart an Instance of SQL Server (SQL Server Management Studio)
How to: Stop an Instance of SQL Server (SQL Server Management Studio)
How to: Start SQL Server Agent (SQL Server Management Studio)
How to: Stop SQL Server Agent (SQL Server Management Studio)