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SQL Server Agent service not running

SQL Server Agent service is not running.

Written by Emma

Overview

If you find that the SQL Server Agent Service is not running, there are two ways to get this running.


Option 1

  1. Open Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio

  2. Open the SQL server connections

  3. Right-click on SQL Server Agent

  4. Press Start

  5. Say Yes to confirm

    • You may need to run this as an administrator


Option 2

  1. Open the server's Services screen

  2. Find the service called: SQL Server Agent for that version of SQL Server Management Studio

  3. Right-click on this and press Start

    • ​​​​​​​You may need to run this as an administrator

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