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SQL Server Agent service not running

SQL Server Agent service is not running.

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Written by Emma Kelly
Updated over a week ago

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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