Learn how to install and configure SQL Server Management Studio, download a SQL Server, and connect them on a Windows 11/10/Server computer..

Click "SQL Server Configuration Manager." Select "SQL Server Services" from the left pane and then right-click the server. Choose "Properties" from the context menu. Click "Startup Parameters." ...

For information about how to start the SQL Server agent, see How to: Start SQL Server Agent (SQL Server Configuration Manager) ( https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=154672) in SQL Server Books ...

When configuring the SQL Server for remote access, you must allow certain ports and programs through the firewall to ensure clients can connect to the database securely. Before we begin, make sure you ...

2. Disable TCP/IP in Server Network Protocols and enabled Named Pipes from SQL Configuration Manager 3.