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title Prevent Automatic Startup of an Instance (SQL Server Configuration Manager)
description Find out how to prevent an instance of SQL Server from starting automatically. See how to set the start mode to manual to accomplish this task.
author rwestMSFT
ms.author randolphwest
ms.date 03/16/2026
ms.service sql
ms.subservice configuration
ms.topic how-to
helpviewer_keywords
automatic SQL Server startup
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preventing automatic startups [SQL Server]

SQL Server Configuration Manager: Prevent automatic startup of an instance

[!INCLUDE SQL Server]

This article describes how to prevent an instance of [!INCLUDE ssNoVersion] from starting automatically in [!INCLUDE ssnoversion] by using SQL Server Configuration Manager. [!INCLUDE ssNoVersion] is normally configured to start automatically. You can change that by setting the start mode for the instance to manual.

Use SQL Server Configuration Manager

Open SQL Server Configuration Manager from the Windows Start menu.

[!INCLUDE open-sql-server-configuration-manager]

Prevent automatic startup of an instance of SQL Server

  1. In SQL Server Configuration Manager, expand Services, and then select SQL Server.

  2. In the details pane, right-click MSSQLServer, and then select Properties.

  3. In the SQL Server <instancename> Properties dialog box, on the Service tab, in the General box, set the value of Start Mode to Manual.

  4. Select OK to close the SQL Server <instancename> Properties dialog box, and then close [!INCLUDE ssNoVersion] Configuration Manager.

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