... administer SQL Server. Starting and Stopping SQL Server To start and stop SQL Server, you use the Service Manager tool. To open the Service Manager, you select Start ➣ Programs ➣ Microsoft SQL Server ... database. Using SQL Server In this section, you'll explore some of the tools you use to manage SQL Server. Specifically, you'll learn how to start and stop SQL Server using the ... name of the server computer on which SQL Server is running in the Server drop-down list box. To start SQL Server, you click the Start/Continue button. To stop SQL Server, you click the Stop button....