Open SQL Server Management Studio and click New Query. 2. ... Restart sql server and the sql server agent by opening a command prompt and typing net stop mssqlserver and net start msssqlserver.

Open any apps which use a database and then open Command Prompt (select Start, then type command prompt and select it) On the Command Prompt, type the following command: tasklist /m sqlsrv32.dll ...

With the Terminal, Windows has a common interface for Powershell, Command Prompt, and Azure Cloud Shell. This allows you to start the terminal directly with the command prompt.