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# Managing Services How-to Topics (SQL Server Configuration Manager)
  The [!INCLUDE[ssDE](../includes/ssde-md.md)] and [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] Agent run on the [!INCLUDE[msCoName](../includes/msconame-md.md)] Windows operating systems as services. For more information about services, see [Manage the Database Engine Services](configure-windows/manage-the-database-engine-services.md).  
  
## In This Section  
  
-   [Connect to Another Computer (SQL Server Configuration Manager)](configure-windows/scm-services-connect-to-another-computer.md)  
  
-   [Set an Instance of SQL Server to Start Automatically (SQL Server Configuration Manager)](configure-windows/scm-services-set-an-instance-to-start-automatically.md)  
  
-   [Prevent Automatic Startup of an Instance of SQL Server (SQL Server Configuration Manager)](configure-windows/scm-services-prevent-automatic-startup-of-an-instance.md)  
  
-   [Change the Service Startup Account for SQL Server (SQL Server Configuration Manager)](configure-windows/scm-services-change-the-service-startup-account.md)  
  
-   [Configure Server Startup Options (SQL Server Configuration Manager)](configure-windows/scm-services-configure-server-startup-options.md)  
  
-   [Change the Password of the Accounts Used by SQL Server (SQL Server Configuration Manager)](configure-windows/scm-services-change-the-password-of-the-accounts-used.md)  
  
-   [Configure SQL Server Error Logs](configure-windows/scm-services-configure-sql-server-error-logs.md)