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title: "MSSQLSERVER_10061 | Microsoft Docs"
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# MSSQLSERVER_10061
    
## Details  
  
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|Product Name|SQL Server|  
|Event ID|10061|  
|Event Source|MSSQLSERVER|  
|Component|SQLEngine|  
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|Message Text|An error has occurred while establishing a connection to the server.  When connecting to SQL Server, this failure may be caused by the fact that under the default settings SQL Server does not allow remote connections. (provider: TCP Provider, error: 0 - No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it.) (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 10061)|  
  
## Explanation  
 The server did not respond to the client request. This error could occur because the server is not started.  
  
## User Action  
 Make sure that the server is started.  
  
## See Also  
 [Manage the Database Engine Services](../../database-engine/configure-windows/manage-the-database-engine-services.md)   
 [Configure Client Protocols](../../database-engine/configure-windows/configure-client-protocols.md)   
 [Network Protocols and Network Libraries](../../sql-server/install/network-protocols-and-network-libraries.md)   
 [Client Network Configuration](../../database-engine/configure-windows/client-network-configuration.md)   
 [Configure Client Protocols](../../database-engine/configure-windows/configure-client-protocols.md)   
 [Enable or Disable a Server Network Protocol](../../database-engine/configure-windows/enable-or-disable-a-server-network-protocol.md)