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title: "MSSQLSERVER_14265 | Microsoft Docs"
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# MSSQLSERVER_14265
    
## Details  
  
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|Product Name|SQL Server|  
|Event ID|14265|  
|Event Source|MSSQLSERVER|  
|Component|SQLEngine|  
|Symbolic Name|SQLErrorNum14265|  
|Message Text|The MSSQLServer service terminated unexpectedly. Check the SQL Server error log and Windows System and Application event logs for possible causes.|  
  
## Explanation  
 The SQL Server service terminated unexpectedly.  
  
## User Action  
 Examine the error logs to figure out what caused the SQL Server service to terminate.