--- title: "LOCALDB_ERROR_INSTANCE_STOP_FAILED | Microsoft Docs" ms.custom: "" ms.date: "03/04/2017" ms.prod: sql ms.reviewer: "" ms.technology: performance ms.topic: "reference" ms.assetid: 4d088e21-ceeb-445f-bd0d-ed1799673da7 author: "stevestein" ms.author: "sstein" --- # LOCALDB_ERROR_INSTANCE_STOP_FAILED [!INCLUDE[appliesto-ss-xxxx-xxxx-xxx-md](../../includes/appliesto-ss-xxxx-xxxx-xxx-md.md)] ## Details ||| |-|-| |Product Name|SQL Server| |Event ID|271| |Event Source|SQL Server Local Database Runtime 12.0| |Component|Local Database Runtime API| |Message Text|Stop operation for Local Database instance failed to complete within the specified time.| ## Explanation The stop operation failed to complete within the given time. ## User Action Retry the requested operation again.