cannot connect to pc-name\SQLEXPRESS

Question

Go to services (services.msc) and restart the services in the image and then try to connect.

If you have Microsoft Windows 10:

1. Type Control Panel on Cortana search bar (which is says by default 'Type here to search'). Or click on Windows icon and type Control Panel
2. Click on Administrative Tools
3. Then double click on Services
4. Scroll down and look for: SQL Server (SQLEXPRESS), after that right click
5. And then in the pop out windows click on Start

Now you should be able to connect to your pc-name\SQLEXPRESS

Use (LocalDB)\MSSQLLocalDB as the server name

Follow these steps then you solve your problem 100%.

1. When you get this error then close everything(Microsoft SQL Server Managment):

2. Then open command prompt by pressing (window + r) keys and type services.msc and click OK or press Enter key.

3. And search **SQL Server (SQLEXPRESS) as I show in the image.

4. Now see left upper side and click start.

5. If you open Microsoft SQL Server Management then you not get any type error.

Enjoy!!!