I know there's a lot that's been written on this topic... and I've read most of them. My problem started suddenly. I'm on Windows 10 with SQL Server Express 2019. It has been working fine with my C# program I am writting as a hobby. Then poof! Instance Failure... no changes (other than Microsoft updates). I tried many of the recommendations out there with not success. Yes, all the services are running except for SQL Server Agent (SQLEXPRESS). It is set to Automatic but when I try to start it manually, it fails saying: the service on theLocal Computer started and then stopped. Some services stop automatically if they are not in use by other services or programs. I decided to uninstall SQL....all of it. I also deleted the SQL directorys under Program Files and Programs Files (x86). I also uninstalled the SQL Server Management Console. The problem persists. I don't understand what happened for this to start or how to fix it. I've spent serveral days on this problem with not success.
