Select the the field next to Specify a Startup Parameter and then enter "-m" -- without the quotes. Click "Add," then "OK." Restart SQL Server to run the instance in single-user mode.

Understanding SQL Server Agent SQL Server Agent is a popular tool from Microsoft for scheduling programs to run on Microsoft's SQL Server database platform.

In addition, SP3 includes patches for known vulnerabilities reported by users or discovered through testing, as well as the ability to run SQL Server Agent as a non-administrator.

For security, Microsoft has added the ability to run SQL Server Agent as a non-administrator and updated online documentation with more guidance for securing SQL Server.

SQLPAL's Win32 support is not complete—around 1 percent (81MB) of Windows libraries are used, with SQLPAL itself being another 8MB—but it's sufficient to run MSXML, SQL Server Agent, and many ...