Have you ever had to change the name of a server that has SQL Server installed on it? If you anwered yes, did you know that you also have to change the name in SQL Server? Here are the steps to ...

Note: Since the node name may differ depending on your version (s) of SQL Server, the simplest way to find it is to open regedit and search for SQLDataRoot.

Let us see how to fix the issue. Windows could not start the SQL Server (<DB-NAME>) on Local Computer. For more information, review the System Event Log.