title: Windows could not start the SQL Server service (SQLEXPRESS) service on local computer
body: <p>I have installed SQL Server 2008 R2 on Windows 10 (64-bit). My server name is <code>SRIDHARAN-PC</code> and I gave it correctly and I got an error like:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>A network related or instance-specific error occured while establishing a connection to SQL server.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>And when I go for <code>services.msc</code> and start the SQL Server service, I get an error like </p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>Windows could not start the SQL Server service (SQLEXPRESS) service on local computer </p>
    
    <p>The system cannot find the file specified.</p>
  </blockquote>