>Right-click on the server in the Object Explorer side of management studio. Clock Properties. Click Security in the Select a Page panel on the left. It will show authentication mode on the right.
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>Generally I use only TCP/IP for SQL Server.
I see mixed mode (the second option is checked). Server proxy is not enabled.
Did you disable most of the services running?
If it's not broken, fix it until it is.
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