SQL Server service is in stopping mode or in the pending state.

we have seen this issue for the SQL servers running on VM, whenever forced reboot occurred / unexpected shutdown happens.

A reboot can fix this issue but without a reboot, we can fix it.

Fix is :

1. From the command prompt Run SC QueryEx MSSQLServer
2. Get PID for the output
3. run taskkill /PID PID# /f , to kill Hung process.