If you are having issues with connecting your Bamboo products to your SharePoint server, fret not; we’re here to help! If you go to install a Bamboo product on your server and receive the error “The SharePoint 2013 Administrator services is NOT started,” this article has helpful information and steps you can take to resolve the error.

To begin, go to Start > Administrative Tools > Services

Under Services, go to SharePoint Administration.

Right-click SharePoint Administration and select Start.

Make sure that the status of SharePoint Administration is listed as Started.

Go back to your startup program.  You should now be able to install your Bamboo products without any problems or error messages.

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