sqlservr & sqlwriter running at startup | Should I be concerned?

[Microsoft Windows]

Hello,I have noticed recently that every time I boot up my PC, two services named sqlservr and sqlwriter are already running before I have even opened anything.Here is a screenshot of the services:It just seems a little suspicious to me that a service like SQL runs without me initiating them by opening something that causes them to run in the background. I use a program called Process Hacker 2 as my task manager, and there's no reason that this program should run those services, it's also a little suspicious that every time I log in after booting up that command prompt opens for 10-15 seconds

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