---
title: "show advanced options (server configuration option)"
description: "Learn about the show advanced options option. See how to use it to list advanced options when you run the SQL Server system stored procedure sp_configure."
author: rwestMSFT
ms.author: randolphwest
ms.date: "03/02/2017"
ms.service: sql
ms.subservice: configuration
ms.topic: conceptual
helpviewer_keywords:
  - "sp_configure"
  - "show advanced options option"
---
# show advanced options (server configuration option)
 [!INCLUDE [SQL Server](../../includes/applies-to-version/sqlserver.md)]

  Use the **show advanced options** option to display the **sp_configure** system stored procedure advanced options. When you set **show advanced options** to 1, you can list the advanced options by using **sp_configure**. The default is 0.  
  
 The setting takes effect immediately without a server restart.  
  
## See Also  
 [RECONFIGURE (Transact-SQL)](../../t-sql/language-elements/reconfigure-transact-sql.md)   
 [Server Configuration Options (SQL Server)](../../database-engine/configure-windows/server-configuration-options-sql-server.md)   
 [sp_configure (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-configure-transact-sql.md)