After doing a fresh install to see if another problem could be solved more easily. I have run into the issue of these two processes for SQL express not functioning at all upon completing my installation. The error logs are below.
Overall summary: Final result: Failed: see details below Exit code (Decimal): -2061893607 Start time: 2016-03-01 08:18:01 End time: 2016-03-01 08:40:05 Requested action: Install Setup completed with required actions for features. Troubleshooting information for those features: Next step for SQLEngine: Use the following information to resolve the error, uninstall this feature, and then run the setup process again. Next step for Replication: Use the following information to resolve the error, uninstall this feature, and then run the setup process again. Machine Properties: Machine name: NICOCRB Machine processor count: 4 OS version: Windows 8 OS service pack: OS region: United States OS language: English (United States) OS architecture: x64 Process architecture: 64 Bit OS clustered: No Product features discovered: Product Instance Instance ID Feature Language Edition Version Clustered Configured Package properties: Description: Microsoft SQL Server 2014 ProductName: SQL Server 2014 Type: RTM Version: 12 SPLevel: 0 Installation location: C:\Users\Nicolle\Downloads\SQLEXPRWT_x64_ENU\x64\setup\ Installation edition: Express Product Update Status: None discovered. User Input Settings: ACTION: Install ADDCURRENTUSERASSQLADMIN: true AGTSVCACCOUNT: NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE AGTSVCPASSWORD: ***** AGTSVCSTARTUPTYPE: Disabled ASBACKUPDIR: Backup ASCOLLATION: Latin1_General_CI_AS ASCONFIGDIR: Config ASDATADIR: Data ASLOGDIR: Log ASPROVIDERMSOLAP: 1 ASSERVERMODE: MULTIDIMENSIONAL ASSVCACCOUNT: <empty> ASSVCPASSWORD: <empty> ASSVCSTARTUPTYPE: Automatic ASSYSADMINACCOUNTS: <empty> ASTEMPDIR: Temp BROWSERSVCSTARTUPTYPE: Disabled CLTCTLRNAME: <empty> CLTRESULTDIR: <empty> CLTSTARTUPTYPE: 0 CLTSVCACCOUNT: <empty> CLTSVCPASSWORD: <empty> CLTWORKINGDIR: <empty> COMMFABRICENCRYPTION: 0 COMMFABRICNETWORKLEVEL: 0 COMMFABRICPORT: 0 CONFIGURATIONFILE: CTLRSTARTUPTYPE: 0 CTLRSVCACCOUNT: <empty> CTLRSVCPASSWORD: <empty> CTLRUSERS: <empty> ENABLERANU: true ENU: true ERRORREPORTING: false FEATURES: SQLENGINE, REPLICATION, CONN, BC, SDK, SSMS, ADV_SSMS FILESTREAMLEVEL: 0 FILESTREAMSHARENAME: <empty> FTSVCACCOUNT: <empty> FTSVCPASSWORD: <empty> HELP: false IACCEPTSQLSERVERLICENSETERMS: true INDICATEPROGRESS: false INSTALLSHAREDDIR: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\ INSTALLSHAREDWOWDIR: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\ INSTALLSQLDATADIR: <empty> INSTANCEDIR: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\ INSTANCEID: SQLEXPRESS INSTANCENAME: SQLEXPRESS ISSVCACCOUNT: NT AUTHORITY\Network Service ISSVCPASSWORD: <empty> ISSVCSTARTUPTYPE: Automatic MATRIXCMBRICKCOMMPORT: 0 MATRIXCMSERVERNAME: <empty> MATRIXNAME: <empty> NPENABLED: 0 PID: ***** QUIET: false QUIETSIMPLE: false ROLE: AllFeatures_WithDefaults RSINSTALLMODE: DefaultNativeMode RSSHPINSTALLMODE: DefaultSharePointMode RSSVCACCOUNT: <empty> RSSVCPASSWORD: <empty> RSSVCSTARTUPTYPE: Automatic SAPWD: <empty> SECURITYMODE: <empty> SQLBACKUPDIR: <empty> SQLCOLLATION: SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS SQLSVCACCOUNT: NT Service\MSSQL$SQLEXPRESS SQLSVCPASSWORD: ***** SQLSVCSTARTUPTYPE: Automatic SQLSYSADMINACCOUNTS: NICOCRB\Nicolle SQLTEMPDBDIR: <empty> SQLTEMPDBLOGDIR: <empty> SQLUSERDBDIR: <empty> SQLUSERDBLOGDIR: <empty> SQMREPORTING: false TCPENABLED: 0 UIMODE: AutoAdvance UpdateEnabled: true UpdateSource: MU USEMICROSOFTUPDATE: false X86: false Configuration file: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\120\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20160301_081656\ConfigurationFile.ini Detailed results: Feature: Management Tools - Complete Status: Passed Feature: Client Tools Connectivity Status: Passed Feature: Client Tools SDK Status: Passed Feature: Client Tools Backwards Compatibility Status: Passed Feature: Management Tools - Basic Status: Passed Feature: Database Engine Services Status: Failed: see logs for details Reason for failure: An error occurred during the setup process of the feature. Next Step: Use the following information to resolve the error, uninstall this feature, and then run the setup process again. Component name: SQL Server Database Engine Services Instance Features Component error code: 0x851A0019 Error description: Could not find the Database Engine startup handle. Error help link: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkId=20476&ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&ProdVer=12.0.2000.8&EvtType=0xD15B4EB2%400x4BDAF9BA%401306%4025&EvtType=0xD15B4EB2%400x4BDAF9BA%401306%4025 Feature: SQL Server Replication Status: Failed: see logs for details Reason for failure: An error occurred for a dependency of the feature causing the setup process for the feature to fail. Next Step: Use the following information to resolve the error, uninstall this feature, and then run the setup process again. Component name: SQL Server Database Engine Services Instance Features Component error code: 0x851A0019 Error description: Could not find the Database Engine startup handle. Error help link: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkId=20476&ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&ProdVer=12.0.2000.8&EvtType=0xD15B4EB2%400x4BDAF9BA%401306%4025&EvtType=0xD15B4EB2%400x4BDAF9BA%401306%4025 Feature: SQL Browser Status: Passed Feature: SQL Writer Status: Passed Feature: Setup Support Files Status: Passed Rules with failures: Global rules: Scenario specific rules: Rules report file: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\120\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20160301_081656\SystemConfigurationCheck_Report.htm