Previous versions

For current configuration options, see

ALTER DATABASE SCOPED CONFIGURATION.

In July 2024, Stretch Database was discontinued in all supported versions of SQL Server.

No other features were discontinued in SQL Server 2017 (14.x).

2016 (13.x) is a 64-bit application. 32-bit installation is discontinued, though

some elements run as 32-bit components.

Compatibility level 90 is discontinued. For more information, see

ALTER DATABASE

(Transact-SQL) compatibility level.

ActiveX subsystem is discontinued. Use command line or PowerShell scripts instead.

Startup parameters

and. For more information, see

Database Engine Service

Startup Options.

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption is discontinued. Use Transport Layer Security (TLS)

instead. For more information, see

Encrypt connections to SQL Server by importing a

certificate.

The

server configuration option was discontinued beginning with SQL

Server 2008 (10.0.x). The article was removed from documentation.

In July 2024, Stretch Database was discontinued in all supported versions of SQL Server.

Discontinued Database Engine Functionality in SQL Server 2014

Deprecated Database Engine features in SQL Server 2022 (16.x)

Deprecated Database Engine features in SQL Server 2019 (15.x)

Deprecated Database Engine features in SQL Server 2017 (14.x)

Deprecated Database Engine features in SQL Server 2016 (13.x)