Microsoft indicated that it will gradually step away from supporting OLE DB. There will be a seven-year phase-out period for OLE DB, corresponding with the lifecycle support period of SQL Server ...

The OLE DB Provider is not installed by default when SQL Server is installed. Microsoft offers the tool as part of the Microsoft SQL Server Feature Pack, or you can download just the Provider ...

Microsoft rolled out fixes for 130 security vulnerabilities, including a zero-day (CVE-2025-49719) in SQL Server.