Deprecated features in XP 10.5
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The following features are deprecated, removed, or no longer supported in Sitecore Experience Platform 10.5.
Solr 8 and Solr 9 no longer supported
Sitecore Experience Platform 10.5 supports Solr 10, including support for Solr 10's mandatory Basic Authentication.
Package Installer disabled by default
The Sitecore Package Installer and Package Designer are disabled by default in Sitecore Experience Platform 10.5. Organisations that require package installation functionality must explicitly enable it through configuration.
SQL Server 2019 no longer supported
Sitecore Experience Platform 10.5 supports SQL Server 2022 and SQL Server 2025. Support for SQL Server 2019 has been removed. Customers upgrading to XP 10.5 must upgrade their SQL Server deployment to a supported version.
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