Reason behind this: the SAP GUI builds on top of windows component which have very short support cycle. An SAP GUI version nowadays is only supported up to max 2 years after release. SAP GUI and its patches tend to have very short support timelines. To retrieve your current NWBC backend server patch version follow the instructions in OSS note 1864151 – How to determine the version and Patch Level of NWBC Runtime Environment. The list of most recent note(s) to be applied is kept in OSS note 1353538 – NWBC -Patch Collection- SERVER SIDE (ABAP)+NWBC for HTML. When patching the NWBC front end, or when using NWBC html client, you should also check for server side corrections. The expected release dates for GUI patches and versions for windows are listed in OSS note 1053737 – Expected release dates for SAP GUI for Windows.

This is important when also a new Windows platform (like Windows 11) is released. Note 66971 – Supported SAP GUI platforms contains the supported platforms. The SAP GUI support dates are published by SAP in OSS note 147519. More on the new SAP GUI 8.0 can be found in this blog. This site also contains the planning for the next upcoming patch. One of the best places to check the latest available is on the SAP blog: SAP GUI latest patch. SAP GUI latest patch availability overview and future planned patches

What should be my SAP GUI patch and upgrade policy?.

Where can I find the planning for SAP GUI patches?.

Where can I find the latest SAP GUI patch availability status?.

This blog will zoom in on SAP GUI patching.

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