
Usability improvements in many componentsĮspecially with the 64bit version, the improvements for the HTML Control based on WebView2 / Edge and the usability improvements, 8.00 offers a very interesting feature set that generates benefits for many users.HTML Control based on Microsoft Edge: Improvements.Quartz themes: Modernization of rendering engine and some additional features.And from our perspective this is a good reason to increase the major release version. The reason is that 8.00 includes a long-expected feature that marks a new milestone in the history of SAP GUI for Windows and impacts also for the delivery: The true 64bit version. Naturally, the first question is why we decided to increase the release version to 8.00 and not simply go for “7.80”. With this blog, I would like to introduce you to the new features of release 8.00 and provide an overview on the lifecycle.

The next milestone for SAP GUI for Windows 8.00 after the successful Beta Program has been reached: Our new release will become available or is already available when you read this on SAP Support Portal as of / since 27th of January 2023 with full support (“GA version”):
