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ALTER DATABASE MyLegacyDB SET COMPATIBILITY_LEVEL = 110; You get the old query optimizer behavior on brand new, secure, supported binaries.

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Here is the legal gray area: You cannot buy a new license. But if you have an old MSDN subscription key or a legitimate product key from back in the day, you are allowed to download the bits for archival/development use. ALTER DATABASE MyLegacyDB SET COMPATIBILITY_LEVEL = 110; You