Symptoms
This update improves the query performance on a partitioned table when the table has only one partition in Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Service Pack 2 (SP2).
Resolution
Service pack information for SQL Server 2016
This update is included in the following service pack for SQL Server:
Service packs are cumulative. Each new service pack contains all the fixes that are in previous service packs, together with any new fixes. Our recommendation is to apply the latest service pack and the latest cumulative update for that service pack. You do not have to install a previous service pack before you install the latest service pack. Use Table 1 in the following article for finding more information about the latest service pack and latest cumulative update.
How to determine the version, edition and update level of SQL Server and its components
References
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