Resolve SQL ODBC displaying dates incorrectly in MapInfo Professional

In order to be able to display (and edit) dates / datetimes in MapInfo when opening a table via an ODBC connection to a SQL Server database, the Microsoft® ODBC Driver 11 for SQL Server® - Windows should be used.

Please visit the following link and download the appropriate version (32-bit or 64-bit) for your operating system:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=36434

Once downloaded and installed, create the connection as instructed within the MapInfo help topic Creating a Data Source Connection, but using this driver instead.