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webview 2 problem
- 1 month ago
Hi Rishi_udemy
This issue can sometimes be caused by software interfering with Microsoft Edge WebView2, which Power BI Desktop uses.
You can try following things-
-Close Power Bi desktop
-Check whether your antivirus or endpoint security software is blocking the Webview2 process. if possible, temporarily disable it or add an exception and test again.
-Try repairing webview2 runtime from control panel > programmes and features. if that doesn't help, uninstall and -Reinstall the latest Webview2 runtime from Microsoft.
-Update both Power BI Desktop and Edge to the latest version.
-If Power BI opens, go to File> option and settings > option> data load and clear cache. if it doesn't open, you can also try deleting the local Power Bi cache after taking a backup.
-Launch Power BI as Administrator and check whether the issue persists.
For more detail you can refer this guide- Resolve startup issues with Power BI Desktop - Power BI | Microsoft Learn
WebView2 just isn’t loading at start, and reinstalling WebView2 Runtime and updating Power BI Desktop are the steps that fix this, and one clean launch as admin is the extra step.