Get Data - We couldn't authenticate with the credentials provided

Hello, We are experiencing issues connecting to a SQL Server via Get Data and using alternative Windows credentials. The warning says - "We couldn't authenticate with the credentials provided...

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8 years ago

Hi PowerAI,

Please run SSMS as a different user, which you type in alternate credential box in Power BI desktop, connect to the same SQL instance, check if there is an issue.

If not, please update the Power BI desktop to the latest version 2.61.5192.601 then test again.

Best Regards,
Qiuyun Yu

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