Power Query (Desktop): unavailable Group By button, missing File menu, no quick access bar

Hello With the latest update (sep/24) of Power BI Desktop (My version is: 2.136.1202.0 64-bit) I have several issues in Power Query First, the Group By button is unavailable in ANY case ...

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s_wolfe99

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2 years ago

I found a work-around for the 'greyed out' group by function in Power Query so figured I would share.

The function is greyed out in the ribbon, but you can still right click on a column header and select "Group By".

It brings up the normal group by dialog and allows basic and advanced grouping.

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