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Memory leaks in Power BI custom visuals
In the last few days I connected the dots between several requests I received, and I've found that when custom visuals are created and removed frequently in a report, the browser (or the process CefS...
Yes, sure!
0. Open app.powerbi in IE 11 or Edge
1. Create a new report (Desktop/Service) with a datasource of your choice, AdventureWorks will do.
2. Create 2 pages in your report and in one or both pages insert a PowerApp visual or ESRI Maps visual, with the corresponding fields.
3. Navigate the report going from page 1 to page 2, to page 1, and again.
4. If desired, open Task Manager to review how memory incresases without being released at any moment. In IE it'll crash when reaching 1.5gb aprox and Edge 4/5gb aprox.
Please tell me if you need any more info!
Ignacio
Hi Ignacio,
Thank you for detailed repro steps. We'll share them to proper team for further investigation.
Ignat Vilesov,
Software Engineer
Microsoft Power BI Custom Visuals