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Monalisarys
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Can't access Power BI Desktop

Am getting this error when I open my Power BI Desktop: 'There was an error reading the primary service from the application manifest'

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Anonymous
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Hi @Monalisarys ,
It's been a while since I heard back from you and I wanted to follow up. Have you had a chance to try the solutions that have been offered? If the issue has been resolved, can you mark the post as resolved? If you're still experiencing challenges, please feel free to let us know and we'll be happy to continue to help!
Looking forward to your reply!

jdbuchanan71
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@Monalisarys 

I would try uninstalling and reinstalling from a clean download.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=58494

 

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