Cannot edit interactions anymore and filtering issues

[DonBozo]

Hello,

I'm looking for help and I hope I'm posting at the right place.

Here is my problem:

• I recently downloaded the latest version of Power BI desktop (Version: 2.144.679.0 64-bit (June 2025))
• I've downloaded one of my report and trying to update it 
• For any reason I am unable with this version to manage the filtering anymore 
  • First symptom - this dorpdown is inactive 
    
  • another symptom - if I activate Edit Interactions
    then the only choice given is to switch to none and I can't go back once clicked on none
    
  • another symptom - filtering doesn't work in some cases - example below the dropdown is inactive
    

Could this be a bug in the version ?
Note that I tried from a new report and got same behaviour, asked a collegue to try same problem for him.

Looking forward for any hint.
Thanks 

[Ritaf1983 · Accepted solution]

Hi @DonBozo 

I tested the same build (Desktop v 2.144.679.0 – June 2025) and everything behaves as expected, so it doesn’t look like a regression.

1. “Apply drill down filters to” dropdown
The control stays greyed-out until you select a drill-able visual and turn on the drill-down button. Once you drill, the dropdown lets you choose whether the drill filter applies to the visual only or to the whole page.
learn.microsoft.com

2. Edit Interactions on a table
Tables and matrices never get a Highlight option – only Filter or None. If you pick None, simply turn Edit Interactions back on and select the Filter icon; there’s no “back to highlight” for that visual type.
learn.microsoft.com

3. Filter card seems disabled
The Contains operator is enabled only for text columns. If the field you dropped is numeric or a measure, the textbox is intentionally disabled. Try:
• Changing the operator (e.g., is, >=)
• Using a text column instead of a measure
• Confirming you’re filtering the visual, not the entire page.
If that still fails, please share a trimmed-down PBIX so the community can reproduce the issue.

If this post helps, then please consider Accepting it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly

[DonBozo]

Hello Rita,

Thanks a lot for your quick reply and your time.
I'm confused as it sounds the regression was on my side 😉 actually it's been a while I didn't use PowerBI Desktop and it seems I forgot a bit. 
The problem I was facing had it root cause in the data... not in the filtering options.

Regarding the 3rd symptom I mentioned, I didn't realize but the data in visual was set as "First" so I guess it's logic that you can't filter a First. However the GUI is confusing as it looks like you could apply a filter ... 

Thank you again for your help
Bruno