Clipboard "Paste values" disabled in Power BI Desktop after denying clipboard access

[coskun]

Hello everyone,

I accidentally clicked "No" when Power BI Desktop prompted me for permission to access the clipboard. Now the Paste option is grayed out/disabled, and I can't find any way to re-enable or re-prompt for clipboard access.

I've tried restarting Power BI Desktop
I've checked File → Options and settings → Options → Security (but couldn't find anything related to clipboard)
Does anyone know how to reset or re-grant clipboard authorization in Power BI Desktop?

Thanks in advance!

Message:

Paste is disabled because access to the clipboard is blocked. Please enable clipboard access to use this feature.

screenshot:

https://ibb.co/WW0RVtwh

[rohit1991 · Accepted solution]

Hii @coskun 

The Paste Values option becomes disabled because Power BI Desktop stores the denied clipboard permission in its local settings. To fix this, completely close Power BI Desktop, then delete the local user settings cache so the permission prompt appears again. Go to:

C:\Users\<YourUser>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Power BI Desktop\

Delete the User.zip (or User folder) and restart Power BI Desktop. When prompted again for clipboard access, click Allow. This resets the stored security preference and re-enables the Paste Values feature.

[coskun · Accepted solution]

Hello again. 

I found out why it didnt worked; because APP user folder is different.

I deleted User.zip and it didnt work again, so I removed all the folder and it works now.

C:\Users\<USERNAME>\Microsoft\Power BI Desktop Store App

[rohit1991 · Accepted solution]

Hii @coskun 

The Paste Values option becomes disabled because Power BI Desktop stores the denied clipboard permission in its local settings. To fix this, completely close Power BI Desktop, then delete the local user settings cache so the permission prompt appears again. Go to:

C:\Users\<YourUser>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Power BI Desktop\

Delete the User.zip (or User folder) and restart Power BI Desktop. When prompted again for clipboard access, click Allow. This resets the stored security preference and re-enables the Paste Values feature.

[coskun]

Thanks but it didnt work.

I deleted the user.zip and restarted power bi (also computer) but It didnt prompt me again for clipboard access.