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I am teaching a course where we use Power BI. One of my students has asked if there are any known stability issues with Power BI because his desktop crashed twice when designing a dashboard. (We are using the free desktop version.) Are their suggested computer/Windows requirements for Power BI to run smoothly? I occasionally have a crash or have a student with a crash but am not aware of any known issues to help avoid this . . .
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@Maureen usually it is very stable, check if this helps.
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@Maureen , I have used laptop with intel i5(8th gen) and Intel i7(8th gen) with 8 or 16 GB RAM and power BI work fine on them
refer min requirements
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/fundamentals/desktop-get-the-desktop#minimum-requirements
@Maureen , I have used laptop with intel i5(8th gen) and Intel i7(8th gen) with 8 or 16 GB RAM and power BI work fine on them
refer min requirements
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/fundamentals/desktop-get-the-desktop#minimum-requirements
Thank you!
@Maureen usually it is very stable, check if this helps.
I would ❤ Kudos if my solution helped. 👉 If you can spend time posting the question, you can also make efforts to give Kudos whoever helped to solve your problem. It is a token of appreciation!
⚡Visit us at https://perytus.com, your one-stop-shop for Power BI-related projects/training/consultancy.⚡
Subscribe to the @PowerBIHowTo YT channel for an upcoming video on List and Record functions in Power Query!!
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If my solution proved useful, I'd be delighted to receive Kudos. When you put effort into asking a question, it's equally thoughtful to acknowledge and give Kudos to the individual who helped you solve the problem. It's a small gesture that shows appreciation and encouragement! ❤
Did I answer your question? Mark my post as a solution. Proud to be a Super User! Appreciate your Kudos 🙂
Feel free to email me with any of your BI needs.
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