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bmcgirr
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10 years ago
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Crash on startup

Hi,   I get the following error when I try to start Power BI desktop and I've had no luck with a response to "Send a frown"   Does anyone have an idea of what's going on?   Cheers,   Brett  ...
  • bmcgirr's avatar
    10 years ago

    I've found a workaround that's helped me progress. I created a new windows user without any special characters in the name. Now, running power BI as that user works fine.

     

    My guess at the root cause is incorrect encoding of special characters into XML configuration which is passed between the various components of Power BI.