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chanceshaw
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8 years ago
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Error installing Power BI Desktop on Windows 10

I am having issues installing Power BI Desktop on Windows 10. The installer ends prematurely with a nondescript error message. I have tried both 64/32bit instances of the application and both of them...
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    v-ljerr-msft
    8 years ago

    Hi chanceshaw,

     

    Here is a similar thread in which some workarounds are mentioned. Could your go to check if it helps in your scenario? :smileyhappy:

    Could you try the following steps:

    1. Go into c:\users\"username"\AppData\Local\ (Replace username with your own user name)
    2. Right click on "temp" and choose "properies".
    3. Choose "security" --> edit --> add,
    4. And add the username you are using, and give yourself all rights.

     

    Regards

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v-ljerr-msft
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8 years ago

Hi chanceshaw,

 

Here is a similar thread in which some workarounds are mentioned. Could your go to check if it helps in your scenario? :smileyhappy:

Could you try the following steps:

  1. Go into c:\users\"username"\AppData\Local\ (Replace username with your own user name)
  2. Right click on "temp" and choose "properies".
  3. Choose "security" --> edit --> add,
  4. And add the username you are using, and give yourself all rights.

 

Regards