External component as thrown an exception

I hope this isn't a double-post. My last reply errored-out, and I don't see it in this thread. So I'm trying again.

I have begun seeing this problem just this week. I am using a remote Win 10 VMWare machine via RDP at a client's site. The PBI Desktop file has worked fine for a few months. It connects to a single query in a very small Access.accdb file (492K).

This morning I updated to the Feb 2020 release and had the same problem.

I have been trying to convince the client that PBI would be better than the Excel solution I started them off with. They are interested and want me to build it out with some more features before showng the President. This problem puts all of us developers in a bad position. I have another client that is chomping at the bit to use this stuff internally AND for THEIR clients! Right now, I would have to tell them to stand by.

I hope MS will escalate this and get a solution fast.