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nareshr89
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Helper II

Issue with Power BI Desktop

Once im opening the power bi report in VM, its getting hanged and doesn't allow to use the application. Even after trying to close the report multiple times through task manager and reopening it, the issue remains the sam

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Anonymous
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Hi  @nareshr89 ,

 

Will you meet same issue when you open other pbix files, or only meet it on this file?

 

As amitchandak mentioned, please check whether disk driver in your VM has enough space. Too small disk space will cause this issue. 

For reference: Minimum requirements

 

Please check whether your Power BI Desktop is the latest version. If not, download the latest version by this link and try again. 

 

You can check system logic for Power BI Desktop by Event Viewer.

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You may refer to this offical blog for troubleshooting.

 

Best Regards,
Rico Zhou

 

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

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amitchandak
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@nareshr89 , We are using power bi on VM without any problem. How much RAM and Free Hardisk space you have

 

Good to have it - 8 to 16 GB RAM 

and mIn 20 GB of free disk space

 

The size of the power bi file (pbix) should be less than 2 GB, better to have a few MB file. More than 2 GB will slow down system lot 

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The pbix file is of 75mb and RAM is 64gb. Still facing this issue, only from today afternoon.

Anonymous
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Hi  @nareshr89 ,

 

Will you meet same issue when you open other pbix files, or only meet it on this file?

 

As amitchandak mentioned, please check whether disk driver in your VM has enough space. Too small disk space will cause this issue. 

For reference: Minimum requirements

 

Please check whether your Power BI Desktop is the latest version. If not, download the latest version by this link and try again. 

 

You can check system logic for Power BI Desktop by Event Viewer.

1.png

You may refer to this offical blog for troubleshooting.

 

Best Regards,
Rico Zhou

 

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

Thank for the sharing the suggestions. I had updated the Power BI with new version post which the issue didn't appear. 

Anonymous
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Hi @nareshr89 ,

 

Could you tell me if your problem has been solved? If it is, kindly Accept the helpful reply as the solution. More people will benefit from it. Or you are still confused about it, please provide me with more details about your problem.


Best Regards,

Rico Zhou

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