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Method not found: 'Void Newtonsoft.Json.JsonSerializerSettings..ctor(Newtonsoft.Json.JsonSerializer"
Hi everyone, After updating to the March 2026 release (2.152.882.0), I'm unable to open any .pbip (Power BI Project) files. Opening .pbix files works without any issues. Error message: Method n...
anilelmastasi
Super User
Super UserHello TRoman ,
This problem is generally about Power BI Desktop version. Can you downgrade your version? You can download January 2026 from here:
If this solved your issue, please mark it as the accepted solution. ✅
Hi anilelmastasi ! Thanks for the tip. Reverting works temporarily, but our auto-update policy pushes the March version back out after every restart. Since users can’t manually uninstall, we really need to find the root cause.
Will helt to identify if we are seeing this across the board with the March release, or is it isolated to our tenant.
Best,
Roman
pixmeisterAdvocate I
This is not just isolated to you. All of our users are impacted