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aalamillo
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Need Help: The application has failed to start because its side-by-side configuration is incorrect..

Hello everyone, 

 

I am new to Power BI and had this issue come up when trying to open the file (screenshot below). The file was working last week and I didn't do anything unusual that would cause this to happen. 

 

Does anyone know how to fix this?

 

aalamillo_0-1675275552398.png

 

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aalamillo
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Hello everyone, 

 

I'm pretty new to Power BI and keep getting this message when I try to open the desktop app. I can open the file via the web but I cannot refresh.

 

Does anyone know how to fix this? 

 

aalamillo_1-1675275344480.png

 

Anonymous
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Hi @aalamillo ,

Please try below steps:

1. uninstall the Power BI Desktop 

2. install the latest PowerBI Desktop

 

Best regards,
Community Support Team_Binbin Yu
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