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I just noticed there is a new build of Power BI Desktop that was silently released (not prompting to update, no info in blog). It's dated 16 Jan 2019, but Options/Diagnostics shows: 2.65.5313.1381 64-bit (December 2018). By my count that's at least the 4th build released labelled "December 2018" - some kind of record.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=45331
I havent done much with it yet but it hasnt obviously broken (or fixed) anything ... can anyone share any insight?
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Hi @mike_honey
You may post your feedback at the bottom of desktop latest update page to get more professional support.
Regards,
Cherie
Just minor fixes. I usually see at least 2 silent releases per month with the Windows Store update version that happen in the background.
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MCSA: BI ReportingYeah sure. It's just that Power BI is the only product I've ever worked with where this happens - unannounced and undocumented. Their colleagues in Office 365 are the opposite.
Hi @mike_honey
You may post your feedback at the bottom of desktop latest update page to get more professional support.
Regards,
Cherie
In case anyone has a similar question, here's the response from Amanda:
https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/powerbi-docs/issues/639#issuecomment-468077830
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