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as per Power BI doc it can be installed on windows server but not recommended.
The following list provides the minimum requirements to run Power BI Desktop:
Important
Power BI Desktop is no longer supported on Windows 7.
Note
We recommend using a client version of Windows such as Windows 10, rather than Windows Server. For example, Power BI Desktop does not support using Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration as it will stop Power BI Desktop from signing in to the Power BI service.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/fundamentals/desktop-get-the-desktop
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as per Power BI doc it can be installed on windows server but not recommended.
The following list provides the minimum requirements to run Power BI Desktop:
Important
Power BI Desktop is no longer supported on Windows 7.
Note
We recommend using a client version of Windows such as Windows 10, rather than Windows Server. For example, Power BI Desktop does not support using Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration as it will stop Power BI Desktop from signing in to the Power BI service.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/fundamentals/desktop-get-the-desktop
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