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slaneyg
Advocate I
Advocate IPBI desktop application left navigation icons solid black?
Regardless of desktop appearance selection (dark, legacy, light, system default) the top three icons on the left nav (Report view, Table view and model view) are now rendered solid black. Has anyone...
Power BI Desktop is showing black icons for many users due to a WebView2 regression. I wrote a short article explaining the issue and a safe workaround you can use for demos or recordings until Microsoft releases the fix.
https://www.sqlbi.com/blog/marco/2026/01/24/fixing-the-black-icons-issue-in-power-bi-desktop-understanding-the-problem-and-a-temporary-workaround/
danextian
Super User
Super UserHi slaneyg
Experiencing the same. Yesterday, I installed the Jan 2026 version but the display was still fine after. It started just today. Interestingly, it also affects an older version of Power BI Desktop installed in the same device. Either the recent version or a recent windows update has caused this.