Potential Security Risk Prompt opens in background & can cause PBI to freeze

[SevsBo]

I have an external data source feeding into my report. The report is normally left to auto-refresh onine so when I make changes I usually download the latest version & work from there to save time. This is all fine, only when I open the report the "Potential Security Risk" prompt quietly opens up in the background. And this is the part that doesn't seem to work as intended.

While a blank Power BI page will be waiting in the taskbar for me to action the prompt, the prompt won't come to the front of the screen. This mean I will usually have to minimize multiple browser and program windows just to reach the desktop and click OK on the prompt.

If I have another Power BI report open at the same time the problem gets worse, as I sometimes can't minimize that report to reach the promp that is now hidden behind it, and that report then freezes.

So simple question really. Is there a way to report this prompt behavior in the hopes it shows up front & center when you open a new report, or is there a way to disable it?

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Hi @SevsBo ,

As for disabling the "Potential Security Risk" alert, this alert is a security feature designed to alert users of potential risks when connecting to external data sources. Disabling it altogether without circumventing important security protocols may not be desirable and impossible. However, you can consider the following steps to reduce the frequency of this tip:

  1.Trusted sources: Make sure that external data sources are marked as trusted in your organization's network settings.

  2.Try to switch privacy settings to :

Best Regards,

Xianda Tang

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