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Anonymous
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Power BI Cannot Launch due to Error

Can someone help me look at this error messgae? I don't know why i couldn't launc

Feedback Type:
Frown (Error)

Error Message:
Could not load type 'System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation' from assembly 'mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089'.

Stack Trace:
System.TypeLoadException
at Microsoft.Web.WebView2.Core.CoreWebView2Environment.LoadWebView2LoaderDll()
at Microsoft.Web.WebView2.Core.CoreWebView2Environment.GetAvailableBrowserVersionString(String browserExecutableFolder)
at Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Windows.WebView2.WebView2BrowserFactory.IsRuntimeAvailable(String browserExecutableFolder)
at Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Windows.Services.FeatureSwitchManager.RegisterPreviewFeatureSwitches()
at Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Windows.Services.FeatureSwitchManager.RegisterKnownSwitches()
at Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Program.<>c__DisplayClass4_0.<Main>b__1()
at Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Windows.IExceptionHandlerExtensions.<>c__DisplayClass3_0.<HandleExceptionsWithNestedTasks>b__0()
at Microsoft.Mashup.Host.Document.ExceptionHandlerExtensions.HandleExceptions(IExceptionHandler exceptionHandler, Action action)

Stack Trace Message:
Could not load type 'System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation' from assembly 'mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089'.

Invocation Stack Trace:
at Microsoft.Mashup.Host.Document.ExceptionExtensions.GetCurrentInvocationStackTrace()
at Microsoft.Mashup.Client.UI.Shared.StackTraceInfo..ctor(String exceptionStackTrace, String invocationStackTrace, String exceptionMessage)
at Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Windows.Telemetry.PowerBIUserFeedbackServices.GetStackTraceInfo(Exception e)
at Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Windows.Telemetry.PowerBIUserFeedbackServices.ReportException(IWindowHandle activeWindow, IUIHost uiHost, FeedbackPackageInfo feedbackPackageInfo, Exception e, Boolean useGDICapture)
at Microsoft.Mashup.Client.UI.Shared.UnexpectedExceptionHandler.<>c__DisplayClass15_0.<HandleException>b__0()
at Microsoft.Mashup.Host.Document.SynchronizationContextExtensions.SendAndMarshalExceptions(SynchronizationContext context, Action callback)
at Microsoft.Mashup.Client.UI.Shared.UnexpectedExceptionHandler.HandleException(Exception e)
at Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.PowerBIUnexpectedExceptionHandler.HandleException(Exception e)
at Microsoft.Mashup.Host.Document.ExceptionHandlerExtensions.HandleExceptions(IExceptionHandler exceptionHandler, Action action)
at Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Windows.IExceptionHandlerExtensions.HandleExceptionsWithNestedTasks(IExceptionHandler exceptionHandler, Action action)
at Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Program.Main(String[] args)


PowerBINonFatalError:
{"AppName":"PBIDesktop","AppVersion":"2.96.1061.0","ModuleName":"Microsoft.Web.WebView2.Core.dll","Component":"Microsoft.Web.WebView2.Core.CoreWebView2Environment","Error":"System.TypeLoadException","MethodDef":"LoadWebView2LoaderDll","ErrorOffset":"-1"}

PowerBIUserFeedbackServices_IsReported:
True

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Anonymous
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Hi there, i downloaded it from microsoft's official website.

This technically can go wrong when you execute code on old version .NET.

Please try installing latest .NET and restart PBI desktop

parry2k
Super User
Super User

@Anonymous seems like a machine-specific issue, did you downloaded the Power BI or using the MS Store version?



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