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Power BI Desktop Not launching
- Anonymous2 years ago
Hi hasarinfareeth ,
1. Please try running Power BI Desktop with administrator rights. Power BI Desktop is a multi-process architecture where multiple processes communicate using Windows Named Pipes. Other processes may interfere with these named pipes. The most common cause of this interference is security, including cases where antivirus software or firewalls block pipes or redirect traffic to specific ports.
Opening Power BI Desktop with administrator rights may resolve the issue. If you can't open Power BI Desktop with administrator rights, ask your administrator what security rules are preventing named pipes from communicating correctly. Then, add Power BI Desktop and its child processes to the allowed list.
2. Reinstall WebView2 using the following steps, which do not require elevated administrative rights.
1. Uninstall webview2.
2. Reinstall webview2 using this installation link. https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=21247033. Refer to the documentation and solutions related to your problem:
Resolve startup issues with Power BI Desktop - Power BI | Microsoft Learn
Solved: Power BI Desktop launch failure - Microsoft Fabric Community
Solved: Unable to launch Power BI Desktop - Microsoft Fabric Community
Solved: Unable to Launch Power BI Desktop - Microsoft Fabric CommunityIf your Current Period does not refer to this, please clarify in a follow-up reply.
Best Regards,
Clara Gong
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Hi hasarinfareeth ,
1. Please try running Power BI Desktop with administrator rights. Power BI Desktop is a multi-process architecture where multiple processes communicate using Windows Named Pipes. Other processes may interfere with these named pipes. The most common cause of this interference is security, including cases where antivirus software or firewalls block pipes or redirect traffic to specific ports.
Opening Power BI Desktop with administrator rights may resolve the issue. If you can't open Power BI Desktop with administrator rights, ask your administrator what security rules are preventing named pipes from communicating correctly. Then, add Power BI Desktop and its child processes to the allowed list.
2. Reinstall WebView2 using the following steps, which do not require elevated administrative rights.
1. Uninstall webview2.
2. Reinstall webview2 using this installation link. https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=2124703
3. Refer to the documentation and solutions related to your problem:
Resolve startup issues with Power BI Desktop - Power BI | Microsoft Learn
Solved: Power BI Desktop launch failure - Microsoft Fabric Community
Solved: Unable to launch Power BI Desktop - Microsoft Fabric Community
Solved: Unable to Launch Power BI Desktop - Microsoft Fabric Community
If your Current Period does not refer to this, please clarify in a follow-up reply.
Best Regards,
Clara Gong
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.