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Power BI Desktop Version upgrades
I've been doing quite a bit of comparison research for the January 2025 version release and the July 2025 release. All my research tells me that this is a major upgrade. Can anyone confirm that for m...
Thank you all for your responses. This has been very helpful. I also believe it's a major upgrade. Have a great Tuesday.
Yes ✅ — the July 2025 Power BI Desktop release is a major upgrade compared to January 2025.
Jan 2025 → semantic model history, Snowflake connector, Direct Lake preview.
Jul 2025 → big leap: Copilot AI, deep Microsoft 365 integration, PBIRS + SQL 2025 support, Field Parameters GA, ORDERBY in visual calcs, broader Direct Lake, organizational themes.
https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-ca/blog/power-bi-august-2025-feature-summary