Power BI Desktop for Mac

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Hello,&nbsp;&nbsp;Our designer work on a Mac. We want him to design our Power BI reports in Power BI Desktop. For every project we need a new design, so therefore we want to give him access to Power BI Desktop.&nbsp;&nbsp;My question:&nbsp;&nbsp;I am working with a VM (installed Windows 10 on a externe disk), using Hyper-V. On this VM we have installed Power BI Desktop. Is it possible that our designer can use this VM and runs it from his Mac?&nbsp;&nbsp;Thank you!

ankitkukreja · Answer

Hi&nbsp;JohnPowerAmbi&nbsp;
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Afaik, if he is given the right access and the steps to use the VM then he can. Mac users can only use VM to install PBI desktop.
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johnpowerambi · Answer

Thank you for your response!&nbsp;Can you help me with finding the right steps to take?&nbsp;

ankitkukreja · Answer

Which VM is being used? This should give you an idea how it should be done -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkFsJbiCAEw
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johnpowerambi · Answer

Hi,&nbsp;&nbsp;This is now the VM that I use from Hyper-V that is connected to a SSD. Windows 10. I use a Window laptop.&nbsp;Does this give you the required information?&nbsp;I want to know if there is a similar solutons for Mac, so that the same VM (Windows Desktop) can be used on a Mac, just by plugging the SSD into the Mac.&nbsp;

ankitkukreja · Answer

Hi&nbsp;JohnPowerAmbi&nbsp;
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I have not tried it, but this might help&nbsp;
https://9to5mac.com/2020/07/14/install-windows-mac-external-ssd-drive-boot-camp-2020-video/
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