Power BI dekstop not responding during start

Hi all,

I just installed PowerBI in my notebook. But when I try to run it, it stop when "..initialization.."

My OS is Windows 7 Professional, CPU 2.2 GHz 64 bit, RAM 8GB, Display resolution is 1366x788.

I've manage to see what is the error message, not complete but it looks like during initialization mode, it search my registry and look for SQL Server installation, SQL server 2016 to be exact. Because it say "...... registry key "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\130...... The system cannot find the file specified"

Does it need SQL Server 2016 ? Unless I overlooked, the minimum requirement is like this -->

• Windows 7 / Windows Server 2008 R2, or later

• .NET 4.5

• Internet Explorer 10 or later

• Memory (RAM): At least 1 GB available, 1.5 GB or more recommended.

• Display: At least 1440x900 or 1600x900 (16:9) recommended. Lower resolutions such as 1024x768 or 1280x800 are not recommended, as certain controls (such as closing the startup screen) display beyond those resolutions.

• CPU: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster x86- or x64-bit processor recommended.

 From above the only thing not match is my display resolution only.

Please help. Thanks in advance.

Anton