Power BI installer doesn't open/run

[ArraysRus]

I'm trying to install Power BI without windows store and the installation doesn't open.

I've tried the following;

• Run as admin
• Update windows
• Try on multiple different computers

Need this installed without windows store as ill be running on a server at some point.

Download link: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=58494

All help welcome, thanks.

[Anonymous]

I have a corporate issued laptop, the Windows store is not an option for me.

Older versions of PowerBI desktop are available here:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/desktop-latest-update-archive#july-2019-update-2715523641

The linked version, from July 2019, worked fine for me.

[Ecalvert18]

MS removed the 2019 verison of Power BI. This solution no longer works and the installer still doesnt work for me. 

MS needs to fix the installer already.

[AdamNagy]

Great! The installer there works for me 

Thank you for the help!

[ArraysRus · Accepted solution]

For those that are experiencing the same issue, download and install using this link;

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=45331

Then download the latest version;

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=58494

And the installer will run, seems it requires dependencies an older version would provide.

[AdamNagy]

The top download for the older version does not work anymore - it only lets you download a text file with the content "This download has been deprecated. Please visit https://aka.ms/pbiSingleInstaller to download the latest release of Power BI Desktop."

Is MS working on resolving the problem about the latest installer not launching? :-s

[ArraysRus]

Im afraid the only way around it now is to attempt to install an older version and then run the latest installer. If you are getting a .txt file as the downloaded file then use the built-in update feature to get you where you need to be.

Alternativly you can download just fine using the Windows Store download option.

Hope that helps.

[Anonymous]

I had the same issue. whatever I tried it would not install. Using the store was not an option since this was regarding a citrix server. I ended up using a package buikder to convert the exe to an msi. from ther it would install fine. Very strange, I don't understand why microsoft doesn't offer the msi installation anymore.