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Power BI installer doesn't open/run
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.
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.
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
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.
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.