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ClaytonMUK
Helper I
Helper I

Power Query Editor completely blank/empty

Hi,

I think I have a performance issue where, if I open a good pbix file and open Power Query Editor the working panel is blank. If I then click on any option with a pop-up that too is blank (as in totally white). This even happens on the exit button, and I then have to guess where the Save > Yes/No buttons are to actually exit.

When this happens all subsequent pbix files also have the same issue, but if I close them and then open a new report and go Options > Data Load > clear cache it seems to help.

Just wondering if anyone else has seen this. Is it memory, display driver, uninstall and re-install... ??

Below image is example where I clicked on Data Source settings.broken pbi 1.jpg

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v-stephen-msft
Community Support
Community Support

Hi @ClaytonMUK ,

 

Please try to reinstall Power BI Desktop and make sure it is the latest version.

Or you can kindly refer to

Power Query editor stays blank

Power Query Editor is blank

 

 

Best Regards,

Stephen Tao

 

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parry2k
Super User
Super User

@ClaytonMUK seems like it is a machine-specific issue, never seen this before. Can you test it on another machine?



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