Standalone Copilot icon does not appear in Desktop App

Hi ScottShearer ,

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At present, the standalone Copilot icon in the left navigation pane is only available in the Power BI Service and is currently in preview. Please make sure the following two settings are enabled in the Admin portal for Copilot to work as expected.

Do note that when a new capacity is purchased or an existing capacity is scaled up, it may take up to 24 hours for Copilot to recognize and become available.

Also, the standalone Copilot experience is not yet supported in the following regions: India West, Indonesia Central, Korea South, Malaysia West, New Zealand North, Qatar Central, Taiwan North, Taiwan North West, UAE Central, France South, Germany North, and Norway West.

Reference: Overview of Copilot for Power BI - Power BI | Microsoft Learn

As highlighted in the official blog, this feature is planned to be turned on by default starting September.

Hope this helps. Please reach out for further assistance.

Thank you.