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pbiuservabd
8 years agoFrequent Visitor
Unable to start Power BI Desktop. A connection cannot be made.
I am unable to launch the Power BI desktop after upgrading it to latest March 2018 build. Most of the time it is failing with "Unable to start. A connect cannot to be made". Sometimes I am getting be...
- 8 years ago
I just saw the below awareness in https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/support/. After following the steps the issue seems to have resolve and I am now able to open the PBI desktop application.
pbiuservabd
8 years agoFrequent Visitor
I just saw the below awareness in https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/support/. After following the steps the issue seems to have resolve and I am now able to open the PBI desktop application.
SheridanAllen
8 years agoNew Member
Don't forget to surround any of the folder paths that contain Spaces with Quotes.
C:\"Program Files"\"Windows Defender"\MpCmdRun.exe –resetplatform
worked like a charm