PowerBI Custom Connector with Windows 11 App Store

[kevinxbrown]

Hi, I have installed PowerBI Desktop using the App Store on Windows 11, and I'm trying to install a custom connector.

AppStore apps appear quite different from regular apps, as they install themselves in C:\Program Files\WindowsApps which is protected. However looking inside, you find PowerBI Desktop is installed in C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftPowerBIDesktop_2.108.997.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe

And it seems that you can't create a Custom Connectors folder in there, as it's also read only, and I'm sure I shouldn't need to "break in" to get this working? 

Could you share how/where to put the custom connector in the AppStore version? Or do I need to uninstall this version and install the Desktop version please? 

Thanks, Kevin 

[kevinxbrown]

Thanks for taking the time to respond, yes, effectively Win 11 App Store also looks in the same place as Desktop app in DOCUMENTS folder not in Program files. Sorry I had earlier followed some incorrect instructions on the net.

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Hi @kevinxbrown ,

You can review the following links and check if they can help you solve the problem.

Custom Connectors Path

I've found out what the issue was by myself.

I had my custom connectors in the folder [Documents]\Microsoft Power BI Desktop\Custom Connectorsand PBI desktop saw them without problem.

Once I installed a third-party connector it created a folder without the 'Microsoft' word: [Documents]\Power BI Desktop\Custom Connectors. After that PBI Desktop takes a custom connectors from this folder and ignores my connectors. All I did is copied my connectors into that new folder and now it works well.

To me, looks like a bug as in according to documentation connectors must be placed in the [Documents]\Power BI Desktop\Custom Connectors folder...

Why does PBI desktop get a connectors from other folder?

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Custom Connectors path unavailable

Custom Connector folder not visible

Best Regards