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Feature Request: Ability to Pause Visuals Per Page in Power BI Desktop

Enable “Pause Visuals” Option Per Report Page Instead of Entire Report

The current "Pause Visuals" feature under the Optimize ribbon in Power BI Desktop is a great way to reduce unnecessary queries and improve performance during report development. However, it applies globally to the entire report, which can be limiting when working with complex, multi-page reports.

I would like to request the ability to pause and resume visuals on a per-page basis, rather than across the entire report. This would allow developers to:

Focus on optimizing or editing a specific report page without impacting others

Reduce the need to pause all visuals when only one page needs to be "frozen"

Improve performance and usability in large reports with DirectQuery or real-time connections

Proposed Features:

A toggle to pause/resume visuals for the currently active page

Visual indicators on each page showing paused/resumed status

Optionally, per-visual control to pause queries individually (advanced)

This feature would be a valuable addition to the Optimize tools for developers working with large and dynamic Power BI reports.

Status: New