Make Desktop available through Microsoft Update (for versions of Windows before Windows 10)

[WillT]

In September 2017 we announced that Power BI Desktop is available through the Windows Store, giving automatic updates: https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-bi-at-ignite-2017-announcing-enterprise-ready-capabilities-for-establishing-data-culture-at-scale/ If you're not able to update to Windows 10, vote for this idea so that Power BI Desktop can be made available through Microsoft Update to older versions of Windows.

[adrian_m_mitche]

The Windows store is not a good solution for Enterprise Organizations that use SCCM package deployments to control the environment and desktops.

[bob_v_d_laars]

Power BI via windows update please!!

[kari_nieminen]

Windows Store is not an option for organizations using W10 LTSB. Windows Update feature is needed.

[kumar_ganapathy]

please include power BI desktop updates through Windows Update

[patrick_purvia1]

A massive number of your paying customers are still running enterprise wide deployments of Windows 7. The solution for automatic updates to Power BI for only Windows 10 is short-sighted and solves nothing for some very large companies. Please, Microsoft, pay attention to your customers and either provide these updates or explain why you cannot. Don't just close an idea because you provided a workaround.

[jyrki24]

Please include Power BI Desktop updates through Windows Update

[bjorn_hoili]

Make it easier to share Dashboard in a safe way, with people outside the organization. That would help a lot!

[celerygod1]

Would greatly help for environments where the Windows Store isn't authorized/used.

[fbcideas_migusr]

Most corporate customers do not allow windows store. Also many are still on windows 7. either make updates available via standard windows patch, or make power bi just auto update itself with user confirmation. Files aren't easily backwards compatible due to visuals, so users are literally having to manuallyupdate each time they open a file which is really hurting the adoption.

[Rkilcullen]

Please include Power BI Desktop updates through Windows Update