After installing Power Bi The following system error occurred: %1 is not a valid Win32 application.

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After installing Power Bi from the Company Portal, I receive this error message when opening Power Bi. The only thing that I can do at that point is End Task to close it. 

Feedback Type:
Frown (Error)

Timestamp:
2026-01-28T15:18:32.9210546Z

Local Time:
2026-01-28T10:18:32.9210546-05:00

Session ID:
a87d29aa-5678-42ad-be84-9920a66f8446

Release:
December 2025

Product Version:
2.150.1704.0 (25.12)+3a446eef750961ade0cd9ea0d9ac8c0cf129dc07 (x64)

Stack Trace:
Microsoft.AnalysisServices.OperationException
at Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Windows.AnalysisServices.AnalysisServicesService.ExecuteXmla(String xmla, ITelemetryService telemetryService)
at Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Windows.AnalysisServices.AnalysisServicesService.CreateEmptyDatabase(String databaseName, ITelemetryService telemetryService)
at Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Windows.AnalysisServices.AnalysisServicesService.CreateEmptyDatabase(DatabaseDocuments initialDocuments)
at System.Threading.Tasks.Task`1.InnerInvoke()
at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.Execute()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
at Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.AppReportFlow.<CreateEmptyDatabase>d__48.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
at Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.AppReportFlow.<ContinueLoadWithMainWindow>d__43.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
at Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.AppModule.<>c__DisplayClass4_2.<<Run>b__4>d.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
at Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Windows.MainWindow.<<ActivateMainWindow>b__41_1>d.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
at Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Windows.IExceptionHandlerExtensions.<HandleAwaitableAsyncExceptions>d__1.MoveNext()

PowerBINonFatalError:
{"AppName":"PBIDesktop","AppVersion":"2.150.1704.0","ModuleName":"Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Windows.dll","Component":"Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Windows.AnalysisServices.AnalysisServicesService","Error":"Microsoft.AnalysisServices.OperationException - PFE_SYSTEM","MethodDef":"ExecuteXmla - PFE_SYSTEM","ErrorOffset":"116","ErrorCode":""}

OS Version:
Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.22631.0 (x64 en-US)

CLR Version:
4.8 or later [Release Number = 533320]

Peak Virtual Memory:
86.7 GB

Private Memory:
185 MB

Peak Working Set:
291 MB

IE Version:
11.1.22621.0

User ID:
a8f6531c-2580-4342-86ea-39c56ee30e12

Workbook Package Info:
1* - en-US, Query Groups: 0, fastCombine: Disabled, runBackgroundAnalysis: False.

Telemetry Enabled:
True

Enabled Preview Features:
PBI_googleBigQueryAdbcVersionEnabled
PBI_scorecardVisual
PBI_setLabelOnExportPdf
PBI_oneDriveSave
PBI_oneDriveShare
PBI_odspSaveBackgroundUpload
PBI_modernOfficeFilePicker
PBI_useModernPublishDialogs
PBI_gitIntegration
PBI_tmdlInDataset
PBI_enhancedReportFormat
PBI_directLakeOnOneLake
PBI_advancedSlicerTypeList
PBI_textSlicer
PBI_aiNarrativesVisual
PBI_visualCalculationsAuthoring
PBI_copilotUnifiedTooling
PBI_UserInstalledVerticaODBCDriver
PBI_sqlDbNativeArtifactsOnDesktop
PBI_dataFunctionActions
PBI_enableExportQueries

Disabled Preview Features:
PBI_DatabricksAdbcVersionEnabled
PBI_snowflakeLegacyOdbcVersionEnabled
PBI_shapeMapVisualEnabled
PBI_SpanishLinguisticsEnabled
PBI_qnaLiveConnect
PBI_b2bExternalDatasetSharing
PBI_onObject
PBI_publishDialogsSupportSubfolders
PBI_enhancedReportFormatPBIX
PBI_qnaImproveLsdlCopilot
PBI_customCalendars
PBI_UserInstalledNetezzaODBCDriver
MashupFlight_EnableOracleBundledOdacProvider
PBI_supportUDFs

Disabled DirectQuery Options:
TreatHanaAsRelationalSource

Cloud:
GlobalCloud

DPI Scale:
125%

Supported Services:
Power BI

WebView2 Runtime Version:
144.0.3719.82

WebView2 SDK Version:
1.0.2365.46