Bug - hyperlinks on PBI Desktop do not open a web page

I first ran into this problem (and other UI issues) in the February 2023 version and had to revert back to November 2022 to perform my job function. There's really nothing more to add other than the ...

Reports

v-vannormanc

Microsoft Employee

3 years ago

Power BI Desktop Infrastructure Update under Options and settings --> Options --> Preview feature in Power BI Desktop was turned off. Checking that box and restarting solved the issue.

"[Microsoft] is switching to the WebView2 and not going to support running desktop under CEF/Chromium."

The above parameter is no longer visible in version 2.116.602.0 64-bit (April 2023), which appears to be the universal fix.

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