Power BI Desktop Refresh Issue

[willdiles]

Power BI Desktop February 2026 — "Refresh All" Permanently Stuck on "Evaluating"

Issue Description:

After updating to the February 2026 release of Power BI Desktop, "Refresh All" hangs indefinitely on the "Evaluating" stage and never progresses. This affects multiple semantic models of varying sizes — not isolated to a single file or large model. Individual table refreshes complete without issue. The problem occurs only on "Refresh All"

Affected Versions:
- Version 2.151.1052.0 64-bit (February 2026) — issue present
- Version 2.151.1182.0 64-bit (February 2026 QFE) — issue still present

Working Version:
- Version 2.150.2102.0 64-bit (January 2026) — refresh completes normally

Environment:
- Data source: SQL Server (import mode)
- Multiple models affected, ranging from small to ~2.8 GB
- 64-bit Power BI Desktop
- Hardwired ethernet connection

Troubleshooting Steps Taken (none resolved the issue):
- Updated to the latest February 2026 QFE build (2.151.1182.0)
- Changed "Parallel loading of tables" from Default to "One (disable parallel loading)" under Current File > Data Load
- Individual table refreshes all complete successfully
- Reverted to January 2026 build (2.150.2102.0) — Refresh All works immediately, confirming this is a February 2026 regression

Expected Behavior:
"Refresh All" should evaluate and refresh all tables as it does in the January 2026 release.

Actual Behavior:
All tables remain in "Evaluating" status indefinitely. No error is thrown. The process must be force-cancelled. This behavior is consistent across multiple models of different sizes.

This is a clear regression introduced in the February 2026 release. Rolling back to January 2026 immediately resolves the issue. Please investigate and patch in a future QFE or the March 2026 release.

[chadmkelly]

has this been resolved with the March 2026 release? @willdiles