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Power BI September 2026 Feature Summary

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murray-kp
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10 days ago

Welcome to the September 2026 Power BI Feature Summary!

As the Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, data, and analytics community gathers in Barcelona for the European Microsoft Fabric + SQL Community Conference, this month is packed with news. From new Copilot an...
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4 hours ago

Thank you D_M_2​ for adding the details about missing updates in the Change Log.

We raised a support ticket in June 2026 regarding the fact that Microsoft stopped updating the Change Log and got this reply regarding how Microsoft inform about releases and updates:

  • Monthly feature releases are documented through the “What’s New” blogs.
  • The dedicated Desktop change log is intended for QFE-classified fixes/builds only.
  • Intermediate servicing builds can still include fixes/improvements without necessarily being classified or documented as QFE


According to Microsoft it has not been any updates in Power BI Desktop that is "QFE-classified" since March 2026, hence the Change Log has not been updated.
Exactly what "QFE-classified" refers to was not shared by Microsoft.

This mean that all "within a version updates" since March 2026 has been classified as "Intermediate servicing builds" by Microsoft.

We has a routine that we every morning check which version that is available at Download Microsoft Power BI Desktop from Official Microsoft Download Center but the lack of information make it impossible to judge whether the current version is any good and what that has been changed from the prior version.

 

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2 hours ago

Thanks for the info akejoh​, I wasn't aware of this decision.

I also follow the same practice of checking every day to see if a new build on the 'Advanced download' page is available, but it sounds like this new 'QFE-classified' notion was introduced this year only, since previously pretty much every interim release (or QFE) was included, so would be odd if suddenly none of them qualify for all this time, but at least now there's an explanation. Thanks again.