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Anonymous
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Something went wrong! Cannot open Power BI Report Server May 2021

I installed Power BI Report Server (the latest version May 2022) but then realised that my company's server is using ver May 2021. Thus, I have no choice => uninstall ver May 2022 and install ver May 2021. However, after downgrading, I can no longer open Power BI Report Server on my laptop. The below message appears. I have tried to uninstall and reinstall it so many times but still cannot. This error only disappear if I reinstall the latest version (i.e. May 2022). However, this will not help as I can only use ver May 2021. Is there any solution for this issue, please? 

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v-luwang-msft
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Hi @Anonymous ,

Test to uninstall your desktop again, but this time please delete content in the following path: C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Power BI Desktop
Then, reinstall this application with "Run as administrator"

 

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Best Regards

Lucien

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v-luwang-msft
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Community Support

Hi @Anonymous ,

Test to uninstall your desktop again, but this time please delete content in the following path: C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Power BI Desktop
Then, reinstall this application with "Run as administrator"

 

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Best Regards

Lucien

Anonymous
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Many thanks Lucien, it workssss!!!! Thanks a lot. You saved my life! 😄 

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