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Hello ,
In my company I use a computer under :
Windows 10
64 bits
i core 7
6600 cpu
2.6 to 2.8 GHz
16 Go Ram
When I use Power Bi in 64 bits version under my desktop I can't read Excel. There is a message which inform the user that the OLE/ODBC connection can't load a Excel and it's necessary to use 32 bits ...
Due to this situation i have decided to use PowerBi Version Desktop V32 bits. But when I use this version there are a random crash or I can't save my current work ... By moment I must kill the process and relaucnh Power Bi .
It's logical or I must add a plugin to delete this error ?
Thanks for your help
Topic it's linked to this issue : https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Report-Server/Power-Bi-Desktop-V64-unread-Excel-problem/m-p/745802#...
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