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Hi @lijiawen ,
Power BI and its associated services, including the handling of custom visuals and authentication, require secure communication channels, which HTTPS provides. This is not just a best practice but a necessity for protecting sensitive data and authentication tokens in transit.
More details: Troubleshoot sign-in issues in Power BI Desktop - Power BI | Microsoft Learn
Best Regards
Community Support Team _ Rongtie
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
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