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Im trying to connect to Power BI datasets from my excel desktop. I logged into Excel with the company account.
It is telling me Signin unsuccessful - general error.
Here is screen .
Hi @MARUI
So you can sign in Power BI Service with the company account , right ? Did you connect to Power BI Dataset in Excel normally before ? Do you have access to the dataset ?
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I can sign in Power BI Service with the company account,but I haven't been able to connect to Power BI Dataset in Excel.I'm the administrator of the dataset.
@MARUI 
"Signin unsuccessful - general error" in Excel while connecting to Power BI, check your credentials, ensure a good internet connection, update Excel, and verify Power BI status by logging in to Power BI service directly . Clear cached credentials, check firewall settings.
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Thanks for your reply, my excel is the latest version(version 2312), the network is normal, I can access PowerBI normally through the browser.
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