Direct Lake Desktop Edition Content Blocked

Hi @generop,

Based on the screenshot, this looks less like a Direct Lake model/XMLA issue and more like the browser/launch flow used by Edit in Desktop is being blocked.

is commonly seen when embedded Microsoft web content or sign-in content is blocked by browser privacy settings, tracking prevention, extensions, or third-party cookie settings.

I would first test the browser side:

1. In Edge, go to Settings → Cookies and site permissions.
2. Open Manage and delete cookies and site data.
3. Temporarily set Block third-party cookies to Off.
4. Set Tracking prevention to Balanced, not Strict.
5. Disable any ad-block or privacy extensions for Power BI/Fabric sites.
6. Fully close and reopen the browser, then try Edit in Desktop again.

If you do not want to allow third-party cookies globally, try adding these domains to the allow list:

• *.powerbi.com
• *.fabric.microsoft.com
• *.microsoftonline.com

I would also test opening the model directly from Power BI Desktop instead of launching from the browser:

Power BI Desktop → OneLake catalog / Power BI semantic models → select the Direct Lake model → Edit

Direct Lake semantic models are live-edited in the Fabric workspace from Power BI Desktop, not edited as a normal local PBIX file:

Direct Lake in Power BI Desktop

If the browser/cookie changes do not fix it, I would raise a Microsoft support ticket. There is a related community thread where Edit in Desktop for Direct Lake models stopped working for multiple users and Microsoft support reproduced the issue:

Power BI - Direct Lake model - choosing Edit in Desktop not working

Because this happens with new models too, I would not assume the semantic model itself is broken. It may be a browser/auth launch issue or a Direct Lake Edit in Desktop integration issue.

Best regards,
Solutions Architect · Microsoft Fabric Specialist · Parchitect

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