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Published inFeb 2022
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ISBN-139781801811958
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Gregory Deckler
Gregory Deckler
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Gregory Deckler

Greg Deckler is Vice President of the Microsoft Practice at Fusion Alliance and has been a professional technology systems consultant for over 25 years. Internationally recognized as an expert in Power BI, Greg Deckler is a Microsoft MVP for Data Platform and a superuser within the Power BI community with over 100,000 messages read, more than 11,000 replies, over 2,300 answers, and more than 75 entries in the Quick Measures Gallery. Greg founded the Columbus Azure ML and Power BI User Group (CAMLPUG) and presents at numerous conferences and events, including SQL Saturday, DogFood, and the Dynamic Communities User Group/Power Platform Summit.
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Downloading and running Power BI Desktop

There are actually three different versions of the Power BI Desktop application. Each version has its own methods for downloading and installing. The three versions of the Power BI Desktop are as follows:

  • Power BI Desktop (the trusted Microsoft Store app)
  • Power BI Desktop (MSI)
  • Power BI Desktop (Report Server edition)

Downloading Power BI Desktop

Downloading and installing Power BI Desktop varies slightly based upon the version being downloaded.

Power BI Desktop (the trusted Microsoft Store app)

Power BI Desktop (the trusted Microsoft Store app) is the preferred Power BI Desktop application to install and use. Microsoft recommends this version of the Power BI Desktop as it is specifically built for use on 64-bit, Windows 10 and keeps itself updated automatically. This version of the desktop has the additional requirement of running Windows 10 version 14393 or later.

This version of the desktop works like other...

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Published in: Feb 2022Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781801811958

Author (1)

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Gregory Deckler

Greg Deckler is Vice President of the Microsoft Practice at Fusion Alliance and has been a professional technology systems consultant for over 25 years. Internationally recognized as an expert in Power BI, Greg Deckler is a Microsoft MVP for Data Platform and a superuser within the Power BI community with over 100,000 messages read, more than 11,000 replies, over 2,300 answers, and more than 75 entries in the Quick Measures Gallery. Greg founded the Columbus Azure ML and Power BI User Group (CAMLPUG) and presents at numerous conferences and events, including SQL Saturday, DogFood, and the Dynamic Communities User Group/Power Platform Summit.
Read more about Gregory Deckler