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Make Desktop available through Microsoft Update (for versions of Windows before Windows 10)

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Will Thompson on 03 Oct 2017 01:56:03

In September 2017 we announced that Power BI Desktop is available through the Windows Store, giving automatic updates: https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-bi-at-ignite-2017-announcing-enterprise-ready-capabilities-for-establishing-data-culture-at-scale/

If you're not able to update to Windows 10, vote for this idea so that Power BI Desktop can be made available through Microsoft Update to older versions of Windows.

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10c3736c cbdb-415a-9a18-1a219490826c on 05 Jul 2020 23:13:01

RE: Make Desktop available through Microsoft Update (for versions of Windows before Windows 10)

Please add Power Bi Desktop updates on Windows updates.

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839fbfa9 a86a-4d6c-a543-57ba304f1578 on 05 Jul 2020 23:12:52

RE: Make Desktop available through Microsoft Update (for versions of Windows before Windows 10)

Please include Power BI Desktop updates through Windows Update

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68febcce 408d-44c5-9a84-1683a529bde5 on 05 Jul 2020 23:11:12

RE: Make Desktop available through Microsoft Update (for versions of Windows before Windows 10)

Please add windows update support for those of us who use SCCM to manage applications and updates.

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1d7f9421 ae16-4db8-9ce0-26a9d32c718f on 05 Jul 2020 23:07:53

RE: Make Desktop available through Microsoft Update (for versions of Windows before Windows 10)

Would greatly help for environments where the Windows Store isn't authorized/used.

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ed456261 671f-436a-be4e-2c539e07d1d3 on 05 Jul 2020 23:07:21

RE: Make Desktop available through Microsoft Update (for versions of Windows before Windows 10)

Make it easier to share Dashboard in a safe way, with people outside the organization.
That would help a lot!

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5080a63a d70d-41b6-9ff2-2da0ef71f586 on 05 Jul 2020 23:07:18

RE: Make Desktop available through Microsoft Update (for versions of Windows before Windows 10)

Please include Power BI Desktop updates through Windows Update

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65b59401 4d7d-e811-a961-000d3a1bece3 on 05 Jul 2020 23:07:17

RE: Make Desktop available through Microsoft Update (for versions of Windows before Windows 10)

Most corporate customers do not allow windows store. Also many are still on windows 7. either make updates available via standard windows patch, or make power bi just auto update itself with user confirmation. Files aren't easily backwards compatible due to visuals, so users are literally having to manuallyupdate each time they open a file which is really hurting the adoption.

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c85d3066 6bae-47f1-a338-2ddfcffad5de on 05 Jul 2020 23:06:25

RE: Make Desktop available through Microsoft Update (for versions of Windows before Windows 10)

Please include Power BI Desktop updates through Windows Update

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b076956a 4046-41bd-a46b-6b63de0215c4 on 05 Jul 2020 23:05:44

RE: Make Desktop available through Microsoft Update (for versions of Windows before Windows 10)

please include power BI desktop updates through Windows Update

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1fed91f2 9af9-4d90-8b76-5b73990dbe36 on 05 Jul 2020 23:05:07

RE: Make Desktop available through Microsoft Update (for versions of Windows before Windows 10)

A massive number of your paying customers are still running enterprise wide deployments of Windows 7. The solution for automatic updates to Power BI for only Windows 10 is short-sighted and solves nothing for some very large companies. Please, Microsoft, pay attention to your customers and either provide these updates or explain why you cannot. Don't just close an idea because you provided a workaround.