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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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7acf6415 cb89-4632-90cb-6bcda47cb97f on 05 Jul 2020 23:43:17

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

Yes, we need this option. Please make this a higher priority.

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b02b5794 b69d-4777-940a-c4d46c76002f on 05 Jul 2020 23:42:23

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

How is this not already a thing.. come on.

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41d2389f 7f4e-4a54-9155-5bb5f9b29088 on 05 Jul 2020 23:41:40

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

Automatic updates need to be enabled through Windows Updates. To try and keep track and manually go to each machine and install an update is very demanding on a Helpdesk, especially having to coordinate with the end users to set aside some time from there busy day for someone to either remote in or stop by and install the update.

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bbe3341a abc8-4f4d-9895-741052be8219 on 05 Jul 2020 23:41:40

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

We block the Windows store. We have around 20 Power BI users and deploying updates through Windows Update would be a much better solution for us.

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f1b2b2ee 7853-4e9d-a766-d815c39f858f on 05 Jul 2020 23:41:32

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

Automatic Updates from Windows or Microsoft Update Services would ease customers to have the latest version on their desktop.

Since PowerBI will be integrated in Excel and Office updates came from this canal, at least in the past, why not put PowerBI in it?

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6bb7a8f0 6d30-4d6d-989b-ea4190e6db6b on 05 Jul 2020 23:39:36

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

It such a waste of time that everyone has to duplicate what we do to deploy a program that has updates every month, and can effect how it works if it's not up to date. Please give us an automated option.

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c686b006 5618-4b7b-afb7-6668bc9813ed on 05 Jul 2020 23:39:29

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

voting this up as enterprise that has no windows 10 store and uses sccm to push soft to client machines, need and automatic way to update this desktop app within the app itself.
This should have been done to begin with since Enterprise tool sets are almost always updated like this...

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23cf118f b37c-4e5e-b519-928e77ca3a74 on 05 Jul 2020 23:37:25

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

Voting for Windows Update. Enterprise apps require enterprise deployment tools. would it help if I say "please"?

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c19dbceb 5e31-457a-8eab-6e5c890fa098 on 05 Jul 2020 23:35:13

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

Seriously! The enterprise does not run on Windows Store! SCCM, WSUS and Co-Management...but not Windows Store! Come on Microsoft, hurry up with this.

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fe652702 5dfd-45a9-be74-09766dc47d8b on 05 Jul 2020 23:33:29

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

Please add PowerBI to windows update