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Disable "Welcome to Power BI Desktop" Nag Screen

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on 08 Mar 2018 06:48:59

The "Welcome to Power BI Desktop" screen that comes up when you open Power BI Desktop is really, really annoying. I know there's a registry hack that will turn it off, but it also disables the new version 'alerts', which I like, especially for intra-month bug fix releases. Can you please either get rid of the screen or give us the option to turn it off separately from the version notifications?

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2a023b68 aff5-4e65-b909-abc875427029 on 05 Jul 2020 23:15:40

RE: Disable "Welcome to Power BI Desktop" Nag Screen

This is really annoying. I now get 2 nag screens when I open PBI. I can't sign up for PBI online because I am a consultant and do not have a license to use with this client's domain. I do have an account with my employer, but it would not be good to sign in to that. Also, just prototyping reports internally with clients, this is really making my client unhappy having to get out of 2 nag screens. This should have a disable checkbox and then just 'alerts' when new version are available. It's like web sites that pop up email sign ups every time you visit...eventually you don't want to go there any more.

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53d933f7 9823-48c7-89b8-3eb9f3a1298a on 05 Jul 2020 23:14:27

RE: Disable "Welcome to Power BI Desktop" Nag Screen

I train new Power BI users and they're often confused by this screen.