Power BI - Installation Steps



In this tutorial, we will install a Power BI desktop application. To check the system requirements, and installation file details, users have to navigate to the official Microsoft website. The following are the system requirements to download the Power BI tool −

Supported Operating Systems

  • Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2.
  • Microsoft Power BI Desktop requires Internet Explorer 9 or higher.
  • Microsoft Power BI Desktop is available for 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) platforms.

Installing Power BI on Windows

Step 1 − Type "Power BI download" in the Google search engine and click on the first link https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/downloads/. We have two ways to download Microsoft Power BI desktop either from app store or through Advanced download options. Click on the Download that redirects the page to the Microsoft app store.

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Step 2 − You may install and open Power BI desktop from app store.

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Step 3 − Another frequent way to install Power BI desktop is to click on the "Advance download options". Users can select a language in which they want to install Power BI and the following files are available for download. In this tutorial, we will select English language and click on Download.

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Step 4 − This is the link to directly download Power BI files −

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=45331

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PBIDesktop_x64.msi shows a 64-bit OS file. Select the file you want to install as per OS type and click Next. Save the installation file on the local drive.

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Step 5 − Once the Power BI installer is downloaded. You need to run the executable file from the Download folder.

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Step 6 − The following screen is displayed and click on Next.

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Step 7 − Then, accept the license agreement and follow the instructions on the screen to finish the installation and click on the Next button.

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Step 8 − Furthermore, set the specific folder location in the system where the Power BI desktop tool would be installed and click on the Next button.

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Step 9 − Now, we are ready to install Power BI desktop, click on the Install button.

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The setup wizard installs the Power BI desktop within a few minutes.

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Step 10 − This is a last setup screen and select the Finish for successfully completion of Power BI desktop.

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Step 11 − When Power BI is installed, it launches a welcome screen. This screen is used to launch different options related to getting data, enriching the existing data models, creating reports as well as publishing and sharing reports.

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Let's have a look at individual option of welcome screen one by one.

Get Data

When users click on Get Data it permits users to redirect to different sources to connect with data. You may select any of the sources like Azure, Microsoft Fabric, File, and Database as per your business requirements.

Get Data

Recent Sources

It displays the list of files that have recently and previously been opened in the Power BI desktop. Despite searching the folder path in the system, users may choose this option to render the same file.

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Saved Reports

You may also reopen the saved power BI files for further exploration and inspection. If you click on the yy.pbix, that report will open again.

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Open Other Reports

You may also select the folder path to load the files by using this option. Click open to import the specific file.

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Publishing Report

You can interact together, share your reports, and view organizational reports where an official login ID is required in the Power BI service.

The third section facilitates a few links related to monthly updates of Power BI, forums, and the Power BI blog. Users may get to know recent updates related to these tools.

Publishing Report
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