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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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Michael R 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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Kim Easland 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

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Bilbo on 05 Jul 2020 23:30:42

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

This is by definition an enterprise product, SCCM and WSUS is your enterprise deployment system - I do not understand why I even have to vote or request this in 2018. This software has been out for a while now there is no excuse - get it done. The admin overhead this causes is huge - we should not have to make a piece of software unmanaged and/or give users local admin, esp with a product FROM MICROSOFT.

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Chris Dunkinson on 05 Jul 2020 23:30:09

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

Another vote! We've invested heavily in SCCM for deployment and patching, please include PowerBI!

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Power BI User on 05 Jul 2020 23:27:08

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

Please have this as a Windows Update so as an end user I can use the latest version and don't need to go to IT every month

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Linda Sarace on 05 Jul 2020 23:26:52

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

Please include Power BI Desktop updates via Windows Update so we can deploy via our normal process in SCCM

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Eze on 05 Jul 2020 23:24:21

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

We don´t use Microsoft Store Apps in our enviroment, it´s block. So we need PowerBI in Microsoft Update Please!!! Thank you Team. Regards.

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Power BI User on 05 Jul 2020 23:24:17

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

Please add Windows Update support. As soon as we push the application it's ready to be updated :( Management nightmare

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Power BI Ideas Admin on 05 Jul 2020 23:23:06

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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Power BI User on 05 Jul 2020 23:17:37

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

I understand that Windows Store is not included in Windows 10 LTSB version we are using. So also a vote for deploying updates through Microsoft Update.