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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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    Power BI User on 05 Jul 2020 23:15:24

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

    Another vote for windows update to deploy it out via SCCM for large enterprise.

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    defox on 05 Jul 2020 23:13:21

    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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    Power BI User 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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    Power BI User 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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    Andrew 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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    Matt 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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    Bjorn 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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    PowerBI Update please 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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    Mike Cohen 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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    Power BI User 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