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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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    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

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    Power BI User on 05 Jul 2020 23:05:44

    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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    Patrick P on 05 Jul 2020 23:05:07

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

    A massive number of your paying customers are still running enterprise wide deployments of Windows 7. The solution for automatic updates to Power BI for only Windows 10 is short-sighted and solves nothing for some very large companies. Please, Microsoft, pay attention to your customers and either provide these updates or explain why you cannot. Don't just close an idea because you provided a workaround.

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    Kari Nieminen on 05 Jul 2020 23:04:47

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

    Windows Store is not an option for organizations using W10 LTSB. Windows Update feature is needed.

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    Bob van der Laars on 05 Jul 2020 23:02:16

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

    Power BI via windows update please!!

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    Adrian on 05 Jul 2020 23:01:16

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

    The Windows store is not a good solution for Enterprise Organizations that use SCCM package deployments to control the environment and desktops.