

And then open the file from within Power BI Desktop. You can always open the version of Power BI Desktop you want to use first. pbix file, reinstall Power BI Desktop from the Microsoft Store. If you would rather have Power BI Desktop be the default to launch when opening a. pbix files open in Power BI Desktop for Power BI Report Server by default.

#INSTALL POWER BI DESKTOP INSTALL#
If you have Power BI Desktop and then install Power BI Desktop for Power BI Report Server, all. pbix file, it launches the Power BI Desktop you installed most recently. Your most recent installation of Power BI Desktop has the file association with. Say you've installed both Power BI Desktop and Power BI Desktop for Power BI Report Server on the same machine. The version of Power BI Desktop for the Power BI service doesn't have the month and year in the title bar. Also, the Power BI logo colors are reversed, yellow on black instead of black on yellow. You can tell you have the right version because Power BI Desktop (January 2021) or later is in the title bar. It's easy to verify that you're using the correct Power BI Desktop: Look at the launch screen or title bar within Power BI Desktop. It starts automatically and you're ready to go.
#INSTALL POWER BI DESKTOP DOWNLOAD#

For example, the version of Power BI Desktop for the Power BI service includes preview features. This release is different from the Power BI Desktop used with the Power BI service. To create Power BI reports for Power BI Report Server, you need to download and install the version of Power BI Desktop that's optimized for Power BI Report Server.
