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I want to download a previous version of Power BI Desktop

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Dan on 18 Dec 2015 19:48:12

I would like the ability to download previous versions of PowerBI desktop - i have found since the most recent updates have broken all of the basic functionality i was using successfully previously....

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Rose Ventura on 05 Jul 2020 22:31:52

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I need to downgrade to the August version ASAP!! I have put many hours of time and effort creating a usable dashboard for my company. Since upgrading the to the September version, I can't do ANYTHING! I get error after error after error. I have a presentation in a week and if I don't get this working, I'm not going to be able to sell this product to my company.

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Divert on 05 Jul 2020 22:29:58

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Since installation of Version: 2.38.4491.282 32-bit (August 2016) Power BI Desktop crashes constantly.

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Vijay on 05 Jul 2020 22:29:55

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Same problem here - the most recent update has made it almost unusable. Simple things like getting data from an excel workbook is completely broken - the screen freezes and Power BI exits completely without any errors.

Power BI team, can you fix this problem as soon as possible. I cannot send any error logs or a frown because the Power BI desktop application exits without any message whatsoever when getting data from Excel.

It would be nice to get access to the previous version while you sort it out - as you can see many of the comments in here point to similar issues

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Alfonso on 05 Jul 2020 22:29:35

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Hi guys, same problem here. with latest version of power BI desktop. I've had to completely uninstall it and right now, I'm desperate surfing the web trying to find version 2.28 or any other previous version which works correctly. Any update?

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Mike on 05 Jul 2020 22:28:50

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Agreed. Bugs introduced in recent versions made us re-think if PowerBI is worth the energy we are putting into it.

Ever heard of regression tests?

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Divert on 05 Jul 2020 22:27:43

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I had similar problems (ver 2.37.4464.461). Single table (very simple table) data abstraction stops workning. No solution found. No older more stable version available to download.

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Power BI User on 05 Jul 2020 22:27:27

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2.37.4464.461 is unusable!!!!! Give us access to previous versions.

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Power BI User on 05 Jul 2020 22:27:09

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I had similar problems as soon as I updated to July version. I am not able to export data from the dashboard. It freezes the screen.

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Power BI User on 05 Jul 2020 22:27:03

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Got a new PC and downloaded the latest version. Doesn't open any data sources, or allow me to edit queries. Receive a 'firing' error.

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Adam Kruzel on 05 Jul 2020 22:27:00

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July 2016 update broke Power BI desktop for me. Couldn't connect to any data sources or edit queries without app locking up. Would be nice to download previous so I can continue to work.