Microsoft Power BI


Microsoft has announced Power BI October 2020 Update. (Direct Download)

This new update introdcues loads of new visuals and updates to existing visuals.

Power BI is also getting a shiny new icon and an option to dismiss the splash screen on the desktop client.

The personalization of visuals is now generally available and we are introducing dynamic M query parameters in preview.

Microsoft is also releasing updates for the Power BI mobile apps to add support for notch displays.

After 10 years, support for Windows 7 ended on January 14, 2020. In line with this, we will be stopping support for Power BI Desktop on Windows 7 on Jan 31st 2021. After that, Power BI Desktop will only be supported on Windows 8 and newer. The January 2021 release of Power BI Desktop Optimized for Report Server will be supported as per the Modern Lifecycle Policy i.e. supported until the next release (currently scheduled for May 2021), after which it will only receive security updates until January 2022, after which support will stop.

We are also making a change to the version of .NET that is required to run Power BI Desktop. Starting from this release you will need to have .NET 4.6.2 or greater installed. This is installed by default with Windows 10 and for older versions of Windows the Power BI Desktop installer will launch the .NET installer for you.

Here is the full list of October Power BI updates:

Reporting

Analytics

Data preparation

Data connectivity

Service

Mobile

Embedded

Visualizations

Template Apps

Community

Other

To see demos of the highlights, check out the video below:

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