I will show you the two ways you can get
the power bi download install it and get
started in just a few minutes I will
also show you how power bi desktop the
tool you would be downloading fits into
the bigger power bi and the Microsoft bi
picture
there are two ways to download power bi
desktop the main tool for power bi you
can download it from the Microsoft
download page or you can download it
from the Microsoft Windows Store and
I'll tell you which one is better now if
you're looking for power bi from Mac
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I is a rich ecosystem and it's evolving
and growing fast so if you go looking
for power bi you would find a lot out
there and that can be overwhelming I
want to tell you that the gateway to
learning power bi and the gateway to
power bi success is a single tool power
bi desktop and it is available to
download for free to everyone there are
other aspects of power bi that are paid
but we'll talk about that at the end of
this video I mentioned the two ways you
can download power bi the first one is
from the Microsoft download page and
I'll link that page in the description
below or you can also just google power
bi download and look for the link that
looks like this you can select the
language here if you like or leave it to
English next click download and it would
give you two options to select from the
one that includes 64 in the file name is
the 64 bit download the other is the 32
bit power bi download if you do have a
64 bit can
and most new computers are 64-bit then I
would highly recommend installing the
64-bit version it would perform faster
and better than a 32-bit once your
selected download completes just walk
through a very standard installation
steps and you'd be all set with power bi
desktop now let's look at the second
method to download power bi from the
Microsoft Windows Store for this you can
either open the Microsoft Store on your
machine and search for power bi desktop
and then select the one shown here or
just go to this URL which is also linked
in the description again follow a very
standard set of installation steps at
this point you must be asking which is
the better method I have my preferred
method and I would share that but I
would give you the trade-offs of both
approaches and let you decide which
download approach you use using the
first method getting power bi desktop
from the download page you would need to
install an updated version each time it
is released by Microsoft and that
happens like clockwork every single
month it comes loaded with new and
exciting features using the second
method getting power bi desktop from the
Microsoft store your version would be
updated automatically each time a new
version is released and is available the
second method can therefore reduce the
hassle of downloading and installing a
new version each time however the first
method gives you more control over when
you choose to upgrade to the latest
version
this can also protect you just in case
there are any minor bugs in the updated
version by waiting to download an update
it's likely that those bugs have been
caught and resolved thanks to the folks
using the second approach which updates
automatically I prefer the second method
to get the power bi download from the
Microsoft Store because I can't wait to
get the new features each month let me
know in the comments below which
download
method did you decide to follow now
before you go I want to talk about two
things one the paid version of power bi
and how power bi desktop fits into the
bigger power bi ecosystem power bi
desktop is a great tool that lets you
solve the universal challenges of anyone
in any company working with data and the
challenges are collecting data from
multiple sources and then making sense
of that data by defining calculations
and key performance metrics and lastly
expressing that in beautiful and
interactive dashboards and reports and
bar bi desktop let's see do all of those
in fact I have a complete tutorial
playlist right here on YouTube with
20-plus videos that teaches you how to
do that
step-by-step you can access it here or
in the links below so where does a paid
version of power bi come in power bi
desktop is and always will be 100% free
to everyone but once you have built
those beautiful power bi dashboards and
reports you would want to share it with
your manager and your team right you
could share the power bi desktop file
and not have to pay a cent but if you
would like to share your reports so
users can access it via a browser or a
mobile device then you would need a paid
solution the easiest is power bi comm
which starts at just $10 per user per
month and it's free to try so just go to
power bi comm and create a free account
if you or your company are not much for
the cloud then there are paid on premise
options as well I cover power bi fees
and licensing in detail in the video
linked here and in the description below
power bi dot-com also gives you advanced
capabilities like scheduled refresh
workspaces to work together in teams
connecting and creating Excel reports
connected to your power bi model and a
lot more I cover all that in my power bi
step
by step tutorial playlist as well access
it here
horny links below leave a comment and
let me know what challenges you are
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