I recently ran into a snag when I wanted to use Power BI for some projects at home. Like any curious data enthusiast, I downloaded Power BI Desktop to my personal laptop, excited to dive in. Almost straight away, I was met with an all-too-familiar screen: Power BI kept asking me to enter my email address.
I am sure many of us are familiar with this screen
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If you’ve ever tried this, you probably know the one I’m talking about—it only likes work or school emails, not our regular personal ones! I didn’t want to go through the hassle of setting up a special office account, especially if it meant worrying about trial periods or future costs.
So, I went digging online for a workaround. After trying a few things, I found a simple fix that worked perfectly: In Power BI, head to the Options menu, look under Preview Features, and disable something called “Translytical Task Flow.”
That’s it! Once I did that, the annoying email prompt was gone, and I could finally get back to building reports for personal use—without jumping through extra hoops or paying for things I didn’t need.
If you’ve been frustrated by this, hopefully this little tip saves you some time and headaches