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Normally in windows I can hold down the "Shift" key and right click a shortcut or program executable and it will allow me to "Run As Administrator" or "Run As a different user".
But these options are missing on Power BI Desktop.
How to fix?
I am having the same issue. This issue is noticed with the windows store app and not seen by the client from the downloadable installer. For some reason I haven't found a work-around for this issue yet. The purpose for using the windows store app is to roll out automatic updates to our users.
I was trying to update the registry to override this setting however, the app doesn't seem to add this context in the more menu
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer
ShowRunAsDifferentUserInStart
I finally figured out a workaround by gaining access to the folder.
C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftPowerBIDesktop
I changed the ownership for the WindowsApps folder as my own account and I can run the App from a different user with a desktop shortcut.
I am having the same issue. This issue is noticed with the windows store app and not seen by the client from the downloadable installer. For some reason I haven't found a work-around for this issue yet. The purpose for using the windows store app is to roll out automatic updates to our users.
I was trying to update the registry to override this setting however, the app doesn't seem to add this context in the more menu
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer
ShowRunAsDifferentUserInStart
Hi @xantari,
According to your description, I have tested it with the latest version of Power BI Desktop(2.52.4921.682 64-bit (November 2017)) on my environment. And I have the option to "Run As Administrator" or "Run As a different user".
What version of Power BI Desktop are you using? Could you try downloading and installing the latest version from here to see if it works?
Regards
Even I have the option to "Run As Administrator" or "Run As a different user".
I'm also using Latest version of Power BI Desktop.
Regards,
Bajee.
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