install multiple version of power bi

[perezco]

Good Evening Everyone,

Is possible to install multiple version of Power BI?
I need to have the last version running to see how to performance reports  and the old  version for the Production environment.

Thanks in advance..

[TomMartens]

Hey,

if you are running on Windows 10 it's possible to install two versions.

Install Power BI from the store, this will update automatically (of course this depends on your update settings). This will always provide the latest version of Power BI. Be careful there are two Power BI applications inside the store the Mobile app and Power BI Desktop. Make sure you choose Power BI Desktop 🙂

Then you can install the production version manually, receiving it from here:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=45331 or if you need other versions than you can use this archive: https://zenatti.net/2017/07/04/power-bi-previous-versions/

The store version has little black frame, so it's possible to differentiate both versions:

Hopefully this is what you are looking for.

Regards,

Tom

[wpf_]

But how do you chose which to open?

[TomMartens]

Hey @wpf_ ,

create links on your desktop.

Regards,

Tom

[wpf_]

@TomMartens 

Do you mean shortcuts to each exe file?

I am trying to do this because i am getting a msg: 

"Report layout differences might exist."

So i can't open it.  I was able to open the last saved file, and all i did on the latest file was removed a column from power query but now I am getting this msg.   I dont want to commit to a new power desktop version, because in the past when i upgraded, i can't open certain files. 

[TomMartens]

Hey @wpf_ ,

Exactly, I mean links to the executables.

It takes some time to not-double click a pbix but now I'm used to opening the pbix after I have opened the proper Power BI Desktop version..

Regards,

Tom

[TimoRiikonen]

Hi to all,
Just to confirm:
Tom's solution still works fine: You can have auto-updated version from Microsoft Store and a different manually installed and defined version running literally at the same time.

You can disable notification to update your version from settings.
Manual installation goes to to "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Power BI Desktop\bin\".

[v-cherch-msft]

Hi @perezco 

It's impossible to install multiple versions in the same computer.I would suggest you install them in different computers or virtual machines.

Regards,

[v-cherch-msft]

Hi @perezco 

Could you tell me if your problem has been solved? If it is,kindly mark the helpful answer as a solution and welcome to share your own solution. More people will benefit from here.

Regards,