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Anonymous
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Is there a way to get a license without Offie 365 admin rights?

Hi, I work for a big company with many restrictions on laptops. We're not allowed to install anything without admin access, and it took me months to get approval to download and install PowerBI. As I don't have admin privileges that means that for every new update I my local IT guy needs to spend some time to install it.

 

The time has come to go and purchase a PowerBI Pro license for me and about 5 of my colleagues. However, when I want to do that it tells me that this can only be done via the Office 365 admin. First of all I have no idea how I should be able to find this admin person, and secondly I doubt whether they will allow this as it's only for 5 people. 

 

Are there any other ways to purchase a license that do not require office 365 admin access?

 

Thanks

Bas

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v-frfei-msft
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Hi @Anonymous,

 

Actually you can only purchase the pro license in O365. Please check the steps as this case for your reference.

https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Service/Purchase-Admin-PowerBI-pro-for-team-without-office365/td-p/80167

 

Regards,

Frank

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v-frfei-msft
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Hi @Anonymous,

 

Actually you can only purchase the pro license in O365. Please check the steps as this case for your reference.

https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Service/Purchase-Admin-PowerBI-pro-for-team-without-office365/td-p/80167

 

Regards,

Frank

Community Support Team _ Frank
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Anonymous
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That's too bad, I'll put it on the idea list as it's going to make it very complicated for me to buy a license.

Thank you for your response!

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