Some users may be unable to connect to Azure Analysis Services live connection reports from Power BI desktop

Title: Some users may be unable to connect to Azure Analysis Services live connection reports from Power BI desktop User impact: Users may have been unable to connect to Azure Analysis Services live connection reports from Power BI desktop. More info: As a workaround, affected users could disable the “Sign-in experience for data sources” option in the security settings of Power BI Desktop and restart the application to mitigate the issue. Final status: We've confirmed that a recent service change to enable “Sign-in experience for data sources” by default contained a code misconfiguration which resulted in timeout errors when attempting to connect to Azure Analysis Services. We've uploaded a new build to the Microsoft Download Center and Windows Store containing a fix to address this error and have confirmed with a subset of affected users that the new build remediates impact. Scope of impact: Some users attempting to connect to Azure Analysis Services live connection reports from Power BI desktop may have been impacted. Start time: Friday, February 20, 2026, at 7:00 PM UTC End time: Saturday, March 28, 2026, at 2:01 PM UTC Root cause: A recent service change to enable “Sign-in experience for data sources” by default contained a code misconfiguration which resulted in timeout errors when attempting to connect to Azure Analysis Services. Next steps: - We're analyzing the offending service change to determine why the potential for impact wasn't caught during our internal testing and validation stages. This analysis will help us to ensure similar impact scenarios don't occur in the future by bolstering our internal testing procedures. This is the final update for the event.

Title: Some users may be unable to connect to Azure Analysis Services live connection reports from Power BI desktop User impact: Users may be intermittently unable to connect to Azure Analysis Services live connection reports from Power BI desktop. More info: As a workaround, affected users can disable the “Sign-in experience for data sources” option in the security settings of Power BI Desktop and restart the application to mitigate the issue. Current status: While we continue to investigate the reason why the default setting that was introduced in a recent service change is causing this impact, we've developed a fix that disables this setting and are validating its efficacy before deploying it. We expect that deployment will begin before the time of our next update. Scope of impact: Some users attempting to connect to Azure Analysis Services live connection reports from Power BI desktop may be impacted. Next update by: Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at 12:00 AM UTC

Title: Some users may be unable to connect to Azure Analysis Services live connection reports from Power BI desktop User impact: Users may be intermittently unable to connect to Azure Analysis Services live connection reports from Power BI desktop. More info: As a workaround, affected users can disable the “Sign-in experience for data sources” option in the security settings of Power BI Desktop and restart the application to mitigate the issue. Current status: While we continue confirming root cause details and developing a mitigation strategy, we've identified a workaround which affected users can leverage to mitigate the impact until the issue is resolved. The steps have been provided in the "More info" section of this communication. Scope of impact: Some users attempting to connect to Azure Analysis Services live connection reports from Power BI desktop may be impacted. Next update by: Saturday, March 28, 2026, at 12:00 AM UTC

Title: Some users may be unable to connect to Azure Analysis Services live connection reports from Power BI desktop User impact: Users may be intermittently unable to connect to Azure Analysis Services live connection reports from Power BI desktop. Current status: We're reviewing the new diagnostic data obtained from some users after turning off a feature setting, while we also investigate whether any recent changes or deployments may be contributing to impact. We anticipate being able to provide details on the root cause and remediation plan by our next scheduled update. Scope of impact: Some users attempting to connect to Azure Analysis Services live connection reports from Power BI desktop may be impacted. Next update by: Friday, March 27, 2026, at 10:00 PM UTC

Title: Some users may be unable to connect to Azure Analysis Services live connection reports from Power BI desktop User impact: Users may be intermittently unable to connect to Azure Analysis Services live connection reports from Power BI desktop. Current status: We're collaborating with a subset of affected users to test disabling the setting we suspect is causing the impact in their environment and to collect further diagnostic data from the impacted scenario. Analyzing this data will aid us in confirming the root cause and the path towards mitigation. Scope of impact: Some users attempting to connect to Azure Analysis Services live connection reports from Power BI desktop may be impacted. Next update by: Thursday, March 26, 2026, at 11:30 PM UTC

Title: Some users may be unable to connect to Azure Analysis Services live connection reports from Power BI desktop User impact: Users may be intermittently unable to connect to Azure Analysis Services live connection reports from Power BI desktop. Current status: We've identified a recent default setting which we suspect may be causing the impact. We're testing whether disabling this setting is a viable mitigation option. Scope of impact: Some users attempting to connect to Azure Analysis Services live connection reports from Power BI desktop may be impacted. Next update by: Thursday, March 26, 2026, at 9:00 PM UTC

Title: Some users may be unable to connect to Azure Analysis Services live connection reports from Power BI desktop User impact: Users may be intermittently unable to connect to Azure Analysis Services live connection reports from Power BI desktop. Current status: We're reviewing the diagnostic data collected from a subset of affected users to help determine our next troubleshooting steps. Scope of impact: Some users attempting to connect to Azure Analysis Services live connection reports from Power BI desktop may be impacted. Next update by: Thursday, March 26, 2026, at 8:00 PM UTC

Title: Some users may be unable to connect to Azure Analysis Services live connection reports from Power BI desktop User impact: Users may be intermittently unable to connect to Azure Analysis Services live connection reports from Power BI desktop. Current status: We're investigating a potential issue with Power BI and checking for impact to your organization. We'll provide an update within 30 minutes.