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Bugs Killed

Windows

Power BI access failed because the license was unassigned

The user could not get into Power BI because the license had come unassigned. The license was reassigned to the account and the user was told to try again.

Killed once by someone from XL.net, on 2026-09-21.

Affects

Versions

  • Windows

Apps

  • Power BI

What you see

  • User cannot get into Power BI

Why it happens

Likely The Power BI license was unassigned from the account

When it shows up

A user cannot sign in to or open Power BI and the account no longer has the needed license assigned.

You are in this case if:

  • Power BI access fails for the account
  • The Power BI license assignment is missing for that account

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Someone from XL.net killed this on a Windows computer on 2026-09-21. It is written up from that one repair, so it cites no outside page.