PowerBI May 2023 install

PowerBI time baby!

Time to update PowerBI Report Server to PowerBI May 2023 update/install for PowerBI Desktop and Report Server!

 

Do you use PowerBI to render monitoring insights from SCOM, SolarWinds, ACAS/Tenable, ForeScout or more?   In case you didn’t know, PowerBI Report Server is the on-premise solution where updates from the PowerBI Cloud Service make way to prem at least twice a year.  Time to update to ‘PowerBI May 2023’ when you’re air-gapped, or just NOT to the cloud.  This post is how to upgrade PowerBI Report Server and PowerBI Desktop to the latest version.  This has been a few iterations in progress, and I couldn’t find any blog showing how to update these components.  NOTE: MDE/Intune/MECM/EM tools can be used to package this easily enough, but it’s typically a very small subset of servers used.

 

Grab a snapshot of PowerBI Report Server and Desktop Before MSI update/install

Before we upgrade to ‘PowerBI May 2023 install’ MSI’s –

Open Control Panel > Programs and Features > Search for Report (and hit enter)

Windows Server, Control Panel, Programs and Features before install
Windows Server, Control Panel, Programs and Features before install

 

Check PowerBI Desktop (shows before and after!)

Open Control Panel > Programs and Features > Search for ‘power’ (and hit enter)

PowerBI Desktop Windows Server, Control Panel, Programs and Features before install
PowerBI Desktop Windows Server, Control Panel, Programs and Features before install

 

 

Begin PowerBI Desktop update

Assuming you’ve downloaded the PowerBI updates and saved to relevant servers.  Check PowerBI blog here, PowerBI Report Server page for the latest version.

NOTE: The older PowerBI May2023 details and MSI download have been superseded – May 2024 download https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=105944

 

Open PowerShell (as Admin)

Type .\PBIDesktopSetupRS_X64.exe and hit enter

Note the Pop-up MSI installer

PowerBI Desktop and PowerBI Report Server from PowerShell, Windows Server, Control Panel, Programs and Features before install
PowerBI Desktop and PowerBI Report Server from PowerShell, Windows Server, Control Panel, Programs and Features before install

 

 

Confirm EULA

Click ‘I Accept’ check box and then Next to continue Desktop install

PowerBI Desktop EULA
PowerBI Desktop EULA

 

Confirm Desktop Path

I changed to secondary drive to NOT fill up C: boot disk

PowerBI Desktop May2023 update path
PowerBI Desktop May2023 update path

 

 

Click Next to begin install

Click Next to begin install

PowerBI Desktop May2023 Next

PowerBI Desktop May2023 Next

 

Click Finish

Click Finish to complete update

PowerBI Desktop May2023 Finish
PowerBI Desktop May2023 Finish

 

 

 

PowerBI Desktop Reboot required prompts

PowerBI desktop prompted twice for reboot required

Click OK

PowerBI Desktop required reboot prompt first time
PowerBI Desktop required reboot prompt first time

Prompted again for reboot

PowerBI Desktop required reboot prompt
PowerBI Desktop required reboot prompt

Click OK

 

 

PowerBI Report Server update

Begin PowerShell window for PowerBI Report Server exe update

 

Check Version prior to install

Click on Start > Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features

Type Report (and hit enter)

Verify version

PowerBI Report Server before update
PowerBI Report Server before update

 

 

PowerBI Report Server update

Check what’s installed before update

Check Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features > Report (hit enter)

PowerBI Report Server updated
PowerBI Report Server updated

 

 

Begin Report Server install/update

From PowerShell as Administrator window > Type .\PowerBIReportServer.exe

Hit enter

NOTE: Similar popup output to PowerBI desktop pictured below

PowerBI Desktop and PowerBI Report Server from PowerShell, Windows Server, Control Panel, Programs and Features before install

PowerBI Desktop and PowerBI Report Server from PowerShell, Windows Server, Control Panel, Programs and Features before install

Choose Upgrade/Install PowerBI Report Server

PowerBI Report Server Upgrade/Install prompt

PowerBI Report Server Upgrade/Install prompt

Accept EULA

Click on ‘I accept’ radio checkbox

PowerBI Report Server EULA prompt
PowerBI Report Server EULA prompt

 

Report Server update installing

Watch while PowerBI Report Server updates

PowerBI Report Server Install progress
PowerBI Report Server Install progress

 

 

PowerBI Report Server reboot required

PowerBI Report Server prompts for reboot – ‘Restart required’

Click Close to reboot server

NOTE:  Optionally click on Restart.   Validate PowerBI Report server service is running via services.msc, and then check the PowerBI Report Server URL specified is functional.  This may still require server reboot! 

PowerBI Report Server Restart Required
PowerBI Report Server Restart Required

 

 

Additional verification of PowerBI Report Server install

Verify PowerBI Report Server updated from Windows Control Panel

Click on Start > Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features

Type Power (and hit enter)

Verify the version number matches (unfortunately, Report Server does NOT list the version in the title)

PowerBI Report Server update complete
PowerBI Report Server update complete

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