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Power BI January 2026 Feature Summary

20 January, 2026 by Katie Murray

The January 2026 Power BI Feature Summary is packed with exciting news—there are fresh updates, important announcements, and some big changes, especially around upcoming events, feature retirements, and the latest in AI and Copilot advancements. Some of the standout features include new reporting tools, smarter data modeling options, enhanced resources for developers, broader global standards …

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Dataset backup and restore performance just got a lot better

Features
Power BI
7 March, 2022 by Kay Unkroth

Today, we’re happy to announce significant performance improvements to backup and restore operations for datasets in Power BI. Our benchmark tests with 1GB, 5GB, and 10GB datasets show backups can now be completed up to 22 times faster than before, and the time required for restore operations can also be reduced by more than 30%.

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On-premises data gateway February 2022 update is now available

Announcements
22 February, 2022 by Miquella de Boer

On-premises data gateway (standard and personal mode) release for February 2022

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Power BI February 2022 Feature Summary

Welcome to the February 2022 update. We are thrilled to announce a variety of new and highly anticipated features such as new mobile formatting options, Dynamic M Query Parameters support for more data sources, deployment pipeline enhancements and improvements to downloading a PBIX file.

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Create stunning, mobile-optimized Power BI reports with mobile layout’s new visual formatting pane (Preview)

Announcements
Features
Power BI
17 February, 2022 by Michal Foster Heldy

We are thrilled to announce the public preview of NEW mobile formatting options. Now you can choose to have two separate designs for the same visual, one for each layout.

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Inforiver – No-Code Partner Innovation for End-User Self-Service inside Power BI

Developers
Power BI
11 February, 2022 by Ranin Salameh

No-Code Partner Innovation for End-User Self-Service inside Power BI

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Announcing general availability of Export Power BI report to file API

I am thrilled to announce the general availability (GA) of Export Power BI report to file API. This API allows you to export Power BI reports to the following file formats: PDF, PPTX (PowerPoint) and PNG, by using a REST call.

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Announcing new Admin APIs to retrieve email subscriptions and widely shared reports

New admin APIs to retrieve email subscriptions and widely shared reports

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Reminder: WebView2 will be required for the next Power BI Desktop release

Starting with the next Power BI Desktop release, WebView2 will be required. If you have not switched over yet, please take action now to avoid interruptions.

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Optimize your Processes and Gain Deep Insights with Process Mining

Process mining, provides direct data insights across an organization’s daily business processes, helping identify inefficiencies to improve how they work. Now with the preview of process mining in process advisor, leveraging Power BI Embedded , you can use your business data to produce analytics and detailed process maps, gleaning new insights into ways to optimize your business processes.

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Power BI Report Server January 2022 Feature Summary

We’re excited to bring you a new version of Power BI Report Server this Winter! With the January 2022 update, we have a variety of new enhancements, including page and bookmarks navigators, new sorting options for legend, new formatting options for text, pie and donut chart rotations and many more.

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