![Power BI Tutorial](/power_bi/images/power-bi-mini-logo.jpg)
- Power BI Tutorial
- Power BI - Home
- Power BI - Introduction
- Power BI - Installation Steps
- Power BI - Architecture
- Power BI - Supported Data Sources
- Comparison with Other BI Tools
- Power BI - Data Modeling
- Power BI - Dashboard Options
- Power BI - Visualization Options
- Power BI - Excel Integration
- Sharing Power BI Dashboards
- Power BI - DAX Basics in Power BI
- Power BI - Administration Role
- Power BI Useful Resources
- Power BI - Quick Guide
- Power BI - Useful Resources
- Power BI - Discussion
Power BI - Installation Steps
To check the system requirements, installation files detail, users have to navigate to “Advanced download options”. Following are the system requirements to download Power BI tool −
Supported Operating Systems
Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2
Microsoft Power BI Desktop requires Internet Explorer 9 or higher
Microsoft Power BI Desktop is available for 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) platforms
Users can select a language in which they want to install Power BI and following files are available for download.
![Language](/power_bi/images/language.jpg)
This is the link to directly download Power BI files −
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=45331
![Install Power BI](/power_bi/images/install_power_bi.jpg)
![Choose Download](/power_bi/images/choose_download.jpg)
PBIDesktop_x64.msi shows a 64-bit OS file. Select the file you want to install as per OS type and click Next. Save the installation file on the local drive.
![Local Drive](/power_bi/images/local_drive.jpg)
When you run the installation file, following screen is displayed.
![Installation File](/power_bi/images/installation_file.jpg)
Accept the license agreement and follow the instructions on the screen to finish the installation.
![License Agreement](/power_bi/images/license_agreement.jpg)
When Power BI is installed, it launches a welcome screen. This screen is used to launch different options related to get data, enrich the existing data models, create reports as well as publish and share reports.
![Welcome Screen](/power_bi/images/welcome_screen.jpg)