Connect Copilot and PowerBI

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2026-04-10T18:54:26.9033333+00:00

Need help enabling Copilot in Power BI. Can you please advise? #Copilot #PowerBI

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    2026-04-10T18:54:41.2333333+00:00

    To enable and use Copilot in Power BI, both tenant-level and workspace-level requirements must be met, and then Copilot can be started in Power BI Desktop or the Power BI service.

    1. Verify organizational and tenant requirements
    • The Fabric admin must enable Copilot in Microsoft Fabric for the tenant. This is done in the Fabric admin portal using the Copilot-related settings described in Enable Fabric Copilot for Power BI in your tenant.
    • The organization must have a paid Fabric capacity (F2 or higher) or Power BI Premium capacity (P1 or higher). A Power BI Pro or PPU license alone is not sufficient.
    • Copilot is not supported on trial SKUs or trial capacities.
    • The Fabric capacity must be in a supported region, and if the tenant/capacity is outside the US or France, the admin must enable the tenant setting allowing data to be processed outside the tenant’s geographic region/compliance boundary.
    1. Ensure Copilot is enabled at capacity/workspace level
    • For Power BI service:
      • Open the workspace that will host reports.
      • Go to More → Workspace settings.
      • Under Premium, assign either Premium capacity or Fabric capacity to the workspace (P1+ or F2+). If options are grayed out, the workspace does not have access to appropriate capacity.
      • Once applied, reports in that workspace can use Copilot in the service.
    • For Power BI Desktop:
      • Copilot in Desktop requires both:
        • Tenant-level Fabric Copilot setting enabled by the admin, and
        • Access (admin/member/contributor) to at least one workspace on paid Fabric or Premium capacity with Copilot enabled.
    1. Start Copilot in Power BI Desktop
    • Open Power BI Desktop and sign in.
    • Open an existing report or create a new one.
    • Select Copilot in the ribbon.
    • On first use, a pane prompts to select a Copilot-compatible workspace:
      • Choose a workspace that is on paid Fabric or Premium capacity and supports Copilot.
      • This workspace does not have to be the same workspace where the report will be published.
    • To change or check the associated workspace later:
      • Use the Settings gear in the bottom-right corner of Power BI Desktop.
      • In Options → Copilot (preview), view or switch the workspace.
    • If no suitable workspace is available, the Copilot settings show: “Either none of your workspaces have the right capacity to use Copilot, or you don't have the right permission to use them.” In that case, request access to a workspace on appropriate capacity from the admin.
    1. Use Copilot in Power BI service
    • Ensure the report is in a workspace with Premium (P1+) or paid Fabric (F2+) capacity as above.
    • When using the standalone Copilot experience, select a workspace that has the required capacity so Power BI can monitor usage.
    1. Optional: Enable DAX Copilot in Desktop
    • In Power BI Desktop Options → Preview features, enable DAX query view with Copilot.
    • Open DAX query view (fourth view on the left), create a new query tab, and open Copilot via the Copilot button or Ctrl+I to write/explain DAX queries.

    If Copilot still does not appear or remains disabled after these steps, the Fabric admin should re-check tenant Copilot settings and capacity assignment for the workspaces being used.

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