An issue with the data model preventing Excel: How Can I Fix it?

Turning off the SQL Services can be very helpful

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

updated onOctober 4, 2023

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Certain older apps or software might have a few issues when running on Windows 10.

With Office 365 suite, one of these issues isWe couldn’t load the data modelerror that users encounter when trying to open a PowerPivot for Excel 2013 Manage window.

The issue isn’t a serious one and it can be easily resolved by using one of our solutions.

How do I fix “an issue with the data model is preventing” in Excel?

1. Change the office suite

We’re recommending from the very beginning to change the office suite to a lighter alternative.

Office 365 is a very reliable option and one of the most recommended productivity suites for business and educational purposes. However, there are a lot of lighter, cheaper, and more versatile solutions.

There are manyalternative office suite optionsthat include apps that allow you to create text documents, spreadsheets, and presentations, just as the MS Office suite does.

When it comes to compatibility, these alternatives support all major file formats and you should be able to open and edit an MS Office document with them without any issues.

Alternative options are for the most part cheaper and you can even find completely free tools that will allow you to create and edit documents at a similar level as premium tools.

2. Change Local Group Policy settings

3. Turn off SQL Server Analysis Services (Tabular) services

Users reported thatWe couldn’t load the data modelerror message also appears when creating new Excel 2013 workbook and adding a table into Data Model.

In order to fix this problem, users advise to turn offSQL Server Analysis Services (Tabular)services.

Some users also suggest removingAnalysis Services 2012completely from your computer, so you might want to try that as well.

To do this, follow these steps:

So, to conclude, theWe couldn’t load the data modelerror message usually affects PowerPivot for Excel 2013, and as you can see, it can be easily fixed by using one of our solutions.

Have you tried one of these or anything else? Let us know in the comments section below.

An issue with the data model preventing Excel: How Can I Fix it?#

How do I fix “an issue with the data model is preventing” in Excel?#

1. Change the office suite#

2. Change Local Group Policy settings#

3. Turn off SQL Server Analysis Services (Tabular) services#

An issue with the data model preventing Excel: How Can I Fix it?

How do I fix “an issue with the data model is preventing” in Excel?

1. Change the office suite

2. Change Local Group Policy settings

3. Turn off SQL Server Analysis Services (Tabular) services