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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

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The Microsoft Windows comes in 32-bit as well as 64-bit editions. However, the 32-bit application does not always work well with the 64-bit applications. You can also witness this issue while trying to access Microsoft Power Bi client. The error Power Bi error microsoft.ace.oledb.12.0 provider is not registered on the local machine occurs while importing data in to Power Bi. Many users have reported similar issues in theMicrosoft Community.

I get this error message whenever I try to connect to an Access database (PowerBI.accdb for example), but I can connect to Excel spreadsheets just fine. I don’t know what this error message means.  Later, I followed the link shown and installed the latest version of Power BI Desktop as it instructed

If you are also troubled by this error, follow the steps in this article to fix Power Bi error microsoft.ace.oledb.12.0 error.

How to Fix Power Bi error Microsoft .ace.oledb.12.0

How to Fix Power Bi error Microsoft .ace.oledb.12.0

1. Download and Install Power Bi Dekstop 64-bit and Access Database Engine

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2. Uninstall and Reinstall Power Bi

Conclusion

The Power Bi error Microsoft .ace.oledb.12.0 error can be resolved by installing the Access Database Engine. However, in case that does not work, follow other steps and see if that helps.

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