MC1218421 High Major change
Retirement of Power BI Q&A
Summary AI-generated
Power BI will retire Q&A experiences and Q&A Setup by December 2026; transition to Power BI Copilot for natural language queries.
Suggested actions AI-generated
- Review and replace Q&A visuals with Copilot
- Update internal documentation
- Familiarize with Copilot and Prep Data for AI
Written by Azure OpenAI (gpt-4.1) from the text of the post below. It can be incomplete or wrong; the original post is authoritative.
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Original post from Microsoft
Introduction
We are announcing the retirement of Q&A, Power BI’s legacy natural language tool. Starting December 2026, Q&A experiences will be retired. Moving forward, users can leverage Power BI Copilot, which offers a more advanced and integrated solution for querying data using generative AI. This change reduces feature overlap, accelerates innovation, and provides a consistent experience across Power BI.
When this will happen:
Q&A experiences and Q&A Setup will be fully retired by the end of December 2026.
How this affects your organization:
Who is affected: All organizations using Q&A experiences in Power BI reports, dashboards, mobile, or embedded analytics.
What will happen:
- Creation of new Q&A visuals or experiences will no longer be permitted after December 2026.
- Existing Q&A visuals in reports, dashboards, mobile, and embedded scenarios will stop working and will be removed.
- Q&A Setup tools (synonyms, linguistic relationships, teach Q&A, etc.) will be retired.
- Users should transition to Power BI Copilot for natural language queries and insights.
What you can do to prepare:
- Review reports and dashboards for Q&A visuals and plan to replace them with Copilot experiences. Learn more: Microsoft Power BI Updates Blog: Deprecating Power BI Q&A.
- Familiarize yourself with Power BI Copilot and Prep Data for AI as alternatives to Q&A and Q&A Setup.
- Update internal documentation and helpdesk guidance to reflect this change.
Compliance considerations:
No compliance considerations identified, review as appropriate for your organization.
Additional details from Microsoft
- Summary
- Power BI Q&A, the legacy natural language tool, will retire by December 2026. New Q&A visuals cannot be created, and existing ones will stop working. Users should transition to Power BI Copilot for querying data. Organizations should review and update reports, documentation, and support accordingly.