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M365 Changelog: Action Required – Changes to Get & Transform Data (aka Power Query) features in Excel

MC696575 – Microsoft will be making changes to Get & Transform Data (aka Power Query) features in Excel.

Note: If you don’t use Power Query, you may dismiss this message.

When this will happen:

Starting March 11th, 2024, Microsoft will be introducing important changes to the Get & Transform Data (aka Power Query) features in Excel.

How does this affect your organization:

Any user who tries to use Power Query after March 11th, 2024, and falls under one of the scenarios, below, will receive a relevant error message.

As Microsoft is modernizing the Get & Transform Data (aka Power Query) experience in Excel for Windows, some of the Get & Transform Data capabilities will require Microsoft Edge WebView2 (Microsoft Edge WebView2 | Microsoft Edge Developer) to be installed on the client machine. In the future, all the Get & Transform Data features in Excel for Windows will require Microsoft Edge WebView2 hence Microsoft recommends installing this library now.
In addition, and to provide the best-in-class encryption to our customers, Microsoft is planning to deprecate the support of TLS (Transport Layer Security) 1.1 or lower in Get & Transform Data (aka Power Query) on all platforms. If a certain external data source a user tries to connect to only supports TLS version 1.1 or lower, they will not be able to access the relevant data source via Get & Transform Data tools in Excel.

What you need to do to prepare:

You will need to:

Install Microsoft Edge WebView2 framework – for upcoming Get Data features.
Ensure all of the external data sources you use with Power Query support TLS version 1.2 or higher – for Power Query, in general.

Please Inform your helpdesk and update documentation as appropriate.

For additional information, please refer to:

When it comes to adopting artificial intelligence (AI) in your organization, which challenges do you face?

Lack of understanding

Data quality and availability

Cost and budget constraints

Security and privacy concerns

Is your organization currently implementing AI solutions? If so, what products or platforms are you utilizing?

Microsoft Copilot

Google Gemini

IBM Watson

OpenAI

Other

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