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Summary
- Q&A, Power BI’s legacy natural language tool, will be retired by the end of December 2026, transitioning users to Power BI Copilot.
- Creation of new Q&A visuals will no longer be allowed after the retirement date, and existing Q&A visuals will cease to function and be removed.
- Q&A Setup tools, including synonyms and linguistic relationships, will also be retired.
- Users are advised to replace Q&A visuals with Power BI Copilot experiences and familiarize themselves with AI data preparation.
- All organizations using Q&A experiences in Power BI will be affected, impacting both users and administrators.
Admin Impact: High
User Impact: High
Release Start: 31 Dec 2026
Release End: 31 Dec 2026
Services: Power BI
Category: Plan for change
Tags: User Adoption, Admin Action, Retirement
History
1/16/2026 Item Added to Message Center
Microsoft Message
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.