PL-300 Manage and secure Power BI Practice Question
You are a Power BI administrator. You need to ensure that users in your organization can only access Power BI through the web browser and cannot use the Power BI Desktop application to connect to the Power BI service. Which tenant setting should you configure?
⚠ Common exam trap
It's easy for candidates to confuse settings that limit publishing or trial usage with the specific setting that blocks Desktop connections to the service.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Disable 'Allow users to connect to the Power BI service with Power BI Desktop'.
The tenant setting 'Allow users to connect to the Power BI service with Power BI Desktop' controls whether Desktop can be used to connect to the service. Disabling it restricts users to the web browser. Other settings address different features such as publishing publicly or API access, and do not prevent Desktop connections.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Disable 'Publish to web' for the entire organization.
Why it's wrong here
Disabling Publish to web prevents users from creating public embed codes, but it does not restrict the use of Power BI Desktop. Users can still connect Desktop to the service. This setting addresses a different security concern and does not meet the requirement to block Desktop access.
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Disable 'Allow users to connect to the Power BI service with Power BI Desktop'.
Why this is correct
This tenant setting specifically blocks users from connecting Power BI Desktop to the Power BI service. Enabling this restriction ensures that users can only use the browser-based service, as required. It is the direct control for limiting Desktop client access to the service.
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Disable 'Allow service principals to use Power BI APIs'.
Why it's wrong here
This setting controls whether service principals can call Power BI APIs, which is unrelated to user access via Desktop. It does not prevent users from signing in to Desktop. The requirement is to restrict client applications, not API access for service principals.
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Disable 'Allow users to try Power BI Desktop for free'.
Why it's wrong here
This setting controls whether users without a Power BI license can try Desktop, but it does not block licensed users from using Desktop. It is aimed at trial usage, not at restricting organizational access. Therefore, it does not prevent Desktop connections for existing users.
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