Setup local lab environment

Ideally, you should complete these labs in a hosted lab environment. If you want to complete them on your own computer, you can do so by installing the following software. You may experience unexpected dialogs and behavior when using your own environment. Due to the wide range of possible local configurations, the course team cannot support issues you may encounter in your own environment.

Setup details and database backup files can be found on GitHub.

Windows Installation

📝 The instructions below are for a Windows 11 computer.

Windows 11 (OS)

  1. Install Windows 11.

  2. Apply all available updates.

Microsoft Edge

  1. Install the latest version of Microsoft Edge from [microsoft.com/edge].

Git

  1. Download and install from [git-scm.com/downloads].

    • Use the default options in the installer.

SQL Server Management Studio

  1. Download and install from [https://aka.ms/ssmsfullsetup].

    • Use the default options in the installer.

Power BI Desktop

  1. Download and install from the Microsoft store. If you do not have access to the Microsoft store, download from the web.

    • Use the default options in the installer.
    • Current version for labs is April 2023

Power BI Report Builder

  1. Download and install Power BI Report builder from the web.

    • Use the default options in the installer.