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Install Measure Killer

Two installer flavors — Admin and Portable. Functionally identical; the only difference is whether Measure Killer registers itself in Power BI Desktop's External Tools ribbon.

Last updated · May 22, 2026

Pick the right installer

Measure Killer ships in two installer flavors. They have exactly the same functionality — same engine, same detections, same features, free and paid. The only difference is whether Measure Killer can register itself in Power BI Desktop’s External Tools ribbon, and that comes down to one thing: admin rights on your machine.

FlavorWhen to pick it
AdminYou have local admin rights. Installs system-wide and registers the Measure Killer entry in Power BI Desktop’s External Tools ribbon, so you can launch it with one click from inside Power BI Desktop.
PortableYou don’t have local admin rights, or you’d rather install per-user. Goes through its own installer (no admin prompt) — but the External Tools ribbon entry isn’t added, because Power BI Desktop only loads those from a system-wide location that needs admin rights to write to.

Aside from that one ribbon entry, the two are interchangeable. Download either from the download page.

Install — Admin

  1. Run Measure_Killer_Setup.exe (Windows will prompt for admin rights).
  2. Click through the installer (defaults are fine).
  3. Launch from the Start menu, or click the Measure Killer button in Power BI Desktop’s External Tools ribbon.

Install — Portable

  1. Run the portable installer (no admin prompt — installs to a per-user location).
  2. Click through the setup wizard.
  3. Launch from the Start menu.

Because the portable install can’t write the External Tools registration, Measure Killer won’t appear in Power BI Desktop’s External Tools ribbon — launch it from the Start menu and attach to a running Power BI Desktop instance instead. Every feature inside Measure Killer works identically to the admin install.

What it does on first launch

  • Detects the Power BI Desktop version on your machine
  • Lists running Power BI Desktop instances you can attach to
  • Offers to open a .pbix file from disk
  • Initializes its license state — without a key you have the free desktop edition; paste a trial or paid key to unlock the paid features

You’re ready. Next: Run your first scan.