Technical requirements
In addition to Power Automate licensing, this chapter will use the following software and applications:
- Power Automate Desktop (also called Power Automate for desktop)
- Microsoft Access
- The Microsoft on-premises data gateway
In this chapter, we’ll be using the edition of Power Automate Desktop that ships with Windows 11. Power Automate Desktop is also available as a free download for Windows 10, which we’ll cover in the Configuring prerequisites section.
Microsoft Access is available as a standalone app or as part of a suite, such as Microsoft 365 Apps for Business (formerly known as Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus) or Microsoft Office 2019. If you have a Microsoft 365 trial tenant, you can download an evaluation version of Microsoft 365 Apps from the landing page.
The Microsoft on-premises data gateway, like Power Automate Desktop, is available at no charge from inside the Power Automate web portal. We’...
