{"id":111105,"date":"2024-03-15T08:18:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T16:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/power-automate\/march-2024-update-of-power-automate-for-desktop\/"},"modified":"2025-06-11T07:42:17","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T14:42:17","slug":"march-2024-update-of-power-automate-for-desktop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/power-automate\/march-2024-update-of-power-automate-for-desktop\/","title":{"rendered":"March 2024 update of Power Automate for desktop"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are happy to announce that the March 2024 update of Power Automate for desktop (version 2.42) has been released! You can download the latest release here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Key features<\/h2>\n

New features and updates have been added, as described below.<\/p>\n

A revamped variable picker and a new function picker are now available<\/h3>\n

An enhanced variable picker is now available, providing filtering and sorting capabilities that allow for more intuitive selection of variables in the respective actions.<\/p>\n

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A new variable picker is now available<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In addition, for Power Fx enabled desktop flows, there\u2019s also a new function picker that allows for scrolling through a list of Power Fx functions, providing a quick overview of the full list of available functions.<\/p>\n

IntelliSense capabilities are now available for Power Fx enabled desktop flows<\/h3>\n

Power Fx enabled desktop flows now offer IntelliSense capabilities, including syntax colorization, real-time suggestions and autocomplete functionality, as well as function signature helpers.<\/p>\n

For both features above, you can read more in the dedicated blog post<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Cloud initiated runs of desktop flows now support minimum execution logs<\/h3>\n

Minimum execution logs for desktop flows are now also supported for runs initiated via the cloud, via the same registry key<\/a> that only handled console runs so far.<\/p>\n

The Run URL of desktop flows can now include the Windows user to sign in<\/h3>\n

When running flows via their Run URL, another parameter is now available, so that you can sign in with your current Windows account.<\/p>\n

The action \u2018Clear cells in Excel worksheet\u2019 has now been introduced<\/h3>\n

A new Excel action called \u2018Clear cells in Excel worksheet\u2019 has now been introduced, allowing users to clear the values of the specified range.<\/p>\n

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A new Excel action to clear cells is now available.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Get started<\/h2>\n

Hoping that you will find the above updates useful, please feel free to provide your questions and feedback in the Power Automate Community<\/a>. If you want to learn more about Power Automate Desktop, get started with the below resources:<\/p>\n