{"id":122616,"date":"2024-07-24T10:12:08","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T17:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/?post_type=power-automate&#038;p=122616"},"modified":"2024-07-24T10:12:09","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T17:12:09","slug":"july-2024-update-of-power-automate-for-desktop","status":"publish","type":"power-automate","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/power-automate\/july-2024-update-of-power-automate-for-desktop\/","title":{"rendered":"July 2024 update of Power Automate for desktop"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We are happy to announce that the July 2024 update of Power Automate for desktop (version 2.46) has been released! 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