December 2023 update of Power Automate for desktop

We are happy to announce that the December 2023 update of Power Automate for desktop (version 2.39) has been released! You can download the latest release here.

Key features

New features and updates have been added, as described below.

You can now add flow input variables to a run URL

The Run URL now supports input variables of Text, Numeric and Boolean data types, so that you don’t have to manually provide their values through the console input form, when running a flow with inputs.

Power Fx is now available in Power Automate for desktop (in preview)

Power Fx has now been introduced to Power Automate for desktop in preview, so that makers will be able to utilize actual Power Fx expressions in desktop flows. This functionality will be enabled soon, through a new option in the popup window that opens after selecting to create a new desktop flow.

Power Fx in desktop flows
Power Fx is now available for desktop flows

Notifications about Automation in a Day events are now available

A toast notification will now be available in the console, informing you about ‘Automation in a Day’ events.

Automation in a Day notification
Notifications about Automation in a Day events in the Home screen

Get started

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