title: Can't import Excel (xls) into Power BI
body: <p>I tried to import an Excel file (Microsoft Excel 97-2003 Worksheet (*.xls)) into Power BI and I got this weird error.</p>
  
  <pre><code>Details: "Excel Workbook: The 'Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0' provider is not registered on the local machine. The 64-bit version of the Access Database Engine 2010 Access Database Engine OLEDB provider is required to connect to read this type of file. To download the client software, visit the following site: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=285987."
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