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Scheduling Desktop Flow Requires a Machine

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I'm trying to schedule a desktop flow by connecting it to a "scheduled cloud flow" but it requires a machine. It is not allowing me to register the machine I am on for some reason. I have made sure the latest version of power automate desktop is installed. I also confirmed MicrosoftFlowExtensionsCore solution that is greater than or equal to 1.2.4.1. But I do not see the "Machine (preview)" option like the documentation shows. I assume this will allow me to select the machine I am on and then select the Register New Machine option towards the bottom (but I don't see any of that).

This is what I see in my Power Automate Desktop app:

And this is what the documentation shows:

Why can't I see the Machine (preview) option?

Thanks for any help.

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tkuehara 667 on at

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Hi @Anonymous

Check if you have the proper licensing (triggering desktop flows is a premium feature):

If you have the proper license, try reinstalling PAD in your machine. The latest version indeed has the Machine tab.
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Hi, I selected the trial version of Premium but how do I confirm that it's working and not a licensing issue? Since I've reinstalled the PAD several times I'm not sure what else to try or look into.
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Riyaz_riz11 4,214 Super User 2026 Season 2 on at

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Hello @Anonymous

Open Pad - click on go premium-click extend trail and try again close ur pad and open i think it may works.

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Ahammad Riyaz