Power Automate Desktop begins rolling out standard Python and PGP tools
Reviewed by Helen Jones
Power Automate Desktop version 2.70 has started rolling out in some regions as the July 2026 update. Community checks show new support for standard Python 3.7, which needs a separate install and opens ordinary Python libraries instead of the older IronPython limit. The same build adds dedicated PGP encrypt and decrypt actions, PowerPoint automation actions, and UI element event triggers that can wait for clicks or state changes while a flow runs. Related Get UI control and Get web control actions also appear. Official release notes are still pending and availability depends on regional stations, so the features are not universal yet.
Before this build, desktop flows were stuck with a limited Python dialect and had no first-class actions for PGP file handling or waiting on live UI events. Anyone who needed real libraries or secure file steps had to invent workarounds that often broke later. The change gives desktop automation more data-processing and security options, but it also raises the maintenance bar. Separate Python installs, library versions, and event-driven waits introduce new places for a flow to fail quietly after the first successful test.
Analysis
Treat this as an early community signal, not a reason to redesign anything. If you already run desktop flows for a specific local process, open Power Automate Desktop, check whether version 2.70 has arrived, and leave the new Python and PGP actions alone until you have a clear need and a test machine that matches production. Otherwise stay with your cloud flows.
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