Web query connection does not create table in excel - excel

I have the below external link
https://creator.zohopublic.com/inovadms/inova-dms/view-embed/SPO_Export_Public/M1ZxYdK6k6TYpgZzX7BgHsSQEwSQ2aY27Fx7DHTfCtNgp3tvsUHTajsMxdekudO9hyR9MFe0SgbF8MBngY6UbW5YBmgjWuvk5WfQ/hotelrecid=1721972000009874027&type=1
I would like to connect it in Excel 2013 using web query (with the Power Query it works but I would like to implement it as web query from the Data tab).
In a new excel sheet I am doing the below
1) Open a blank sheet
2) Go to Data-> From Web
3) I add the link and click GO. It returns me the below. I am not sure if this error is the reason of my problem
4) By clicking 'Yes' I have the below (everything fine until now)
But when I click the import button (and select the first cell for this import) it returns an 'Open Page Builder' message. Why this happens?
I did not have this problem until last year and I do not understand what is the issue here.
Zoho Support told me that it is Microsoft issue. Can you please reproduce it and tell me why it does not show me the page in an excel table?
It should return be something like that (without the color format)

It works for me by following this method.
1) Open a blank sheet
2) Go to Data-> From Web
3) I add the link and click GO. It returns me the below
4). I choose Basic option and enter URL and click OK
5). I get the following screen
6). I Choose the second option that is Table. As per my experience data desired by us is contained in Tables.
7). I click Load button to get the data, which loads on web page correctly.
HTH
A). If you choose Advanced option in step 3 then we will get the following dialog box. In this box in upper part we can add a URL by its constituent parts. For example http://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/How-to-setting-a-dynamic-URL-connection/td-p/57072
has been shown entered into its constituent parts in the snapshot shown below. Further details to set a dynamic URL connection can be referred in linked document.
B). In the lower part of the dialog box there is a drop down to select HTTP Request Header Parameters like
Accept Required. Set this to application/json.
Accept-Encoding Optional. Supported encodings are gzip and deflate.
Authorization Required. See authentication.
Connection Optional. It is recommended that Keep-Alive be enabled.
Content-Length Optional. It is recommended taht the request body length be specified when known.
etc....
Further details can referred Query Management HTTP Request
HTTP Request Header Parameters setting for various applications like
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Edit:
Regarding OP's comment whether same Excel file can run on another PC, my opinion is it is not possible. When try to copy file to temporary storage for transfer, we get a warning that this file can not be copied to new location with its properties. Are you sure you want to copy without its properties. Please see this warning snap shot.
As such it seems that the same query may not work in a new location. New query has to be created for that location.

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Is there a way to generate or get tempQueryId from Copy Query URL in TFS query editor?

In previous version I had a functionaly to download a .wiq file and it opens inside visual studio. From there I could go to web version of query editor.
Link is similar to: http://tfs/_queries/query/?tempQueryId={Guid}&resultsEditorContext=query-edit
For now application is a TFS extension and I want to open web query editor from there.
So the problem is how to get or generate this tempQueryId.
Thank you for your help!
At present, you still could be able to download the .wiq file.
Select the Edit query wiql
In the pop-up web dialog, click Export
Choose save it will be download as New Query 1.wiq in local file system
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