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# Release notes for Grafana 8.5.1

### Bug fixes

- **Azure Monitor:** Fix space character encoding for metrics query link to Azure Portal. [#48139](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/48139), [@kevinwcyu](https://github.com/kevinwcyu)
- **CloudWatch:** Prevent log groups from being removed on query change. [#47994](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/47994), [@asimpson](https://github.com/asimpson)
- **Cloudwatch:** Fix template variables in variable queries. [#48140](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/48140), [@iwysiu](https://github.com/iwysiu)
- **Explore:** Prevent direct access to explore if disabled via feature toggle. [#47714](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/47714), [@Elfo404](https://github.com/Elfo404)
- **InfluxDB:** Fixes invalid no data alerts. [#48295](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/48295), [@yesoreyeram](https://github.com/yesoreyeram)
- **Navigation:** Prevent navbar briefly showing on login. [#47968](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/47968), [@ashharrison90](https://github.com/ashharrison90)
- **Plugins Catalog:** Fix styling of hyperlinks. [#48196](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/48196), [@marefr](https://github.com/marefr)
- **Table:** Fix filter crashes table. [#48258](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/48258), [@zoltanbedi](https://github.com/zoltanbedi)
- **TimeSeries:** Properly stack series with missing datapoints. [#48321](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/48321), [@leeoniya](https://github.com/leeoniya)
