Anaconda installation

Sometimes Anaconda can not be started after installation. Here is a work around.

Windows can be stupid. The antivirus stops creating shortcuts in the menu.

Go to C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Anaconda3 (64-bit) to see if the shortcuts have been created. If yes, simply pin them to start / desktop. Done.

Otherwise, manually create shortcuts.  Put below in the target field:

C:\ProgramData\Anaconda3\pythonw.exe C:\ProgramData\Anaconda3\cwp.py C:\ProgramData\Anaconda3 C:\ProgramData\Anaconda3\pythonw.exe C:\ProgramData\Anaconda3\Scripts\anaconda-navigator-script.py

There are a few commands in one filed.

Last resort.

Using command line CMD, and navigate to the Scripts directory within the installation folder.

Then run the below commands:

activate root

conda update -n root conda

conda update --all

When complete type the following and Navigator hopefully should launch:

anaconda-navigator