I have wiped my Windows installation since posting this. So, this post can be considered closed. But I never could solve this.
Problem
After freshly installing Anaconda3 2020.11 64-bit version on my Win10 64-bit machine, Anaconda Navigator doesn't get past the initializing splash screen. It closes immediately with no residual processes seen in task manager.
I am not able to pinpoint the issue since I am not getting any kind of error code. It simply just doesn't open. Kindly help me resolve it :)
Solutions Already Tried
- Uninstalled Python 3.9.4 I had previously installed.
- Already tried uninstalling and reinstalling three times (also deleted residual files and folders before attempting reinstallation.)
- All packages are up-to-date including
conda,pyqt, andanaconda-naviagtor. - Deleting the
.continuumfolder as mentioned in the official troubleshooting guide didn't help. - Tried adding the Anaconda installation folder to the path (as read somewhere). Didn't help.
- Tried altering configurations during installation.
- Resetting
anaconda-navigatorsettings or uninstalling and reinstalling it make no difference. - Tried downgrading
anaconda-navigatortoV1.10.0as discussed in one of the linked GitHub issues. Didn't work. - Also tried installing
Minicondaand usingconda-forgechannel.
Some Observations
- Anaconda prompt seems to work fine.
- Running
anaconda-navigatorfrom Command Prompt doesn't show any errors. It launches the initializing screen and after the screen closes, it then exits to the new line (to run new command). - After a fresh install, if only
condaandanaconda-navigatorare updated, navigator opens for 2-3 seconds. So maybe it's a problem with one of the packages installed.
Possible Cause
- I had newer version of Python already installed in my system that time.
Related Issues reported on Anaconda's GitHub Page:
Related StackOverflow Question:
Anaconda navigator shows initializing and closes immediately
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