I had the same problem. My issue was the ssl verification as I assume my workplace has done something with Firewall or etc. So I took the following two steps to fix it:
– open command prompt (cmd.exe)
– You can see the list of conda settings: conda config --show
– Disable the ssl verification: conda config --set ssl_verify False
Now launch the Anaconda. If it takes time, wait! It will finally load.
– Go to File->Preferences (shortkey: Ctrl+P)
– Make sure to uncheck the “Enable SSL verification”. (attached image)
– Don’t forget to click on the Apply button.enter image description here
That made the trick and Anaconda loads very fast!