title: Conda Not Able to Install Conda-forge Packages After Updating Conda to 4.6.1 to Integrate PowerShell
body: <p>The latest release of Conda (4.6.1) asserts added initialization support, especially making reference to PowerShell. <a href="https://www.anaconda.com/blog/developer-blog/conda-4-6-release/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">As can be seen in this official update release documentation</a></p>
  
  <p>I detail the update and initialization process <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/54429536/cannot-get-latest-conda-release-v-4-6-1-with-upgraded-powershell-initialization?noredirect=1#comment95671251_54429536">here</a> (as I ran into an issue with Microsoft/PowerShell requiring to Set-ExecutionPolicy remoteSigned during coding session).</p>
  
  <p>I can set it up and integrate it with Visual Studio Code, however I am now running into an issue where I cannot install packages from Conda-forge into any of my conda environments.</p>
  
  <p>Below is an output of the error I get:</p>
  
  <pre><code>(p3environ_test) C:\Users\User\Miniconda3\envs\p3environ_test&gt;conda install -c conda-forge numpy
  Collecting package metadata: failed
  
  CondaHTTPError: HTTP 000 CONNECTION FAILED for url &lt;https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main/win-64/repodata.json.bz2&gt;
  Elapsed: -
  
  An HTTP error occurred when trying to retrieve this URL.
  HTTP errors are often intermittent, and a simple retry will get you on your way.
  
  If your current network has https://www.anaconda.com blocked, please file
  a support request with your network engineering team.
  
  SSLError(MaxRetryError('HTTPSConnectionPool(host=\'repo.anaconda.com\', port=443): Max retries exceeded with url: /pkgs/main/win-64/repodata.json.bz2 (Caused by SSLError("Can\'t connect to HTTPS URL because the SSL module is not available."))'))
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Although it seems to be a one-off event, I also encountered an issue simply trying to create a python 3 environment, wherein the error output was as follows:</p>
  
  <pre><code>Collecting package metadata: done
  Solving environment: failed
  
  PackagesNotFoundError: The following packages are not available from current channels:
  
    - python-3.6
  
  Current channels:
  
    - https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main/win-64
    - https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main/noarch
    - https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/free/win-64
    - https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/free/noarch
    - https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/r/win-64
    - https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/r/noarch
    - https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/msys2/win-64
    - https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/msys2/noarch
  
  To search for alternate channels that may provide the conda package you're
  looking for, navigate to
  
      https://anaconda.org
  
  and use the search bar at the top of the page.
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I am guessing that the latest release of Conda (V.4.6.1) has a bug, or it is a Conda-forge channel issue (maybe they have not accounted for the update here?)?</p>
  
  <p>I reloaded my prior version of Conda (4.5) and had no issue with either creating environments or installing conda-forge packages.</p>
  
  <p>A similar incident has been noted by someone <a href="https://github.com/conda/conda/issues/7043" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a> during a previous upgrade and I am wondering if it is an issue with the channels.  In the link, special note is made to adding channels.  As you might be able to guess, I'm a conda newbie (or at least lack proficiency) and so don't know how to manually make adjustments to channels or if I should (would this create issues down the road for me upon newer conda updates?) Conda-forge has simply worked for me in the past without any channel adjustments.</p>
  
  <p>Any help would be greatly appreciated.</p>
  
  <p>Thanks. </p>