title: Conda error: 'Solving environment: failed'
body: <p>Conda returns <code>'Solving environment: failed'</code>. I'm not sure how to resolve this. Here's the full error:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>PS C:\Windows\system32> conda update conda Solving environment: failed</p>
    
    <p>CondaHTTPError: HTTP 000 CONNECTION FAILED for url
    <a href="https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/r/win-64/repodata.json.bz2" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/r/win-64/repodata.json.bz2</a> Elapsed: -</p>
    
    <p>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.</p>
    
    <p>If your current network has <a href="https://www.anaconda.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.anaconda.com</a> blocked, please
    file a support request with your network engineering team.</p>
    
    <p>SSLError(MaxRetryError('HTTPSConnectionPool(host=\'repo.anaconda.com\',
    port=443): Max retries exceeded with url:
    /pkgs/r/win-64/repodata.json.bz2 (Caused by SSLError("Can\'t connect
    to HTTPS URL because the SSL module is not available."))'))</p>
  </blockquote>