title: Anaconda Prompt "Failed to create temp directory"
body: <p><strong>My Issue</strong><br />
  I recently installed Anaconda3-2020.07 on Windows 10 but am having a lot of issues. I think it is related to the fact I idiotically put a space in my username.</p>
  <ol>
  <li>When I try to launch <code>Anaconda Navigator</code>, nothing happens</li>
  <li>When I launch <code>Ananconda Powershell Prompt</code> I get this error</li>
  </ol>
  <pre><code>failed to create process.
  Invoke-Expression : Cannot bind argument to parameter 'Command' because it is
  an empty string.
  At C:\Users\Patrick Wong\anaconda3\shell\condabin\Conda.psm1:101 char:36
  +         Invoke-Expression -Command $activateCommand;
  +                                    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
      + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (:) [Invoke-Expression], ParameterB
     indingValidationException
      + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentValidationErrorEmptyStringNotAl
     lowed,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.InvokeExpressionCommand
  </code></pre>
  <ol start="3">
  <li>When I launch Anaconda Prompt I get this error</li>
  </ol>
  <pre><code>Failed to create temp directory &quot;C:\Users\Patrick Wong\AppData\Local\Temp\conda-&lt;RANDOM&gt;\&quot;
  </code></pre>
  <ol start="4">
  <li>When I launch Jupyter Notebook, everything seems fine though.</li>
  </ol>
  <p><strong>What I've tried</strong></p>
  <ol>
  <li>Uninstalling and reinstalling doesn't work</li>
  <li><code>conda update</code> results in <code>conda is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.</code></li>
  <li>I've navigated to <code>anaconda3/Scripts</code> on my cmd and have tried running <code>conda update</code> which results in <code>failed to create process</code></li>
  <li>I've considered reassigning the Env Variables TEMP, TMP but I'm quite hesitant as I'm not sure if this has potential future repercussions</li>
  </ol>
  <p>From what I understand, the white space in the windows username is a longstanding issue with anaconda, but anaconda has worked for me before. It only recently broke, after I stopped using it for about 3 months.</p>
  <p>Any help would be greatly appreciated.</p>