How-To: Install Anaconda Without Administrator Privileges in Windows

Question

How do I install Anaconda distribution without administrator permissions?

 

Answer

Note:  Once you have acquired the distribution installation file by following the IT Compliance Guidelines, follow the below steps.

# PowerShell script to download most recent release of Anaconda for Windows 11 x86_64
$f = (Invoke-WebRequest https://repo.anaconda.com/archive/ -UseBasicParsing).Content | `
Select-String -Pattern 'href="(Anaconda3-[^"]*-Windows-x86_64\.exe)"' -AllMatches | `
ForEach-Object { $_.Matches[0].Groups[1].Value } | `
Select-Object -First 1; `
Invoke-WebRequest "https://repo.anaconda.com/archive/$f" -UseBasicParsing -OutFile $f

1. Double click on installation .exe file. Installation Welcome window displayed, click Next.

Anaconda install Welcome window.

 

2. Read and accept the license agreement. 

Anaconda License Agreement window

 

3. Select Install for: to Just Me (recommended). Click Next.

Select Installation Type window with "Just Me" selected.

 

4.  Set Destination Folder to a location you can create and modify files. Click Next.

Example:  C:\Users\%YourUserName%\Anaconda3

Choose installation location window.

 

5. Accept Advanced Options Defaults for most users by clicking on Install.

Advanced Installation Options window with defaults selected.

 

6. Click Next to complete installation.

Installation completed

 

7. Proceed through "Code with Anaconda in the Cloud" window. Click Next.

Code with Anaconda in the Cloud window

 

8. Click Finish to complete setup.

Finish setup window

 

 

 

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