You have clicked "Next" five times. You have agreed to licenses and chosen your installation directory. Now, you face a choice. A small, white square sits next to a command that promises convenience: adding Anaconda to your system PATH.
The process is similar to macOS:
Leave it unchecked. Embrace the Anaconda Prompt. Your system stability is worth the extra click. add anaconda to path
export PATH="/home/YourUsername/anaconda3/bin:$PATH" You have clicked "Next" five times
The final screen of the Anaconda installation wizard on Windows. Action: A single checkbox with the label: "Add Anaconda3 to my PATH environment variable." Default State: Unchecked (and often accompanied by a red warning text). you face a choice. A small
: If you're using Bash, run: