Cloned Python environment and modified with Conda - crashes Pro!

[Vidar]

Hi,

I have created a cloned copy of the default python environment. 

For convenience, I put the Conda command on the PATH system variable by adding "C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\Python\Scripts". 

I used the Conda Forge command from a command prompt (running as Administrator, might not be necessary, but why not) to install pygplates: 

conda install conda-forge::pygplates 

 When you try and access Package Manager ArcGIS Pro crashes. Not sure how to get out of this mess or even fix my environment - it's a bit annoying that Pro just crashes out just like this - looks like I'm looking at a re-install and all the messing about that involves.

[ODWC_GIS]

I'm not quite desperate enough to toss out all my non-default environments yet, and crashing every time I look at the Environments portion of ArcPro is a minor problem (as long as I remember not to look at the Environments portion of ArcPro), but I'm glad someone posted a viable solution to this particular random Esri bug.