[Windows] Unable to install Anki

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I am trying to install Anki on my corporate windows 11 computer.
When I try to install Anki I get the following error:

←[2J←[H←[1mAnki Launcher←[0m

1) Latest Anki (press Enter)
2) Choose a version

5) Allow betas: off
6) Cache downloads: on
7) Download mirror: on

8) Uninstall
>

Checking for updates...
Unable to check for Anki versions. Please check your internet connection.

Error: Failed to run (2): C:\Users\sydikov_63546\AppData\Local\Programs\Anki\uv.exe run --no-project --no-config --managed-python --with pip-system-certs,requests[socks] --python 3.13.5 C:\Users\sydikov_63546\AppData\Local\Programs\Anki\versions.py: error: Failed to download https://registry.npmmirror.com/-/binary/python-build-standalone/20250612/cpython-3.13.5%2B20250612-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc-install_only_stripped.tar.gz
  Caused by: Request failed after 3 retries
  Caused by: error sending request for url (https://registry.npmmirror.com/-/binary/python-build-standalone/20250612/cpython-3.13.5%2B20250612-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc-install_only_stripped.tar.gz)
  Caused by: operation timed out

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Apparently corporate network doesn’t allow Anki to download necessary files, is there a workaround? Maybe an older version of Anki exists that doesn’t need to download extra files?

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This is the last release with the offline installer:

We’re discussing bringing back that, because many users have issues with the new installation approach.

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