First run of Android Studio. Unable to access Android SDK add-on list

Question

After trying to reinstall Android Studio, everything was fine until the first run.

While it was \'fetching Android SDK component information\', it gave

Answer 1

First of all you must be connected to the internet.

1. Clear any DNS settings that might be present in your network adapter or router.
2. Either turn off the firewall (windows or antivirus's) completely or add an exception.
3. Stop any other application that might be using internet hence slowing it down.
4. Close android studio completely and run SDK Manager to update all the components that are awaiting an update, especially addons.

Then run android studio.