diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-files.yml b/.github/workflows/test-files.yml
index 313fd10a4e7..2e14bebf9b9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-files.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-files.yml
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   build:
+    # Use this to disable the workflow
+    # if: false
     name: Linux - Py${{ matrix.PYTHON_VERSION }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-linux.yml b/.github/workflows/test-linux.yml
index cd7d97edd98..974ffd672b5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-linux.yml
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   build:
+    # Use this to disable the workflow
+    # if: false
     name: Linux - Py${{ matrix.PYTHON_VERSION }}, ${{ matrix.INSTALL_TYPE }}, ${{ matrix.TEST_TYPE }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-mac.yml b/.github/workflows/test-mac.yml
index 99eef6e2cb2..d7d292139b8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-mac.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-mac.yml
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   build:
+    # Use this to disable the workflow
+    # if: false
     name: Mac - Py${{ matrix.PYTHON_VERSION }}, ${{ matrix.INSTALL_TYPE }}, ${{ matrix.TEST_TYPE }}
     runs-on: macos-12
     env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-win.yml b/.github/workflows/test-win.yml
index f7caceae6be..95e4f0fcb85 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-win.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-win.yml
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   build:
+    # Use this to disable the workflow
+    # if: false
     name: Windows - Py${{ matrix.PYTHON_VERSION }}, ${{ matrix.INSTALL_TYPE }}, ${{ matrix.TEST_TYPE }}
     runs-on: windows-latest
     env:
diff --git a/spyder/utils/conda.py b/spyder/utils/conda.py
index 49dfbb1d5b4..b34f2ff1f6a 100644
--- a/spyder/utils/conda.py
+++ b/spyder/utils/conda.py
@@ -20,6 +20,24 @@
 CONDA_ENV_LIST_CACHE = {}
 
 
+def _env_for_conda():
+    """
+    Required environment variables for Conda to work as expected.
+
+    Notes
+    -----
+    This is needed on Windows since Conda 23.9.0
+    """
+    env = {}
+    if os.name == 'nt':
+        env_vars = [("HOMEDRIVE", "C:"), ("HOMEPATH", "\\Users\\xxxxx")]
+        for var, default in env_vars:
+            value = os.environ.get(var, default)
+            env[var] = value
+
+    return env
+
+
 def add_quotes(path):
     """Return quotes if needed for spaces on path."""
     quotes = '"' if ' ' in path and '"' not in path else ''
@@ -114,8 +132,9 @@ def get_list_conda_envs():
         return env_list
 
     cmdstr = ' '.join([conda, 'env', 'list', '--json'])
+
     try:
-        out, __ = run_shell_command(cmdstr, env={}).communicate()
+        out, __ = run_shell_command(cmdstr, env=_env_for_conda()).communicate()
         out = out.decode()
         out = json.loads(out)
     except Exception:
@@ -126,6 +145,10 @@ def get_list_conda_envs():
         path = osp.join(env, 'python.exe') if WINDOWS else osp.join(
             env, 'bin', 'python')
 
+        # In case the environment doesn't have Python
+        if not osp.isfile(path):
+            continue
+
         try:
             version, __ = run_program(path, ['--version']).communicate()
             version = version.decode()
@@ -167,7 +190,7 @@ def get_spyder_conda_channel():
     cmdstr = ' '.join([conda, 'list', 'spyder', '--json', '--prefix', env])
 
     try:
-        out, __ = run_shell_command(cmdstr, env={}).communicate()
+        out, __ = run_shell_command(cmdstr, env=_env_for_conda()).communicate()
         out = out.decode()
         out = json.loads(out)
     except Exception:
diff --git a/spyder/utils/tests/test_conda.py b/spyder/utils/tests/test_conda.py
index c7cc1881f88..6e006a1ea22 100644
--- a/spyder/utils/tests/test_conda.py
+++ b/spyder/utils/tests/test_conda.py
@@ -65,9 +65,10 @@ def test_find_conda():
 @pytest.mark.skipif(not running_in_ci(), reason="Only meant for CIs")
 def test_get_list_conda_envs():
     output = get_list_conda_envs()
-    expected_envs = ['base', 'test', 'jedi-test-env', 'spytest-ž']
 
+    expected_envs = ['base', 'jedi-test-env', 'spytest-ž', 'test']
     expected_envs = ['conda: ' + env for env in expected_envs]
+
     assert set(expected_envs) == set(output.keys())