Application Manager doesn't update and there is no progress (spinning black circles)

This was a tricky issue and it was actually solved by turning off your Antivirus software.  Please check out this article for more details:

http://knowledge.autodesk.com/article/Application-Manager-doesn-t-update-and-there-is-no-progress-spinning-black-circles

Thanks to Etienne Lavoie for sharing this tip with the community.

Reference:

http://upandready.typepad.com/up_and_ready/2014/08/quick-start-security-anti-virus-software.html