title: Android Studio 2.3 error: "Gradle sync failed: Cause: services.gradle.org"
body: <p>After I open a new project in Android Studio 2.3, I receive an error such as:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>Gradle sync failed: Cause: services.gradle.org</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>Googling just gave me a log file on an issue tracker page. I have tried uninstalling/reinstalling. I am not behind a proxy and I've already set:</p>
  
  <pre><code>Use default gradle wrapper
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Restarting Gradle sync stops at</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>Refreshing Gradle project</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>I can't find anything to fix this problem.
  I am running Android Studio on Windows 8.1 with JRE 1.8.0</p>