7. This process uses my internet @ 500kb/s and downloads about 200mb. Been stuck on initializing for over an hour. net Desktop app. . Updated: 3 weeks ago Article ID: 13934. Trepan-archimonde November 16,. I can’t launch the game because the launcher is evidently trying to update or download some files, but it is stuck between “Initializing” and “Waiting on another installation or update. Update or temporarily uninstall any security programs, which may mistakenly identify the login module as a security threat. net cache folder can resolve problems with the logon module. Tick the checkbox for Hidden items, and click on the Program Data folder. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15,. My Battle. Either “Initializing” or "Waiting for another download (and there is no other download). Community Tournaments. Pekins-firemaw November 15, 2022, 6:37pm #1. Or at least, that’s what fixed it for me last time it happened to me. Wait until the lights turn back on. Already submitted 3 bug reports through the battle. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. 18423. I tried the usual fixes, nothing worked, and when I tried renaming the World of Warcraft folder to do a clean install it got stuck at “intializing” 1 Like. I have fast internet and the space on the computer. There has been a bug in bnet for as long as I remember where either the remaining data or download speed are reported wrong or the download just seems "stuck". Right-click the Battle. Also, if I go and launch each individual . Restart your computer and try the install/update now. Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing" I can’t reinstall WoW. . Go to the Battle. 2. Hello everyone i installed WOW classic a month ago and everything was running smooth till about a week ago on the battle. net App (skip Step 6 for now, we will re-install later). LoadingI have the same problem, been waiting for over an hour now on initializing. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance there might be a known issue affecting all players. It has been 2 days. net launcher, and started re-installing wotlk. Here are some possible reasons and troubleshooting steps you can try: Network Issues: Poor or unstable internet connection can cause the update to. Support. net folder in its entirety. Rambush-rattlegore July 15, 2023, 12:40am #1. 🤔 ( I have. I guess the interim fix for now is to just run the exe and log in manually. Worked for me when stuck in the battlenet app. Tried that, and completely uninstalled and reinstalled Bnet. I think the download servers are dead. Step 5. Go to the Battle. The “agent” is crashing my whole internet connection, does nothing. It will work then. When installing, game switches to “Updating” and gets into the loop of getting “Initializing (2127019/2127019)”. You have tried everything, so I doubt these are new, but it helped me: Turn the computer off, unplug it for 30. net. Im at a loss on what to do. The progress bar below the Install/Update button is currently at Initializing (242/1006) with a creeping progression. also stuck on initializing, currently at 30 minutes, really frustrating! 3 Likes. Fixes I’ve tried: Deleting bnet folder in C:ProgramData Closing processes in task manager Switching battlenet launcher to the Beta version Uninstalling and reinstalling battlenet Updated Windows 10, . 819. Fortunately, there are a few things you can do to fix the issue. Type msconfig. It’s the entire community, this isn’t a cache issue, it’s a blizz issue. Aggronaught, If it's stuck saying it's initializing, I'd suspect a permissions problem somewhere still. Inside the “ World of Warcraft ” folder, you’ll see another folder called “ WTF. 2 Likes. I had WotLK and retail installed but it still could not locate either one even after manually pointing it at the file location. World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues Troubleshooting Security Applications. Updated:. I tried running Battle. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. net or World of Warcraft processes in the Task Manager. I tried the usual fixes, nothing worked, and when I tried renaming the World of Warcraft folder to do a clean install it got stuck at “intializing” 1 Like. yea same thing here spent all day in the Emergency room and came home to my game as broken as I am. . :C I tried the usual fixes, nothing worked, and when I tried renaming the World of Warcraft folder to do a clean install it got stuck at “intializing” 1 Like. No big deal I think, I'll just log back in, and so I close the game and go to reopen it, and see there's an update. Not working here “Initializing” Tried all the tricks here. Exit Bnet -> Open Folder that contains WoW folder -> Rename to something like "World of Warcraft_backup" -> Open Bnet and click update, it will change to "Install" (Skip this if it already changed to "Install") -> Rename WoW folder back to "World of Warcraft" (previous name). If you don’t see all 3 folders in each. Other users comment with their own. Technical Support. i have uninstalled both wow and battlenet. Basically it was just stuck on “updating battle. Stuck on "Initializing. Uninstalling and reinstalling the Battle. And now, finally, I removed everything related to BattleNet, Blizzard, and World of Warcraft and started a new fresh install. 1 Like. Now I got stuck in the Initializing 2145581/2145581 loop. Technical Support. Update or temporarily uninstall any security programs, which may mistakenly identify the login module as a security threat. Deleting Blizzard and BNet folders from ProgramData. Step 2: In Game Settings, find your World of Warcraft and check the option Additional command line arguments. net files from appdata, localappdata, etc; start reinstall of Battle. Edit 2: Got past the first initialization loop and into a measured megabyte download only to get stuck in yet another initialization loop. The advice given in the thread I've linked is basically to wait a while because of server issues, is the same. [Main Thread] - High World MS during afternoon - Nova/Wind ISP/Telecom Italia Sparkle Nov 2023. The app is stuck on “Updating”, with WoW Classic at 0%, PTR at 83%, and retail WoW at 0%. Community Tournaments. Got better things to do. net update agent in task manager before it would work to reopen and start the patch successfully. I have to close the client and restart it a minimum of four times to get the update to begin. Close all other applications. Seeing as though this thread is closed: Update stuck on initializing - #242 by Sonlak-grobbulus Just today I thought I would resub to try out Dragonflight. My WoW PTR update remains at 83%, WoW Classic and Retail remain at 0% updates, and the app is stuck on “…Initializing” no matter which update I set it on executing. Try creating a new user account on Windows, and. Delete the Battle. WoW download stuck on "initializing". PC. Then input -d3d11 in the box. This has happened now for several days, and I cannot play the game at all. World of Warcraft addon managers can prevent Agent from updating game files. Fix, rename etc. Thaelia-deathwing. Support Technical Support. Only problem is, my game just stays on initializing loop forever. Initializing usually means something is downloading in the background which happens to me at every patch. I purchased an external hard drive to re install wow. Support Account My Gifts Careers Company. When there is a wow update, the ‘initializing’ phase of the download is very slow. For me it solved the problem I had download also stuck at initialising 2 times and simply pausing and restarting fixed it for me. Make sure your firewall or antivirus isn’t blocking Battle. Kill those processes (but don’t kill the launcher) and the update should proceed as normal. love this game. Vincerus-stormrage November 14, 2023, 4:47pm 1. Foxaris-draenor November 28, 2022, 9:52pm. I thought it was battle. Thaelia-deathwing. World of Warcraft Forums Stuck in "Initialising" when trying to install WOW after pre-purchase of Dragonflight. If there is no maintenance in your region follow the steps below to resolve this. Are many others having this problem? Step 2. Try to get into your wow folder : world of warcraft > retail , then double click on your wow. 5 M1 MBP. This happened to me and I reset and reinstalled everything. It’s always initializing and reclaiming disc sp…Jinji-whisperwind July 11, 2023, 8:31pm #1. World of Warcraft - Patch Stuck on Initializing - Update Problem(For non-Turkish players this is Turkish Guide, dont say me anything about guide language but. Hopefully it gets a fix. Been stuck for over 30min like this now. Stuck on Initializing. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net install and when I go to install Classic WoW, the install starts, gets to 82. net and the blue play button says “Updating” below it says " Applying updates" and its at 0% been like that for a long time, Things I have tried. Scan and repair, doesn’t work. Press Command + I. It seems the only fix, for me atleast, is to leave the update on initializing for 35-45 minutes, it will eventually budge. net app, but now Im on 0% for installing battle. it should start. r/starcitizen. Hmm. net files, or a problem connecting to the patching server. Killsalot-firemaw September 26, 2022, 7:54pm 2. Blizzard: Feeling cute might post a blue post later . Once the game ran, the “Initializing” disappeared and the PLAY button lit up. It seems the only fix, for me atleast, is to leave the update on initializing for 35-45 minutes, it will eventually budge. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. Dartanin-ghostlands. cleared caches. Stuck on Initializing. If World of Warcraft doesn't launch on your computer, I’m going to give you the best solution. net launcher (or window). This is found in C:/ProgramData (which is a hidden folder). net, Blizzard, and/or Blizzard Entertainment folders in the Windows temporary file locations below. stuck on initializing or about 30mins only few hours before wotlk release , such a stressful experience. You don't have two big updates on the same day. Nánu-tichondrius July 11, 2023, 8:37pm #2. well I did try lots of stuff like reinstalling app. Fix, rename etc. -tried uninstalling from the battle. Known WoW Classic Technical Support Issues [Updated - Jan 6th, 2023] Well met, adventurers! We’ll be using this forum thread to track known technical support issues, like conflicts which cause performance errors, crashes, and connection problems in WoW Classic. Once the game ran, the “Initializing” disappeared and the PLAY button lit up. net update agent” from there. net folder and restart your Blizzard App. I’ve disabled my firewall. I guess the interim fix for now is to just run the exe and log in manually. Troubleshooting steps when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing" Failed to Initialize Direct3D. After that, navigate to the following path: C : ProgramData Blizzard Entertainment Battle. . Tried everything I can think now doing system restore as one last attempt to fix. Stuck on Initializing since Windows Update. same issue, in the battle. net app, but now Im on 0% for installing battle. I’ve turned on viewing of hidden files and deleted the Battle. Initializing, doesn’t work. November 15, 2018. The battle net just tells me the game is updating but its stuck on initializing. Goto the Cog icon above your Email and switch to a. Hey, probably not many people in my situation but I’m trying to install WoW again (for obvious reasons 😃 ) and I’m stuck at installing the battle. Since yesterday, my Launcher has been stuck at the beginning of the progress bar, usually saying “initializing” or sometimes “waiting for another update” briefly then back to “initializing”. If I pause and resume it gets stuck on waiting on another update, despite being the only battlenet-game on the computer. Scan & repair files, uninstalled wow and downloaded again as well the battle. 2 Common Issues Subject. I did have to tell the launcher where my game folder was again, but it immediately updated and was playable again. net, the app may be stuck at \"Initializing\" and prevent you from progressing. • 2 mo. I’ve closed everything out through task. Restarted my PC and was able to start up wow just fine. NET and GPU Restarting the PC Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on. Game update starts and then stops installing. Click settings. Last resort I went to my Mobile HotSpot. Initializing Checking Residency. net app installation is doing the same thing: getting stuck on the Updating function. The Updating never gets anywhere, stuck on 0%, with it also saying "Initializing". Boards. After a few seconds it. Disable all the background apps and close the other running apps other than WoW on your PC. World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. And I mean everything, I literally formatted my drive and started over. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net and blizzard folders. The app is stuck on “Updating”, with WoW Classic at 0%, PTR at 83%, and retail WoW at 0%. Sometimes fetching download manifest. So glad I’m not the only one. Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did nothing, several times. Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. Camuz-golemagg November 16, 2022,. Follow same steps to turn Safe mode off and boot back normally. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. Agnass-anvilmar. his account wont install dragonflight. net to place World of Warcraft. However, it refuses to update the game and remains stuck on. Follow same steps to turn Safe mode off and boot back normally. minnesotaHunter (Topic Creator) 11 years ago #3. Hope this helps. EDIT: Looks like when you exit the game it goes back to Initializing…. Having the same problem for the last 20 minutes now…. Battle net launcher seams stuck on updating… just spinning at Initializing 0%. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. Step 3. Help pleaseWorld of Warcraft Arena World Championship. net launcher and still says initializing. Been stuck on 94% with initializing for the newest update for WoW, this has been happening since yesterday when the patch was launched. net app shows that there are updates for: WoW PTR WoW Retail WoW Classic No matter which one I have it work on, the Update gets stuck on “Initializing” at 0% and won’t budge from there, even after I leave it…Note that World of Warcraft is huge, you are downloading and installing a whole universe into your machine. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. It also doesn’t matter. Femfatale-haomarush. Then once they are all uninstalled, go in and manually delete the main World of Warcraft folder where the. Updated: 3 weeks ago Article ID: 13934 Product:. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. Fixes I’ve tried: Deleting bnet folder in C:ProgramData Closing processes in task manager Switching battlenet launcher to the Beta version Uninstalling and reinstalling battlenet Updated Windows 10, . Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing"Installed Battle. net launcher then go task manager close remaining apps then restart should probably fix it. 5 Likes. Already try login out, login back, restarting computer. Yeah i have a fix for it (it worked for me anyway), close the game + the launcher completely, go into task manager, find the battle net update agent and close it then reopen the launcher, lmk if it works. Fixes I’ve tried:. Technical Support. net again. Then try wow again. Same issue. Also stuck on waiting for download. I have done a clean uninstall and reinstall several times now, clearing temp, localappdata, programdata, etc each time, and still cannot get past the same download initialization. net Desktop App is stuck at "Initializing," try the following steps:It’s been three weeks since the release of World of Warcraft’s newest expansion, Dragonflight; with the first Season of content and raiding well underway, Internet. stuck here to, been sitting watching initilising for just under 2 hours, maybe time to give up cancel if blizz cant even get their act together with updates god help us for next expansion Loading World of Warcraft ForumsStep 2: Reinstall BattleNet. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15, 2022,. I have been trying to install retail WoW all evening, and the battle. ahh ok, im still stuck at 0% initializing . Then select World of Warcraft, and click its Reset In-Game options button. Loading. Blizzard failing at being a game company. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any ongoing issues. At this rate it’s going to take hours and hours to complete the download. Then relaunch and it should work. Jambrix November 16, 2022, 9:43pm #37. I have restarted the application. Help pleaseOur team is already on the case working to resolve this issue as quickly as possible. The “update” is just stuck at 0 %. Save changes and start the app. This resolved this issue for me. It should say Install instead of Play. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Continues to sit on (2203048/2203048) It is strange that it’s the same issue on all 3 of my machines. World of Warcraft on Reddit! Members Online. Delete the Battle. And as a lot of players have come back, it is a bit busy, but in general these things will get fixed quite quick. My Tickets. I can’t get past the “initializing” stage to start the. It started couple hours ago. I’ve deleted the BNet Files and Cache as that worked in the past but now i’m stumped. This forum provides players with a place to discuss technical issues with each other and official Blizzard representatives. Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did nothing, several times. 57 Likes. If the issue you are experiencing is not on the list above, make sure you check our Support Site!If that doesn’t do it, it would be really helpful if you could describe the issue in more details, e. And I mean everything, I literally formatted my drive and started over. ŶŦǶNyŦǑP5-1100 December 15, 2020, 3:34pm #1. Read on the forum that you can try to reinstall the battle. net. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. Step 4. Anyone else stuck on 0% updating or initializing? Update not working for me. Reset the permissions on your WoW folder: 1. Scan and repair doesn’t work either. What more can we even attempt?SOLUTION: I ran the Wow. net application. Played wow no problems. Rule Out Internet Issues. Same issue here, stuck on ‘Initializing…’. Kymthegreat-staghelm November 8, 2023, 6:23pm 1. #$%#. (setting the files / etc with the 1,72 mb size) then back to initializing . The problem is not on my side. After a long day of problem solving at work, coming home to another problem isn’t. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. Deleting the Battle. 1 Like. Reinstall the Battle. Click on the lock and unlock it,. Now, I tried something different. net launcher (would just get stuck) removed all Battle. just gets stuck. SOLUTION: I ran the Wow. net or World of Warcraft processes in the Task Manager. Fixes I’ve tried: Deleting bnet folder in C:ProgramData Closing processes in task manager Switching battlenet launcher to the Beta version Uninstalling and reinstalling battlenet Updated Windows 10, . Technical Support. Stuck on Initializing/Waiting on another update - Technical Support. net App. 7) Trying to update to 10. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Getting stuck on initializing can also indicate corrupt files, or there’s a problem with the drive the game is installed on. Sometimes fetching download manifest. Now, I still cant buy gems or missives of the AH. If I pause and resume it gets stuck on waiting on another update, despite being the only battlenet-game on the computer. I was surprised there weren’t already threads about his in this support forum. Cofe-azuremyst November 16, 2022, 7:20pm #72. net but the download is stuck at initializing/0% and then I get the whoops! window. exe in my retail folder and logged in manually w/ authenticator. I was able to do an update for classic WoW, but not retail. • Next (before re-installing) let’s delete any Battle. Maybe it helps! Or maybe try instal warzone and see if that works. Hit the Windows key and R. net and try updating World of Warcraft again. I have followed the instructions mentioned here: WOW Stuck at Initializing but to no avail. also manually patching agent and nothing helped even a little. Scan & repair files, uninstalled wow and downloaded again as well the battle. net, updating windows 10 optional and intel, deleting the Warcraft files multiple times. Trepan-archimonde November 16,. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. It doesn’t move. Groót-quelthalas November 16, 2022, 8:28pm #208. Just delete the Battle. My original post was in the technical support forum ( Download Issue / Stuck in Initializing ) and it was suggested I come here for help with the issue. Occasionally, you may find your World of Warcraft update stuck on initializing because of internet connectivity issues. Under Background processes, find " Battle. Macbook. Windows applied an update last week and since then haven’t been able to log in or update WoW. Same issue, been waiting an hour now trying to download - being an old vet in this game I remember the times back at the start with issues like this and Blizzard would credit us day to our subscriptions - I wonder why they wont bring that idea back. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any ongoing issues. Tried restarting PC, reinstalling bnet, repair client, clean registers, try to set game folder to full. There was an update for the battle. These things take time - but it's worth the wait. Same, been nearly an hour now with zero movement. Aerlas-magtheridon. Shakazdi-wyrmrest-accord October 6, 2022, 1:03am 1. I tried the usual fixes, nothing worked, and when I tried renaming the World of Warcraft folder to do a clean install it got stuck at “intializing” 1 Like. Be it for downloading, launching, or updating these games on your PC. My Tickets. Test the internet speed. Nothing helps! Other games update and download without issues. Technical Support. Open Battle. Check BIOS settings for World of Warcraft. net, uninstalled Battle. 270. net and the download seems to continuously get stuck on 'Initializing', making no progress. Seems its on Blizz’s back end. I've followed every step I possibly could, and still. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. Changing region. This patch/update really screwed things up and is making a lot of experiences in game very. Blizzard seems to have a network issue. Every time I close Battle. net app Cache, also reinstalled it. Then press the Esc key to open the Game Menu. Delete the Cache folder; Restart computer and launch. switching to beta, giving battle. I think the download servers are dead. Desktop App Tech Support. How to resolve this issue when installing or. ago • Edited 1 yr. Run troubleshooting for WoW download update stuck on initializing. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. I downloaded a free VPN, set my location to HK and set my login region to Asia - it started downloading after 5 or so mins. X:world of warcraftworld of warcraft Good luck. 2 Common Issues CAS System Unable to Initialize ClientHandler. Kymthegreat-staghelm November 8, 2023, 6:23pm 1. net installer. Step 3 of the link worked for me. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance you may not be able to update. Anyone else come across this and how to work around it? Using a 14in M1 Pro MBP. ran as. So i have played wow on this laptop since it was birthed 2 years ago (Alienware m17). World of Warcraft. Keep getting BLZBNTAG0000138F Scan and Repaired multiple times, same.