We have more resources available in our knowledge database. Nowaqu-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 7:57pm #144. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance there might be a known issue affecting all players. Oh sorry - it does waste my time, electricity and my mental health. Brewmeister-ashbringer November 16, 2022, 7:46pm #124. Share Sort by: Best. Are you having trouble with your World of Warcraft installation or update? Do you see the annoying "Initializing. I have restarted the application. Evoker Level 70 Boost Gear Reverting From 424 to 414. I have been trying to install retail WoW all evening, and the battle. Wait for the update. . Trepan-archimonde November 16,. an I dont have an antivirus at all. But when I click on the game I am presented with “update World of Warcraft” and it starts all over again - seems to be in a loop, stuck at 0% and not going anywhere fast. The new Battle. Having the same problem for the last 20 minutes now…. Sometimes, killing the update in the task manager and. 57 Likes. It’s stuck on Initializing. 56 Likes. I bought Dragonflight for my friend however when he's trying to install World of Warcraft, it is stuck initializing forever at 2145571 / 2145571 . The games run well. NET. Updated: 3 weeks ago Article ID: 13934. 7th ? The initializing zipped along quite fast until it reached around 250 MB of 442 MB, then it bogged down to a crawl. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. Click on dropdown down arrow on the top left corner. I am unable to download the new patch and am stuck on initializing I have already restarted my entire pc. Social media. There are several reasons why this could happen, including issues with the game files, server maintenance, or problems with your computer’s settings. Any suggestion on how to fix would. Clearing Battle. Technical Support. minnesotaHunter (Topic Creator) 11 years ago #3. net app and re open it or when I quit WoW (no matter which version) - Retail, TBC and Classic keeps updating. -force quit battle. Technical Support. This forum provides players with a place to discuss technical issues with each other and official Blizzard representatives. Advanced Troubleshooting. 4MB/s. If there's something preventing it from downloading, it may tell you why. selective startup. Technical Support. Blizzard seems to have a network issue. I’ve tried all fixes listed here plus a few others the CoD community came up with when facing the same problem. net App. Start the update (installation in your case) Close the Battle. Expect at least some free game time for this. also stuck on initializing, currently at 30 minutes, really frustrating! 3 Likes. net website gives you a potential fix. Here are some possible reasons and troubleshooting steps you can try: Network Issues: Poor or unstable internet connection can cause the update to. Read on the forum that you can try to reinstall the battle. Every time I close Battle. 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. 2 Likes. I guess the interim fix for now is to just run the exe and log in manually. Click OK and Restart your Steam. Close Unwanted Programs and Services on Windows. Once the game ran, the “Initializing” disappeared and the PLAY button lit up. The Battle. net launcher”. net app. Technical Support. Or at least, that’s what fixed it for me last time it happened to me. I have fast internet and the space on the computer. Game update starts and then stops installing. I’ve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. Turned off my anti-virus and firewall, cleared battle. Sometimes fetching download manifest. Force deleted everything about the game from my computer, reinstall doesn’t work. Either “Initializing” or "Waiting for another download (and there is no other download). Baradûr-draenor. Blizzard: Feeling cute might post a blue post later . If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. Disable or temporarily uninstall these programs, restart your computer, and try. Visit our main page to know more: ----- This is not a technical support forum. I’ve disabled my firewall. I was just wondering if anyone was experiencing the same issue this morning before I create a support ticket. Re-launch CSGO on Steam. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. net. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. Uninstalled Battlenet thinking it would help if I reinstalled but now it’s stuck on installing the damn launcher itself nevermind updating Warcraft for me to play. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. net. It also doesn’t matter which I tell it to update while pausing the other two. After that, navigate to the following path: C:ProgramDataBlizzard EntertainmentBattle. completely exit battle net and restart it. net Desktop App with these steps: • Uninstall the Blizzard Battle. Then click Options > Game Settings. 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". Changing region. Check out this thread and see if any of them work for you. In most cases, we find that “Initializing…” getting stuck is typically caused by a conflicting third-party program, damaged/corrupted local Battle. net Desktop Application gets stuck on Downloading New Files. 5. Type msconfig. it’s not even downloading it just initializing over and over and you have to wait like 15 mins to even play the game. 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. Uninstalled Battlenet thinking it would help if I reinstalled but now it’s stuck on installing the damn launcher itself nevermind updating Warcraft for me to play. I've now completely uninstalled everything from my Battle. net launcher then go task manager close remaining apps then restart should probably fix it. I’ve tried restarting Battle. Nazwyn-terenas (Nazwyn) November 16, 2022, 7:28pm 94. Check your network activity with Task Manager by. Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. Fixes I’ve tried:. Something like, battle. I can’t start WoW client directly because it’s not compatible (probably because of phase two today, it. Stuck on Initializing. I tried running Battle. Battlenet is the go-to client if you want to play big title games like Diablo 4, Overwatch 2, World of Warcraft, etc. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. Aderya-bloodhoof November 16, 2022, 7:23pm #84. Silvansaria-nordrassil. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. → When I came home, Waiting for another update is no. Silvansaria-nordrassil. Follow same steps to turn Safe mode off and boot back normally. Nothing is working it's stuck on initializing and I am unable to even install World of Warcraft even though I was playing regularly just the other day. Kill those processes (but don’t kill the launcher) and the update should proceed as normal. I’ve gone into Task Manager and killed all Blizzard processes and made sure the WoW. If Battle. It took about an hour for the process to finish initializing and I had to completely uninstall wow TBC classic before it would start to update my retail wow. Camuz-golemagg November 16, 2022,. I’m stuck as well…. A user shares a solution to fix the issue of downloading WoW Retail on Windows 10 by running the BNet Update Agent as administrator. Spread the loveAs a World of Warcraft player, it can be frustrating when an update gets stuck on “Initializing” on your Windows computer. Plus now I logged out to update addons and hey it’s stuck on initializing and won’t update. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Start battle. You can do that here: ^JH”World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. any updates would sooth my mind. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. 01) upvotes r/kde. 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. Step 5. Aggronaught, If it's stuck saying it's initializing, I'd suspect a permissions problem somewhere still. 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, . net cache, ran as administrator, reinstalled battle. Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did. Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. 1 Like. Just came here to confirm that I was able to solve it by doing Safe Mode (with Network), and then running the install from there. When I started the launcher today it showed updates, but then didn’t load them. Nothing changes it. This helped fixing my “running an other update” notification, but sadly stuck at “initializing” right after. Removing bandwidth limit. If I try again, it keeps failing. Disable any proxies that may interfere with the login module. Same with everyone in my guild. If anybody has this problem, open task manager and end the task "Agent". General Discussion. Leaf-azuremyst November 16, 2022, 7:16am #5. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. You have tried everything, so I doubt these are new, but it helped me: Turn the computer off, unplug it for 30. Hit the Windows key and R. Restarted client, restarted PC. Stuck on Initializing since Windows Update. World of Warcraft® Overwatch® 2. 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. Its been like this for a while. A fresh install of Bnet and WoW has done nothing. :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. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. Thought they would’ve made some improvements. 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. net to place World of Warcraft. To use the Repair Tool first open the game and log in. Game Install or Update Stuck at 0 B/s. net app and re open it or when I quit WoW (no matter which version) - Retail, TBC and Classic keeps updating. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. im still stuck at 0% initializing . #$%#. C:\Program Files (x86)\World of Warcraft. " SupportTechnical Support. And now, finally, I removed everything related to BattleNet, Blizzard, and World of Warcraft and started a new fresh install. Run troubleshooting for WoW download update stuck on initializing. minnesotaHunter (Topic Creator) 11 years ago #3. net Desktop App with these steps: • Uninstall the Blizzard Battle. Hearthstone is stuck waiting for something else to update. 4. Support. Re-open the Battle. Close battle. g. Sayman-nesingwary March 9, 2021, 10:09pm #1. net’s scan and repair tool. Keep getting BLZBNTAG0000138F Scan and Repaired multiple times, same. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Restarted bnet. net cache folder can resolve problems with the logon module. Hmm. net Desktop App is stuck at "Initializing," try the following steps: Update or temporarily uninstall any security programs, which may mistakenly identify the login module as a security threat. This is found in C:/ProgramData (which is a hidden folder). Fixes I’ve tried:. Technical Support. It seems the only fix, for me atleast, is to leave the update on initializing for 35-45 minutes, it will eventually budge. Restarted my PC and was able to start up wow just fine. . Edit: Scan and repair seems to have fixed it for now. Thaelia-deathwing. all other games work fine, just not wow. I need to be in that queue! I tried posting this in the Bug report forum but i dont see a way to create a topic. Under the General tab, select Selective startup. (M1 Max, running OS12. The “agent” is crashing my whole internet connection, does nothing. I’ve disabled my firewall. So im at 150/270mb on initializing nowlol. Uncheck the box next to the “Enable peer-to-peer” option and click on Done in order to accept the changes. I have fast internet and the space on the computer. Try de-instal and then cleanup hdd + register. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance you may not be able to update. Technical Support. 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, . Anyone know what can be done about this? Pausing the update just makes the launcher think there’s ANOTHER update. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net in Program Files (x86) and Program Data. I was sitting waiting for Deathwhisper to become active trying not to lose my mind over the lag, when suddenly I disconnect from the server. It should say Install instead of Play. WoW Download is stuck on initializing. 3. Technical Support. Support My Tickets Contact Support Support. Running BNet with Admin privileges and Windows 7 compatibility mode. While being stuck it also sends and downloads data at full speed, so battle. Troubleshooting steps when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing" Failed to Initialize Direct3D. Restarted bnet. Switch to the Game Install/Update tab by clicking on it and scroll down to the Network Bandwidth section. net app Cache, also reinstalled it. Closed my Antivirus. 14. Capernian-bronzebeard November 16, 2022, 7:39pm #118. Can't update World of Warcraft. World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. The update servers are unreachable. net files, or a problem connecting to the patching server. net but the download is stuck at initializing/0% and then I get the whoops! window. Look for any battle. I guess the interim fix for now is to just run the exe and log in manually. The battle net just tells me the game is updating but its stuck on initializing. net Desktop App is stuck at "Initializing," try the following steps: Update or temporarily uninstall any security programs, which may mistakenly identify the login module as a security threat. Reset the permissions on your WoW folder: 1. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance there might be a known issue affecting all players. net, Blizzard, and/or Blizzard Entertainment folders in the Windows temporary file locations below. I came home from work one hour earlier than usual just to be stuck in Updating. Rename World of Warcarft folder to something else. Stuck on "Initializing. Step 4. Was there ever an actual fix for this? I have tried literally all of the tier one stuff Blizz would suggest as well as the. Jambrix November 16, 2022, 9:43pm #37. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. net, so I uninstalled and now bnet re-install is stuck on 0% for a few hours. If Battle. net folder in its entirety. Nánu-tichondrius July 11, 2023, 8:37pm #2. stuck on initializing or about 30mins only few hours before wotlk release , such a stressful experience. Within this directory just delete the folder named Battle. Updated:. It’s taken 30+ minutes to download another 30 MB, from 250 to 280MB. 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, . I have opened a ticket with blizzard but response time via email is not the best. And now, finally, I removed everything related to BattleNet, Blizzard, and World of Warcraft and started a new fresh install. Same issue for me: Intitializing (367/367 Bytes) and it just hangs there. That should resolve the halt. 2 Likes. Got better things to do. net as admin. While being stuck it also sends and downloads data at full speed, so battle. Jambrix November 16, 2022, 9:43pm #37. “@Maverick_LIVE_ Go ahead and open a ticket then. Stuck on scanning and repair mode - General Discussion - World of. Didn’t do anything. Hello, It started couple hours ago. Rambush-rattlegore July 15, 2023, 12:40am #1. i cant install because im still i initializing… ive also attempted to install in a new folder. net cache folder can resolve problems with the logon module. catflapps. I've now completely uninstalled everything from my Battle. Hopefully that helps, good luck!World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues Waiting on Another Installation or Update. 2 Common Issues. net app. exe in my folder and logged in manually w/ authenticator. It started couple hours ago. Then input -d3d11 in the box. 57 Likes. Can't install the game, the download is stuck. net client cache ensures you rule out the file corruption as a cause of the error that prevents you from initializing WoW updates. net update agent in task manager before it would work to reopen and start the patch successfully. net button at the top left of the Battle. My guess is overloaded Blizzard servers but that’s just a wild guess as. Delete the Cache folder. What more can we even attempt?SOLUTION: I ran the Wow. • Disabling Auto-Updates in the client. Been stuck on initializing for over an hour. net desktop app may resolve rare launcher issues. Idk what to do now. 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. Wait until the lights turn back on. If anybody has this problem, open task manager and end the task "Agent". Windows applied an update last week and since then haven’t been able to log in or update WoW. Disconnected When Leaving Garrison. Been stuck on waiting for this thing to “update” for a half hour now. (setting the files / etc with the 1,72 mb size) then back to initializing . Thought I would log in and saw there was the latest patch, so clicked for it to get going and it seems to initialise, reclaim space and then looks good to go. Edit: Restarting the app in admin mode seems to have sped up the initialization speed. No matter which one I have it work on, the Update gets stuck on “Initializing” at 0% and won’t. Here’s how to fix your screen freezing in the loading men in World of Warcraft: The battle. Reinstall the Battle. net launcher and still says initializing. Close battle. Same problem on 2 computers. -redownload a fresh battle. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild outdated or corrupt files. Fortunately, there are a few things you can do to. Stuck on "Initializing. net App (skip Step 6 for now, we will re-install later). Waiting on another installation, doesn’t work. Neither. I can’t get past the “initializing” stage to start the. cleared caches. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. After that, navigate to the following path: C : ProgramData Blizzard Entertainment Battle. Me too. Boards. Reopen the Battle. Wrathofevil-1493 January 8, 2023, 6:19am #1. Altairr-draenor November 16, 2022, 7:06pm #50. I wondered what was being patched, so I clicked on the Patch Notes link and the most recent patch notes it showed me were for Patch 8. Stuck on Initializing. This worked for me as well, thanks. 18423. Xee-draenor March 27, 2023, 9:52pm 1. I conducted a scan/repair thinking that might help but fell into the infinite loop instead. After I exited retail wow again it’s just gone straight back to. ran as. ALL OTHER GAMES ARE INSTALLING CORRECTLY. " message that never goes away? If so, you are not alone. Already try login out, login back, restarting computer. Been stuck on 94% with initializing for the newest update for WoW, this has been happening since yesterday when the patch was launched. His response at the time was, “What sword? ” Well — after some important investigative journalism — it turns out there. I left it running overnight for 10+ hours, still Initializing… SOLUTION: I ran the Wow. Foxaris-draenor November 28, 2022, 9:52pm. NET. So far, the game seems a lot more technical than I remember. I ended up reinstalling the game. net application. ” I have tried causing the downloader to “start this update now” but that has no effect. Delete the Battle. Cofe-azuremyst November 16, 2022, 7:20pm #72. Hi there, Also stuck on initializing. For whatever reason Overwatch is stuck updating itself, it just says “Initializing…”. X:world of warcraftworld of warcraft Good luck. Initializing, doesn’t work. Click the Settings menu option. Technical Support. Hello everyone i installed WOW classic a month ago and everything was running smooth till about a week ago on the battle. Create a new directory. ran as admin, uninstalled.