Zuul-balnazzar November 16, 2022, 7:11pm #60. It doesn’t move. net processes, restarting, etc. Nice. 1 Like. Technical Support. PC with fresh install has Windows 10. 819. Same issue here, tried restarting pc back to initializing. So I finally gave in, saved my WTF, Interface, Screenshots folders from each of the 3 WoW directories (retail, classic, PTR), uninstalled all of them, and used Battle. Technical Support. 1 Like. exe in my retail folder and logged in manually w/ authenticator. Brewmeister-ashbringer November 16, 2022, 7:46pm #124. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. exe in my retail folder and logged in manually w/ authenticator. This helped fixing my “running an other update” notification, but sadly. For what it’s worth, stuck on initializing for about 40 minutes now, after rebooting the PC because I was stuck on “waiting for another update to finish” for half an. For whatever reason Overwatch is stuck updating itself, it just says “Initializing…”. After a long day of problem solving at work, coming home to another problem isn’t. Already ran as Admin, renamed folders, flushed DNS…. net App (skip Step 6 for now, we will re-install later). 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. Update stuck at initializing. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any ongoing issues. net. Mine has started downloading now woop woop. Same here, been trying everything i can think of nothing works. exe from the retail directory bypasses it, it almost immediately stops initialising while launching the game, and game runs fine, no wrong version errors or anything. Technical Support. Tried but no dice, restarted the first part of the update (setting the files / etc with the 1,72 mb size) then back to initializing 🙁 World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing"Close battle. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. It’s the entire community, this isn’t a cache issue, it’s a blizz issue. Here's how to fix overwatch update stuck on initializing. Leave this window open, and alt-tab to the Battle. Shogox-2378 November 18, 2023, 10:57am 1. Technical Support. Same issue for me: Intitializing (367/367 Bytes) and it just hangs there. OVERWATCH UPDATE STUCK ON INITIALIZING FIX (2023). Hexenmeíster-amanthul November 16, 2022, 7:06pm #49. Aedzy-draenor June 13, 2023, 10:06am #1. Scan and repair doesn’t work either. im not sure why its not connecting for wow when hearthstone, diablo etc work. Darkseid-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 7:30pmGame update starts and then stops installing. Slide the slider all the way down to never Notify. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Hope this helps. I have done a clean uninstall and reinstall several times now, clearing temp, localappdata, programdata, etc each time, and still. Passile-argent-dawn November 16, 2022, 9:28pm 356. Now head to the Compatibility tab and check on the Run this program as an administrator option. Installing Blizzard Games on Another Computer. I am also stuck with this problem. . My desktop PC isn’t updating but oddly my laptop works ok which I don’t get as I used the desktop for wow yesterday and I’ve ran WoW on my laptop for weeks. Used windsribed. net Stuck on Initializing Download Issue Restart the Battle. Mostly with the recently. Uncheck everything on Network Bandwith. I’m also having this issue. I think the download servers are dead. net app. servers aren’t responding:. End Battle. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. Once you are at character select, close the first unauthenticated WoW. Its been like this for a while. exe. I’m having the same issue. I had to go in and relocate each of them and it was fine, except for World of Warcraft. I have tried everything the internet has told me to try. Technical Support. Third day in a row now. Only problem is, my game just stays on initializing loop forever. Read on the forum that you can try to reinstall the battle. I tried to get that one going, but no dice, it behaved just like with the other 3 (retail, classic, ptr): stuck at Initializing. Up to two hours before the download starts. I have click stop the download and click run it again. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. It looks like the installer/updated is stuck in a loop, as every time, it moves from initializing, it gives a set of number that increment until is gets to the number is being reported before (2145571/2145571). 4MB/s. mine aswell starting downloading the game a minute ago but has gone back to the initializing. Jinji-whisperwind July 11, 2023, 8:31pm #1. 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. Was recently kicked out of the game a little over thirty minutes ago (right before the second stage of the time rift), and now I apparently need to apply an update for the second time today. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. Stuck on "Initializing. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any ongoing issues. So i have played wow on this laptop since it was birthed 2 years ago (Alienware m17). Program Data was a hidden file, so you'll have to go to view and check 'Hidden Items' to view this folder. Try logging out of the Battle. I’ve turned on viewing of hidden files and deleted the Battle. Windows. Still stuck, cannot play the game i pay for. exe and manually loging in, doesn’t help. 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. Zuvykree: Stuck on initializing. I think the download servers are dead. Go into __retail__ and double-click on Wow. Seemed to me people weren’t resolving this issue by trying obscure stuff involving reinstalls, VPNs and other crap - what was really fixing it was reconnecting to the update servers over and. When the WoW update gets stuck on initializing, you must disable other apps and processes, update the Battle. I knew I’d have to relearn spells and rotations, but tbh, this seems a lot more like a 3rd line technical support simulator. Tyler1-2130 June 16, 2023, 11:09pm 3. Thanks god the Data Act is coming in Europe. it probably looked something like this. Rlyehfhtagn-twisting-nether November 17, 2022, 8:11pm. In most cases, we find that “Initializing…” getting stuck is typically caused by a conflicting third-party program, damaged/corrupted local Battle. net again. not to mention fixing my OS. SupportTechnical Support. Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did nothing, several times. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. and here we go i roughly was able to reinstall the App after saying ‘Update agent went to sleep’ now i cannot update the game , stuck on initializing or about 30mins only few hours before wotlk release , such a stress…SOLUTION: I ran the Wow. WoW download stuck on "initializing". I have fast internet and the space on the computer. 0% Updating, nothing is happening - > I closed Battle. Common Problems. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net launcher (or window). I have been trying to install retail WoW all evening, and the battle. Restart your router . 1 Like. net Desktop App is stuck at “Initializing,” try the following steps: Restart Battle. Edit: Restarting the app in admin mode seems to have sped up the initialization speed. Phantasticus-azuremyst November 16, 2022, 7:54pm #139. I assumed maybe it didn’t like my D drive, so i went to. Átreidez-twisting-nether November 16, 2022, 6:41pm #23. net launcher but it wouldn’t reinstall. When there is a wow update, the ‘initializing’ phase of the download is very slow. I even did a clean install of everything. PS tried all the steps you mentioned as well as reinstalling bnet. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. 2 Likes. Technical Support. net app and install the program till you get to the initialization loop. 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, . According to some user reports, some third-party software and VPNs can trigger the Battle. i have tried uninstalling wow retail, wow classic, and wow ptr and. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15, 2022, 7:00pm #2. While being stuck it also sends and downloads data at full speed, so battle. Nowaqu-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 7:57pm #144. net processes in Task Manager; Navigate to the following: C: ProgramData Blizzard Entertainment Battle. Or at least, that’s what fixed it for me last time it happened to me. If restarting didn’t work, open Task Manager (Ctrl+Shift+Esc), find everything related. Getting stuck on initializing can also indicate corrupt files, or there’s a problem with the drive the game is installed on. My desktop PC isn’t updating but oddly my laptop works ok which I don’t get as I used the desktop for wow yesterday and I’ve ran WoW on my laptop for weeks. Alcatrazchad-silvermoon November 16, 2022, 7:16pm #66. I know global. Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. Continues to sit on (2203048/2203048) It is strange that it’s the same issue on all 3 of my machines. Support Technical Support. Stuck on initializing. com. 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 6 Likes Voodoopanda-stormscale November 16, 2022, 6:42pmWoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. 1. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. Update 2: Finally got past the indexes… but the download speed of the game is atrocious at 2. Completely close the battle net app then navigate to the directory above. net to re-install each one. net desktop app. net app and opening it again. I am also stuck with this problem. For me it started yesterday already. That did not work for me, still stuck at initializing even after closing all bnet processes in task manager. Already ran as Admin, renamed folders, flushed DNS…. Blizzard expects more players but clearly they aren’t acting like it But it makes sense right ? You cant play but your game time is ticking away. net or World of Warcraft processes in the Task Manager. I’ve also tried pausing the WoW updates to allow the desktop application to finish, but with no luck. Solution is play another game that actually works. Been stuck like that for an hour or so now. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. If Battle. Try plugging your computer directly into your modem. Even though it’s going slowy, it is downloading now. Follow these steps to troubleshoot and resolve the issue: restart the app, update or uninstall security programs, delete the tools folder, close other. I’ve had just about enough of this. Its either get stuck on Initializing to the point I have to Reinstall Battle. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. 1 Like. net cache files following the steps Here . Start battle. Chromie-ahnqiraj November 16, 2022, 9:26pm #352. net says it has another update working. (or you could delete it if you really know what you're doing) Pulled up the Run menu (WIN+R) and enter 'C:programdata' (notice there is no space between program and. Technical Support. 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”. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any ongoing issues. reinstalling WoW with partial deletion of the data files. My desktop PC isn’t updating but oddly my laptop works ok which I don’t get as I used the desktop for wow yesterday and I’ve ran WoW on my laptop for weeks. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. I have tried restarting my pc, disabling the firewall and running as admin there has been no joy still stuck on initializing. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Technical Support. I have tried troubleshooting with every article available for a variety of issues. exe and manually loging in, doesn’t help. Restarted client, restarted PC. Open the Battle. rip blizzard. I tried creating a new adm account and it. anyone know why Locked post. Im at a loss on what to do. Technical Support. Wait for the update. net. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. This helped fixing my “running an other update” notification, but sadly stuck at “initializing” right after. I can’t start WoW client directly because it’s not compatible (probably because of phase two today, it. I have opened a ticket with blizzard but response time via email is not the best. Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. Support Technical Support. All of the answers I can find or get from Blizzard revolve around clearing my cache, reinstalling battle. After setting up a VPN Connection (to Canada), I closed Bnet from taskmanager and restarted it. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. same and “w8ing for another patch”. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. If Battle. Also stuck on waiting for download. 2 Common Issues Subject. Every now and then it’ll start downloading at like 150 bytes a second for a minute then get back to being stuck at initializing. American VPN doesn’t seem to work. 1 429 Too Many Requests Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8 Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2023 06:39:34 GMT Server: nginx X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN X. Technical Support. ’ - > I went outside with my dog for 30 mins. So far, the game seems a lot more technical than I remember. same issue, in the battle. WoW gets stuck on initializing when trying to update. OS: Windows 11 (22H2) compilation: 22621. Be patient guys, Blizzard is a small indie company with very limited resources. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. net, Blizzard, and/or Blizzard Entertainment folders in the Windows temporary file locations below. 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. Waiting on update after trying to pause it for whatever reason. Loading I have the same problem, been waiting for over an hour now on initializing. Hexenmeíster-amanthul November 16, 2022, 7:06pm #49. net. Deleting bnet folder in C:ProgramData. net and browsing to my Diablo 4 install folder (C:Program Files (x86)Diablo IV) I renamed the patch. Restarted my PC and was able to start up wow just fine. I had the issue where it would do the initializing loop. Technical Support. no luck (new admin user, disabling antiviruses, UAC exceptions and so on). Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did nothing, several times. Scan & repair files, uninstalled wow and downloaded again as well the battle. 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. My current speed test shows 300mbit+ and another game downloaded just a bit earlier at 40mb/s. Zero progress gets made. I guess the interim fix for now is to just run the exe and log in manually. Deleting bnet folder in C:\ProgramData. Voodoopanda-stormscale November 16, 2022, 6:42pm #24. exe and manually loging in, doesn’t help. Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. Some of the time Battle. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. . So the initializing needs 100mb but it took 20-30 minutes to get 10mb done and it proceeded to go back down to 0. If those two solutions don’t work, you’ll need to delete your WTF, Cache, and Interface folders located in your World of Warcraft directory. With their resources and experience they should be better than this. I’m stuck in a “Repair-Loop”… when I tried the scan and repair function, it scans for ~10 minutes or so, then tells me “something wen wrong” and that I should try again. Shogox-2378 November 18, 2023, 10:57am 1. Switch to the Game Install/Update tab by clicking on it and scroll down to the Network Bandwidth section. Was there ever an actual fix for this? I have tried literally all of the tier one stuff Blizz. net says it has another update working. 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 6 Likes Voodoopanda-stormscale November 16, 2022, 6:42pmWhat a mess. net and it finally updated. YOUR. The game will not be updating; click Play. (Dell - Killer networking) has a history of borking the Wow connection. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. NET … I’m stuck in a “Repair-Loop”… when I tried the scan and repair function, it scans for ~10 minutes or so, then tells me “something wen wrong” and that I should try again. So good! Edit: yes, I tried restarting thje battle net app. net;. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. It’s frustrating, I know. Same Problem here, now i have the classic feeling so many. Ensure that your internet connection is stable and working properly. Hellbirah-aggramar July 14, 2023, 7:57pm #3. Ballbreaker-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 10:27pm #456. SOLUTION: I ran the Wow. Run Blizzard App in a Selective Startup. not to mention fixing my OS. Talliyya-blackrock November 16, 2022, 7:53am #9. net Desktop app. Technical Support. Disk Cleanup: Open the File Explorer and select “This PC” from the left pane. Check out this thread to see what worked for them and how you can get back. I had the same issue a few days ago and I fixed it by launching the game through wow. 1 Like. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. That did not work for me, still stuck at initializing even after closing all bnet processes in task manager. Now, navigate to the Services tab. I can’t start WoW client directly because it’s not compatible. Katalin-ghostlands November 16, 2022, 6:23pm #17. Disable any proxies that may interfere with the login module. Close battle. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. Baradûr-draenor. I have deleted Battle. Goto the Cog icon above your Email and switch to a different region. I’ve turned on viewing of hidden files and deleted the Battle. Then back restart to normal and play. Delete the Battle. Both the PTR and live versions are displaying the same problem. Been stuck on 94% with initializing for the newest update for WoW, this has been happening since yesterday when the patch was launched. Ezrald-altar-of-storms June 1, 2023, 5:41am #1. Same issue here, stuck on ‘Initializing…’. Baerduun-defias-brotherhood November 28, 2022, 3:12pm 599. I was surprised there weren’t already threads about his in this support forum. Are many others having this problem? Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. Since yesterday I can’t scan/repair/update so I tried to install the game from scratch and it’s the same. WoW gets stuck on initializing when trying to update. 15 years ago it was one click and you could play, but as technology advances, the. net. NET. Then once they are all uninstalled, go in and manually delete the main World of Warcraft folder where the game. Unable to update retail after 25/10 patch. Dartanin-ghostlands. I cannot update wow (retail) as i get stuck in initializing. Right click and select Run as Administrator on the launcher. Your servers are gonna be incompatible so don’t waste your time trying it. EDIT: Looks like when you exit the game it goes back to Initializing…. What more can we even attempt? Battle Net app does not update game. A fresh install of Bnet and WoW has done nothing. Thought they would’ve made some improvements after OW2’s awful launch. 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. hahaha same!! on disc with friends all enjoying the game and here i thought was just me, myself and i. net launcher but it wouldn’t reinstall. I had the same issue a few days ago and I fixed it by launching the game through wow. Лунокрыл-eversong November 16, 2022, 6:53am #3. net files, or a problem connecting to the patching server. net Desktop App with these steps: • Uninstall the Blizzard Battle. Really glad I tried installing it before I reactivated. net launcher”. Now it says that it waits for some other downloads to finish… = (. Rebooted my pc, closed the launcher, nothign seems to work. Jeges-outland November 16, 2022, 6:59pm #38. And now I’m waiting for download to finish at lovely speed of 5MB/s if I’m lucky as I see it dropping to 3MB/s. My desktop PC isn’t updating but oddly my laptop works ok which I don’t get as I used the desktop for wow yesterday and I’ve ran WoW on my laptop for weeks. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. net file > Agent file > latest agent file > latest AgentNGDP file and send that to: Techinfo@blizzard. Basically it was just stuck on “updating battle. net just to fix it or the Initializing progress is very slow, whats going on with this game? Played 4 seasons with no problem, yet this season brings a whole lot of problem and this is just from the Client side. It should work after about a minute or two. Vanasmut-tichondrius. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Then the ‘downloading’ phase starts and uses my full internet speed and downloads a further 150mb, in the case of the latest patch/hotfix being small. Following someone elses advice, I tried uninstalling the battle. Try uninstalling ALL versions of WoW (Classic, Wrath, and Dragonflight) through the Battle. I tried to get that one going, but no dice, it behaved just like with the other 3 (retail, classic, ptr): stuck at Initializing. Please help, this is beyond. Recently, my Battle. This error is searched as battle net waiting on another update and overwatch 2 stuck on initializin. Update stuck on initializing. net or OW2 itself. I’ll have to wait, I guess. If the Scan & Repair function is erroring every time this can mean there’s corrupt files in the WoW install that can’t be repaired. Uninstall doesn’t work. 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. I have tried troubleshooting with every article available for a variety of issues. Technical Support. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Every now and then it’ll start downloading at like 150 bytes a second for a minute then get back to being stuck at initializing. Very frustrating. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. . Sometimes Battle. If your Blizzard app stuck on. I even did a clean install of everything and still nothing. One of the recently-reported problems concerns a stuck in the initializing screen. I had the same issue basically installer stuck on “initializing” and “Grabbing another update” for over an hour. 13. Third day in a row now. Run Blizzard App in a Selective Startup. It looks like the installer/updated is stuck in a loop, as every time, it moves from initializing, it gives a set of number that increment until is gets to the number is being reported before (2145571/2145571). If I pause and resume it gets stuck on waiting on another update, despite being the only battlenet-game on the computer. Edit: Nvm its frozen at 56%. Sadly, same here stuck at “Initializing…” for hour and half now. Thought they would’ve made some improvements after OW2’s awful launch. Restarting the Diablo download and changing D4 installation folder had no success either. net, so I uninstalled and now bnet re-install is stuck on 0% for a few. Technical Support.