also stuck on initializing, currently at 30 minutes, really frustrating!. Add a Comment. It is now stuck on "Applying Updates 0%". Technical Support. Stuck on initializing screen and now ‘waiting on. I’ve turned on viewing of hidden files and deleted the Battle. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Thought they would’ve made some improvements. The app is stuck on “Updating”, with WoW Classic at 0%, PTR at 83%, and retail WoW at 0%. net Update Agent" or something similar, and end the task. 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 hour. Try connecting your device directly to your computer and test in different USB ports on your PC. Was working fine everyday im on just today it wont complete update. Stuck on Initializing. Force deleted everything about the game from my computer, reinstall doesn’t work. 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. net launcher. If your World of Warcraft (WoW) update is stuck on "initializing," it can be caused by various factors. net folder. 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. com If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. Not working here “Initializing” Tried all the tricks here. I even did a clean install of everything and still nothing. net agent is continuously crashing and restarting the “initializing” step of the download. Under Background processes, find " Battle. Delete the Battle. Put Battle. Reboot Windows to safe mode + network. net shortcut on your desktop and select Properties. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. 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… Right click and select Run as Administrator on the launcher. net desktop app and update the game to see if the issue persists. net, then end program on the blizzard updater, reopen b. net launcher and still says initializing. Turned off my anti-virus and firewall, cleared battle. For me it started yesterday already. Danelliah-silvermoon November 16, 2022, 7:08am 4. Stuck on "Initializing. We've tried restarting battle net, restarting computer, going into beta battle. But it is stuck at "initializing", no matter what I do. “@jaebird88 (2) Right-click the WoW icon on your desktop & select run as administrator. I’ve disabled my firewall. Following someone elses advice, I tried uninstalling the battle. I tried running Battle. net, even if I also. 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. Nothing works. WoW gets stuck on initializing when trying to update. A bit late, but I was having the same issue when trying to launch WoW from the Home tab on battlenet. Follow same steps to turn Safe mode off and boot back normally. battle. Etzzy-doomhammer January 27, 2020, 6:22pm #4. I have several other Battle. I ended up reinstalling the game. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game on Battle. I guess the interim fix for now is to just run the exe and log in manually. Scan and repair doesn’t work either. I am unable to download the new patch and am stuck on initializing I have already restarted my entire pc. Try uninstalling ALL versions of WoW (Classic, Wrath, and Dragonflight) through the Battle. It should work after about a minute or two. 4MB/s. net app and re open it or when I quit WoW (no matter which version) - Retail, TBC and Classic keeps updating. Restart my computer. Victa-ashbringer March 27, 2021, 3:03am 1. 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). ran as. Brewmeister-ashbringer November 16, 2022, 7:46pm #124. Start up the launcher, and it just says Initializing. net desktop app i got a notification that i needed to download an update for WOW classic so i proceded to intalling the update but when i did the update is stuck in ‘‘initializing’’ and doesnt seem to download the update. Check BlizzardCS on Twitter for breaking news and information on our services. i am completely unable to play the game, after. Be patient guys, Blizzard is a small indie company with very limited resources. 2 Likes. completely exit battle net and. Within this directory just delete the folder named Battle. I guess the interim fix for now is to just run the exe and log in manually. What worked for me. net. Jeges-outland November 16, 2022, 6:59pm #38. Game Install Stuck on Initializing. secondary logon. Closing processes in task manager. That doesn’t seem to accomplish anything. 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). Kurai888. Cant download wow? Support Technical Support. Check the ”Hide all Microsoft services” box. Technical Support. I’ve tried restarting Battle. I managed to fix the issue by completely uninstalling World of Warcraft and the battlenet app. Sheqz-tarren-mill November 16, 2022,. I’m having the same issue. net launcher’s window. Once the download actually starts in safe mode you can return to normal windows and it will get past the initializing loop. 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. Deleting bnet folder in C:ProgramData. Anyone else ever have an issue like this before? I think there are server issues right now. Support Account My Gifts Careers Company. Won’t go past that. Tried opening wow. 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. It started couple hours ago. Can't update World of Warcraft. Basically it was just stuck on “updating battle. Im at a loss on what to do. Thank you for your help! comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment. go to the Boot tab. im not sure why its not connecting for. Same issue here, tried restarting pc back to initializing. net app icon and choose ‘Run as administrator’. See, you got it half right. net processes, restarting, etc. Follow same steps to turn Safe mode off and boot back normally. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance there might be a known issue affecting all players. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. Please help, this is beyond. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. Technical 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. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. i looked at google for similar posts, every post said to end tasks for discord, steam etcc. Every time I close Battle. Updated:. I deleted the retail folder entirely and copied the classic folder. Both the PTR and live versions are displaying the same problem. net, so I uninstalled and now bnet re-install is. net cache, ran as administrator, reinstalled battle. Restarted bnet. net client, and then try the above steps again. net app completely, didn’t help. It should say Install instead of Play. If that does not help try installing the latest driver for the Elgato Game Capture HD which can be found here. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Nowaqu-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 7:57pm #144. net but the download is stuck at initializing/0% and then I get the whoops! window. Switch to the Game Install/Update tab by clicking on it and scroll down to the Network Bandwidth section. net in Program Files (x86) and Program Data. 7) Trying to update to 10. Thank you! Sometimes a simple reboot can fix stuck updates. When I run 'ipconfig /flushdns' to flush the local DNS cache and watch my PiHole, I see a request for us. You almost certainly don’t, and it just takes a while to get. 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. Wait for a minute then plug your modem and router back into the power source. Windows. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. Click the Downloads tab and scroll down to the bottom and you will see. Follow these steps to troubleshoot the problem and resume the installation or update process. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Voodoopanda-stormscale November 16, 2022, 7:34pm. net app completely, didn’t help. I was able to do an update for classic WoW, but not retail. The Battle. The games run well. Switching battlenet launcher to the Beta version. Phantasticus-azuremyst November 16, 2022, 7:54pm #139. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net launcher but it wouldn’t reinstall. Disable any proxies that may interfere with the login module. Elbodeep-area-52. net cache. 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, . Scan and repair doesn’t work either. Oramir-alonsus November 16, 2022, 9:27pm. Restarted CPU and all that jazz. Third day in a row now. (Don’t enter with your id and password) Step 4: Download WoW with your regions. Game update starts and then stops installing. 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. " SupportTechnical Support. See the original post and comments on r/wow subreddit. exe" is downloading. Same here, stuck on initializing. Chromie-ahnqiraj November 16, 2022, 9:26pm #352. i went a step further and ended vanguard and gamepass tasks as well. 2 Likes. ago. I tried running Battle. 2. Then click Options > Game Settings. Fixes I’ve. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Now, navigate to the Services tab. any tips or fixes for it? Others have similar issues. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Type msconfig. I’ve deleted the BNet Files and Cache as that worked in the past but now i’m stumped. Just going in an endless loop of saying it’s updating but doesn’t actually do anything. I’d like to report that I can’t download WoW. I have rebooted the. Step 3 of the link worked for me. Same issue. Sucks. Account, App, & Shop; World of Warcraft; Warcraft Rumble; Diablo IV; Diablo Immortal; Overwatch 2;. I pre purchased the Dragonflight expansion, resubbed for 3 months and wanted to install wow, but it is stuck at “Initialising”. I found I had to go and manually End Task on the Battle. So glad I’m not the only one. exe and manually loging in, doesn’t help. Seems its on Blizz’s back end. Delete the Battle. Deodu-kazzak December 9, 2022, 9:38am 618. Technical Support. Im at a loss on what to do. same issue, in the battle. Have tried stopping all the battle. net app > Select WoW to install > Stuck on Initializing (2203048/2203048)… I’ve routed through my neighbor’s network and the same results. net; Rename World of Warcarft folder to something else;Reset the permissions on your WoW folder: 1. 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. Or at least, that’s what fixed it for me last time it happened to me. Sometimes Battle. Close the Blizzard launcher and then go in task manager and find the battlenet update agent and end task. restarted and hardbooted. Tried exiting and relaunching the battle. It also doesn’t matter. Stuck on Initializing. net launcher. To use the Repair Tool first open the game and log in. cleared caches. net to re-install each one. Trepan-archimonde November 16. It will work then. Technical Support. Run Battle. net Desktop App is stuck at "Initializing," try the following steps: Restart Battle. r/ModernWarfareIII is a developer-recognized community focused on the title. And as a lot of players have come back, it is a bit busy, but in general these things will get fixed quite quick. net launcher keeps showing “Updating” and “Initializing”… and 0% completion. Step 1: Go to Blizzard Battle. IP Release, Renew, and Flush DNS. . Vanasmut-tichondrius. Or at least, that’s what fixed it for me last time it happened to me. Close battle. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Users share their solutions and experiences for downloading WoW Retail on Windows 10 or 11. Having the same problem for the last 20 minutes now…. Maybe it helps! Or maybe try instal warzone and see if that works. The_Fluffy_Baron. net or World of Warcraft processes in the Task Manager. Stuck on Initializing/Waiting on another update - Technical Support. Stuck on initializing screen and. cleared caches. ago. If I try again, it keeps failing. net, updating windows 10 optional and intel, deleting the Warcraft files multiple times. Disable all the background apps and close the other running apps other than WoW on your PC. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any ongoing issues. i have uninstalled both wow and battlenet. Deleted the files, uninstalled the launcher. WoW will launch without your BNet login. reinstalling WoW with partial deletion of the data files. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. World of Warcraft Forums. Launcher stuck on initializing. Your computer has had it with wow and cancelled its own subscription. Start battlenet. Alter your DNS to unblock Blizzard download servers, then run the update once more. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. It’s the same result. His response at the time was, “What sword? ” Well — after some important investigative journalism — it turns out there. It will stuck in initializing again, but don't get mad! Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc>performance>resource monitor In the "resource monitor" window check at network tab, if a process "Agent. 4. I know global. Started downloading. Look for any battle. Uninstalled everything to do with battlenet launcher, used VPN to switch country, reinstalled launcher and located game and started update straight away. well thats weird, launching the wow. net agent is continuously crashing and restarting the “initializing” step of the download. Unable to Gain. net full disk access, making sure there was no world of warcraft folder in applications, AND restarting, it worked!I haven’t played the game for a long time and with dragon flight the one expansion I’ve wanted to play for a while now, I bought it a few days ago got sometime so I can catch up a few of my characters in levels for the release but now the game is stuck in an updating loop when I install it, it doesn’t even attempt to install the game but freezes. Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did nothing, several times. Check BIOS settings for World of Warcraft. Nothing changes it. 1 Like. ahh ok, im still stuck at 0% initializing . Ive tried everything from updating pc, uninstalling battle net, deleting temp folders. I conducted a scan/repair thinking that might help but fell into the infinite loop instead. Users share their solutions and experiences for downloading WoW Retail on Windows 10 or 11. Now I got stuck in the Initializing 2145581/2145581 loop. This might fix the issue. 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. net Agent". . i have uninstalled both wow and battlenet. 2 Common Issues Subject. Unplug your Modem and Router from the power source. < 1 2 3 >. Restart your computer to resolve problems caused by programs and services running in the background. Select Game Settings on the left of the window. I have tried troubleshooting with every article available for a variety of issues. And every time it gets to this number it. SupportTechnical Support. Been stuck on initializing for over an hour. Select all Agent, Blizzard, and game processes, and click End Process. Did a scan and repair but it was still stuck on initializing. same here. Battle net launcher seams stuck on updating… just spinning at Initializing 0%. Today I wanted to play WoW. I cannot update wow (retail) as i get stuck in initializing. Uninstalling and reinstalling battlenet. Try login in to another account, or create a free trial, and see if that fixes it. I can’t get past the “initializing” stage to start the. net stuck on initializing. However, I now have access to the game. While it will be stuck on <Initializing (2145571/2145571)> for 30min without the wow folder increasing in memory size, after 30min it began downloading as it should. Pwnmode-mograine October 6, 2022, 3:11am #6. Help! Since the newest patch in WoW I’ve been unable to load the game. Terrko-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 7:21pm #79. Technical Support. Also, if I go and launch each individual . Expect at least some free game time for this. I was surprised there weren’t already threads about his in this support forum. an I dont have an antivirus at all. I just launched battle. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. Click the Settings menu option. 33. Scan/Fix. if it still gets stuck at the social club loop. • Disabling Auto-Updates in the client. I pre purchased the Dragonflight expansion, resubbed for 3 months and wanted to install wow, but it is stuck at “Initialising”. I’ve tried restarting Battle. Trepan-archimonde November 16,. Perma "Updating/Initializing". I’ve gone into Task Manager and killed all Blizzard. Every single time WoW has an update, no matter how small, I get stuck on initializing. Our team is already on the case working to resolve this issue as quickly as possible. net files, or a problem connecting to the patching server. Same here, stuck on initializing. It will work then. Sometimes an ISP might have. I r…open the retail folder and use the WOW Icon to get into the game. rename the Diablo 4 Beta folder. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. WoW gets stuck on initializing when trying to update. NET and GPU. Kymthegreat-staghelm November 8, 2023, 6:23pm 1. Already ran as Admin, renamed folders, flushed DNS…. 1: 145: October 24, 2023 MacOS - Memory leak since Beta DF and WoW goes to 120 GO of. Game update starts and then stops installing. One of the more memorable moments leading up to World of Warcraft: Dragonflight’s launch came a few months back when Ion Hazzikostas was asked about a certain impossible-to-miss sword sticking out of Silithus. Hopefully that helps, good luck!How to fix the WoW update stuck initializing? Uncheck the ”Load startup items” box. Battle net launcher seams stuck on updating… just spinning at Initializing 0%. Close the task manager. Read on the forum that you can try to reinstall the battle. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. My Battle. World of Warcraft Forums. Technical Support. Mine is stuck on Initializing (452/452 bytes) and just doesnt budge. Check out this thread to see what worked for them and how you can get back. exe in the game directory instead of throught the Battle. Wait for the update. 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. net desktop app, and game processes, and click End Process. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. Greetings, My Battle. IF it D. Test the internet speed. Video driver crash in World of Warcraft with AMD video cards (7900 XTX) on DirectX 12. The progress bars do not progress at all, stuck on “…Initializing”. Both the PTR and live versions are displaying the same problem. I’ve tried: Other games update and download without issues. mine aswell starting downloading the game a minute ago but has gone back to the initializing. 2 Common Issues Subject. For whatever reason Overwatch is stuck updating itself, it just says “Initializing…”. Game update starts and then stops installing. I have fast internet and the space on the computer. net folder. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. net again. Originally posted by [-iD-]: ok so to start with you will need to rename the rockstar folder in that one drive folder to "rockstar-backup". Turn off your PC. How do I fix this?Support Technical Support. I just bought the latest expansion of World of Warcraft today and I am installing it new on my PC (up until now, I have not played the game on the PC).