Boot into Safemode. How to fix WoW update stuck on initializing – World of Warcraft. Closed my Antivirus. I repaired the client 3 times and it is still stuck in 99% Initializing for 3 hours now. I located my Blizzard games folder, which contained the 'Battle. In this scenario, you can fix the discussed issue by following the below-listed instructions. Nothing changes it. Féyre-burning-blade November 16, 2022, 9:21pm. net app icon and choose ‘Run as administrator’. Click settings. 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. Oh sorry - it does waste my time, electricity and my mental health. net it says Hearthstone is updating but is stuck at 0% and Initializing. com and I'll take a look. Honesty just give it time. I can’t start WoW client directly because it’s not compatible (probably because of phase two today, it. Try plugging your computer directly into your modem. net, clear out all the WoW folders per Blizzard blue-post instructions, reinstall. Was working fine everyday im on just today it wont complete update. Check the ”Hide all Microsoft services” box. So I have not played for years decided to download the battle. Thank you for your help! comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment. Our team is already on the case working to resolve this issue as quickly as possible. Trepan-archimonde November 16,. 57 Likes. Game Install or Update Stuck at 0 B/s. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. Agnass-anvilmar. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. " SupportTechnical Support. Krugraa-argent-dawn (Krugraa) December 16, 2021, 10:03pm #3. It is now stuck on "Applying Updates 0%". Last resort I went to my Mobile HotSpot. For problems installing or patching World of Warcraft, connecting to the realms or crashing during game play. i am completely unable to play the game, after. Sayman-nesingwary March 9, 2021, 10:09pm #1. ran as admin, uninstalled. It’s stuck on initializing. Got better things to do. net in the allowed list in your firewall settings and see if the download moves past “Initializing”. Baradûr-draenor. November 14, 2023. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any ongoing issues. I even did a clean install of everything and still nothing. Emeldavi-tichondrius. If the Battle. net. Nerd-argent-dawn November 16, 2022, 8:17pm #181. net folder. Друидяшка-soulflayer November 27, 2022, 4:44pm 598. So try and do a clean fresh reinstall and then let it do its thing. Jeges-outland November 16, 2022, 7:03pm #45. Either “Initializing” or "Waiting for another download (and there is no other download). Had the same issue on Windows 11. net Desktop app. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Step 4. I have returned after a 3 year gap. If Battle. Sometimes an ISP might have. patch. Thaelia-deathwing. I have followed the instructions mentioned here: WOW Stuck at Initializing but to no avail. However, it refuses to update the game and remains stuck on initializing. The game will not be updating; click Play. com If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. It needs 16gb of free storage to download the patch. Not trying to run OW2, trying to run WoW. Foxaris-draenor November 28, 2022, 9:52pm. net files, or a problem connecting to the patching server. Lolyp-argent-dawn November 16, 2022,. WoW will launch without your BNet login. Kill those processes (but don’t kill the launcher) and the update should proceed as normal. Just unistall the game, then stop. C:\Program Files (x86)\World of Warcraft. Meneshá-argent-dawn November 16, 2022,. Update 2: Finally got past the indexes… but the download speed of the game is atrocious at 2. Step 3. Earlier today, I got stuck in a never-ending scan and repair loop. In the Processes tab, end all processes related to the Blizzard app. World of Warcraft addon managers can prevent Agent from updating game files. So I think the key thing here is patience. I guess the interim fix for now is to just run the exe and log in manually. Zuul-balnazzar. Been stuck on 94% with initializing for the newest update for WoW, this has been happening since yesterday when the patch was launched. I’ve tried all the methods for fixing it online. 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. I tweeted to Blizzard CS and they said they are aware and working on it. secondary logon. Technical Support. net cache, ran as administrator, reinstalled battle. Run Battle. Use 'Show in Exporer', go into retail, and double-click on Wow. same here, seems like the update servers might be down. 2 Common Issues Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. Trepan-archimonde November 16. Perl-anetheron (Perl) March 9, 2021, 10:17pm #2. ŶŦǶNyŦǑP5-1100 December 15, 2020, 3:34pm #1. net stuck at 0 B/s just because of lacking admin right. Deleting bnet folder in C:\ProgramData. Start battlenet again. It should say Install instead of Play. Leaf-azuremyst November 16, 2022,. Thought they would’ve made some improvements. The problem is not on my side. post your log again. Right-click the Battle. Looking at trying Hardcore Classic out so redownloaded Battle. Desktop App Tech Support. WoW update stuck on Initializing, any help? I already had a look on bnet and deleted ny battlenet folder to try and fix it; but no luck. Technical Support. I’m stuck as well…. net desktop app. Which meant all my addons and set-ups were erased. That did not work for me, still stuck at initializing even after closing all bnet processes in task manager. I pre purchased the Dragonflight expansion, resubbed for 3 months and wanted to install wow, but it is stuck at “Initialising”. net -Deleting the -Blizzard Entertainment- folder in ProgramData Still it just endlessly gets stuck on. Initially stuck on “initializing”, then uninstalled Battle. I cannot update wow (retail) as i get stuck in initializing. Updated: 4 months ago Article ID: 206714 Common Problems. Initializing (XXX/1006) It is moving incredibly slowly for having gigabit internet and SSD storage. Running windows 10. Confirmed Wow classic WOTLK is working fine. Hearthstone is stuck waiting for something else to update. net Agent". Glad I’m not the only one stuck in 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. GOOD LUCK. Disable any proxies that may interfere with the login module. However, I now have access to the game. Sianguste-garrosh December 17, 2022, 1:59pm #4. Hey Victa, For more information about this and steps you can try to resolve it, check out. Close the task manager. 3M subscribers in the wow community. Evoker Level 70 Boost Gear Reverting From 424 to 414. net in Program Files (x86) and Program Data. Tried that, and completely uninstalled and reinstalled Bnet. 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”. Please help, this is beyond. Ways to Fix Fix World of Warcraft Update Stuck on Initializing on Windows 11 Run Blizzard App in a Selective Startup. Update the Battle. Then back restart to normal and play. I have tried everything I possibly can find on the internet. A fresh install of Bnet and WoW has done nothing. I even did a clean install of everything and still nothing. I just tried starting another download via the launcher and that works fine. It can repair corrupted files fix errors in the game’s database and even reset addons and keybindings. I have to close the client and restart it a minimum of four times to get the update to begin. 1 Like. I’ve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance there might be a known issue affecting all players. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. What a mess. It’s the same result. Once the game ran, the “Initializing” disappeared and the PLAY button lit up. net ” (without quotes). Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. All subsequent reattempts and repairs always failed with the “whoops. Sagemode-darksorrow April 23, 2023, 11:58am #1. Leave this window open, and alt-tab to the Battle. net users are stuck at 1 percent when they update or install the app. Be it for downloading, launching, or updating these games on your PC. Community Tournaments. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III is a 2023 first-person shooter video game primarily developed by Sledgehammer Games and published by Activision. Some suggest closing Steam, running as admin, or updating Windows as possible. Then went into the retail folder and deleted everything while it was still in this state. 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. Technical Support. Every time I close Battle. net app. Then it worked! Hopefully this is to some help to. This is found in C:/ProgramData (which is a hidden folder). If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. World of Warcraft ForumsI have been trying to install retail WoW all evening, and the battle. 2 Likes. This might fix the issue. I've now completely uninstalled everything from my Battle. 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… Put the birds to bed. It retries continuously but it does not get past that 2127019/2027019… I restarted bnet client, restarted my computer, uninstalled the wow files, started the repair client, but nothing seems to help. I opened a ticket to remove the authenticator now I'm stuck waiting for help. Clean up. net agent is continuously crashing and restarting the “initializing” step of the download. Under Background processes, find " Battle. Wait for the update. . 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. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. . Disable or temporarily uninstall these programs, restart your computer, and try. Hopefully that helps, good luck! How to fix the WoW update stuck initializing? Open the Game Install/Update section from the left pane. Technical Support. net cache, ran as administrator, reinstalled battle. Restarting this did not work. It’s stuck on Initializing. After a few seconds it. Technical Support. net, the game started to update, as usual. net desktop app may resolve rare launcher issues. You’ll have to: Reset your user interface, this will ensure. I’ve also tried pausing and resuming with no avail and double checked there’s enough space on. World of Warcraft Forums. After a long day of problem solving at work, coming home to another problem isn’t. Sometimes a simple reboot can fix stuck updates. Restart your computer and try the install/update now. Any suggestion on how to fix would. Support Technical Support. Basically it was just stuck on “updating battle. you know its maintanence until 11am CEST. When I run 'ipconfig /flushdns' to flush the local DNS cache and watch my PiHole, I see a request for us. Many players have reported this issue on the official forums and some of them have found solutions. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance you may not be able to update. Once the download actually starts in safe mode you can return to normal windows and it will get past the initializing loop. Be patient guys, Blizzard is a small indie company with very limited resources. So far I´ve tried: Exit the app and launch it again. 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. LoadingThe Battle. Trepan-archimonde November 16,. Deleted my World of Warcraft folder . Quick update: I managed to get hands on another PC where I did a fresh install of b. I've now completely uninstalled everything from my Battle. Welcome to the Technical Support forum for Blizzard Desktop Application. 4. After that, navigate to the following path: C:ProgramDataBlizzard EntertainmentBattle. World of Warcraft Forums – 16 Nov 22 WoW download stuck on "initializing" Howdy! UPDATE! Thanks for the data I requested I have forwarded this to our team. Did a scan and repair but it was still stuck on initializing. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net Launcher. Close Blizzard processes. Technical Support. Showing 1 - 15 of 39 comments. net Update Agent" or something similar, and end the task. I’ve tried removing the . Technical Support. log and 3dmark. net folder. However, a lot of users are entering a problem where the updates and downloading in the Battlenet software either don’t start at all or get stuck in the. Here are the instructions: Download the tool from this page. Pwnmode-mograine October 6, 2022, 3:11am #6. Certain permissions and features can only be accessed if you have granted admin rights to the World of Warcraft game. Goto the Cog icon above your Email and switch to a. net App. I just launched battle. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III is a 2023 first-person shooter video game primarily developed by Sledgehammer Games and published by Activision. Stuck on Initializing. 1 Like. We've tried restarting battle net, restarting computer, going into beta battle. thanks so much! My frustrations are lifted. Open the Battle. I’m also having this issue. So far, the game seems a lot more technical than I remember. Check BIOS settings for World of Warcraft. net app completely, didn’t help. Show more. Reopen the Battle. And now, finally, I removed everything related to BattleNet, Blizzard, and World of Warcraft and started a new fresh install. Hello everyone i installed WOW classic a month ago and everything was running smooth till about a week ago on the battle. Updated: 4 weeks ago Article ID: 13934 Product:. Closing processes in 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, . i have uninstalled both wow and battlenet. Same problem on 2 computers. I renamed the 'Battle. I had the same issue a few days ago and I fixed it by launching the game through wow. It should work after about a minute or two. For me it started yesterday already. At some point, instead of “Updating”, the blue button will say “Update” (this happens every 30 seconds or something like that). Support My Tickets Contact Support Support. Low and behold I can’t even download the game I paid for because it gets stuck in an infinite initializing loop. net install and when I go to install Classic WoW, the install starts, gets to 82. all other games work fine, just not wow. Technical Support. To use the Repair Tool first open the game and log in. Check BlizzardCS on Twitter for breaking news and information on our services. This process uses my internet @ 500kb/s and downloads about 200mb. Both the PTR and live versions are displaying the same problem. 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. Restarted my computer. net desktop app, and game processes, and click End Process. Victa-ashbringer March 27, 2021, 3:03am 1. The problem is not on my side. ” I have tried causing the downloader to “start this update now” but that has no effect. net app icon and choose ‘Run as administrator’. Go ahead and delete both of those folders. Any help on this from the tech savvy would be appreciated. I’ve tried everything recommended except reinstalling bnet launcher. November 14, 2023. Zero progress gets made. Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. WoW will launch without your BNet login. The installation however, stops at Initializing (2145572/2145572), and then goes back to Updating after a few seconds, and then back to Initializing. World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. Clear all app cache. Start battle. 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). Every time I close Battle. Test the internet speed. Restart the Battle. Turn off your PC. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. The progress bar below the Install/Update button is currently at Initializing (242/1006) with a creeping progression. Create another 'administrator' account on the machine and use that instead. It also doesn’t matter. i looked at google for similar posts, every post said to end tasks for discord, steam etcc. net Launcher. Then went into the retail folder and deleted everything while it was still in this state. run as admin. net app > Select WoW to install > Stuck on Initializing (2203048/2203048)… I’ve routed through my neighbor’s network and the same results. So, this worked for me. 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 used fix and repair and that failed. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild. exe and manually loging in, doesn’t help. How to resolve this issue when installing or. net Stuck in a Refresh Loop. exe file. It started couple hours ago. net won’t update. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. I deleted the retail folder entirely and copied the classic folder. Not working here “Initializing” Tried all the tricks here. Oh sorry - it does waste my time, electricity and my mental health. FIX. World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues CAS System Unable to Initialize ClientHandler. World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues Waiting on Another Installation or Update. With W11, the result is the same. Bobrexal • 24 days ago. Camuz-golemagg November 16, 2022, 7:21pm #78. net launcher then go task manager close remaining apps then restart should probably fix it. thought it was just me… gave up and uninstalled - now I can’t reinstall. His response at the time was, “What sword? ” Well — after some important investigative journalism — it turns out there. I had the same issue basically installer stuck on “initializing” and “Grabbing another update” for over an hour. If all the above options fail, try using a VPN. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. net and blizzard folders. I've looked into old threads and multiple articles going back several years, tried everything from deleting the cache, disabling my firewall, creating a new profile on my pc, but nothing has fixed the issue except uninstalling and re-installing the game. I found I had to go and manually End Task on the Battle. i have tried uninstalling wow retail, wow classic, and wow ptr and reinstalling wow retail. Follow same steps to turn Safe mode off and boot back normally. net cache folder can resolve problems with the logon module. If I pause and resume it gets stuck on waiting on another update, despite being the only battlenet-game on the computer. I was still able to trinket and use some of my toys but whenever I tried to cast a spell I got "cant do that while stunned". Camuz-golemagg November 16, 2022,. #$%#. Both the PTR and live versions are displaying the same problem. Dezyy-hellfire November 16, 2022, 7:54pm #138. deleting battle. Did a scan and repair but it was still stuck on initializing. I know global. Hopefully that helps, good luck!How to fix the WoW update stuck initializing? Uncheck the ”Load startup items” box. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Then try wow again. Deleting the Battle. Try connecting your device directly to your computer and test in different USB ports on your PC. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game on Battle. Greetings all, We’ve been working to improve some of the available troubleshooting resources for our games. I deleted the retail folder entirely and copied the classic folder. There was also a World of Warcraft update that happened in the meanwhile and it went through just fine, but my DI update is stuck on 99% - Initializing, for more than 1 hour already. bnet just died. See, you got it half right. It took a bit of time, but it eventually got done. I had to go in and relocate each of them and it was fine, except for World of Warcraft. In the launcher settings, set max concurrent connections to 5, and set the max download speed to something a little below what your connection is capable of. 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. I ended up reinstalling the game. Uncheck everything on Network Bandwith. I’ll have to wait, I guess. Game update starts and then stops installing. Step 1. Right-click on the Battle. I. I know global download speeds are low but I have. Updated Windows 10, . 1 Like. For whatever reason Overwatch is stuck updating itself, it just says “Initializing…”. ahh ok, im still stuck at 0% initializing . Received Wrong Amount of Bloody Tokens from PvP World Quest - Overcoming A Mountain: Krolkoth. Click on the Disable all and then OK to confirm changes. Look for any battle. Show more. I think the download servers are dead. I have tried troubleshooting with every article available for a variety of issues. The connection issue is one of the most common reasons that cause Battle. It’s the same result. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. And when I come back to my pc I can press play. Trepan-archimonde November 16. After 2 hours being stuck, I installed Windscribe too, used “New York - Empire” position, and it worked without any issue, i’m in game right now. 2 Likes. You can close battle. 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. Renamed the copy to retail and relaunched battlenet as admin. version. Wait until the lights. [Main Thread] - High World MS during afternoon - Nova/Wind ISP/Telecom Italia Sparkle Nov 2023.