Click the Downloads tab and scroll down to the bottom and you will see. 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. Here’s how to fix your screen freezing in the loading men in World of Warcraft: The battle. Click on dropdown down arrow on the top left corner. If I pause and resume it gets stuck on waiting on another update, despite being the only battlenet-game on the computer. 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. net and wait a minute and it should start initializing. -tried uninstalling from the battle. :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” 🙃I’m trying to reinstall WoW but it’s just stuck on 0% initializing forever. I have tried it all, from clearing caches, cookies, flushing. 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, . If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. net -closing tasks in Task Manager related to Battle. So far, the game seems a lot more technical than I remember. I’ve disabled my firewall. Same happened to me yesterday. Then once they are all uninstalled, go in and manually delete the main World of Warcraft folder where the. I was told the best solution is to completely. “@Maverick_LIVE_ Go ahead and open a ticket then. Navigate to the Compatibility tab and select the checkbox for. Run a security scan to remove any viruses or malware infections. Whenever I try to install my hearthstone game it says initializing until about 19% and then just stops. Technical Support. Followed alot of tips from forum posts with similar problem. Delete the Battle. Open Battle. After ich freed some space it downloaded on its own without a problem! ReplyWorld of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Waiting on another installation, doesn’t work. ” I have tried causing the downloader to “start this update now” but that has no effect. Game is stuck at 99% in battle net launcher with 5mb remaining, originally it got stuck and I decided to scan and repair, this sent my game into an endless scan loop and I could no longer play the game, I reinstalled the battlenet launcher and eventually caved and reinstalled wow (note this is a big deal, as. Advanced Troubleshooting. Instead of using a wireless connection, use a physical LAN. Waited for an hour and the initializing part just stopped, had to press update again. Hopefully that helps, good luck!Catch Me Live At: Me On Twitter: all people curious on how to fix this, the answer MIGHT be to just give it time. Your computer has had it with wow and cancelled its own subscription. WoW Download is stuck on initializing. Start the battle. This is something to do with agent I suspect as a notification did flash up briefly for it in the corner of the screen that I can’t access now to see what it was moaning about. net launcher but it wouldn’t reinstall. Been stuck on 94% with initializing for the newest update for WoW, this has been happening since yesterday when the patch was launched. net client, rule out internet problems, clean the Battle. i have uninstalled both wow and battlenet. Low and behold I can’t even download the game I paid for because it gets stuck in an infinite initializing loop. 1: 145: October 24, 2023 MacOS - Memory leak since Beta DF and WoW goes to 120 GO of. Read on the forum that you can try to reinstall the battle. msc and open System Configuration. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15, 2022,. Net Launcher somehow lost the location of all of my games. The easiest fix for this problem is to just wait guys, don’t be impatient. net install and when I go to install Classic WoW, the install starts, gets to 82. Stuck between initializing and fetching patch manifest. Seems a widespread issue. World of Warcraft on Reddit! Premium Explore Gaming. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Stuck on initializing, every update. Boards. net I’ve also removed WoW, which now I think might have been a mistake. minnesotaHunter (Topic Creator) 11 years ago #3. You don't have two big updates on the same day. Restarted CPU and all that jazz. What more can we even attempt? I have followed the instructions mentioned here: WOW Stuck at Initializing but to no avail. Just navigate to where your WoW installation is (usually C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\) and delete those three folders. Its been like this for a while. net update agent in task manager before it would work to reopen and start the patch successfully. What worked for me. net app icon and choose ‘Run as administrator’. Rebooted the computer. Technical Support. net client and redownload the whole game; copied the entire folder on a USB stick and pasted over my WoW Folder worked like a charm with just a quick Scan and Repair action and now I can login without issues. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. For me these steps worked but. Been stuck for more than 4 hours. Restart your computer to resolve problems caused by programs and services running in the background. Then just relaunch the launcher. I have rebooted the. I’ve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. I had this issue. I ran the repair tool and that solved the issue. Open the Battle. go to the Boot tab. Restart the Battle. Anyone else come across this and how to work around it? Using a 14in M1 Pro MBP. Kranox-mazrigos November 16, 2022, 7:02pm #44. Technical Support. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15, 2022,. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. Just delete the Battle. After that, I restarted my PC and tried installing World of Warcraft again. None of my friends have this issue. reinstalling WoW with partial deletion of the data files; And now, finally, I removed everything related to BattleNet, Blizzard, and World of Warcraft and started a new fresh install. Things i have tried so far that I have seen recommended on the internet: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". 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. Lolyp-argent-dawn November 16, 2022,. 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. ago. net and the download seems to continuously get stuck on 'Initializing', making no progress. 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. We've tried restarting battle net, restarting computer, going into beta battle. NET and GPU. Technical Support. Many connection issues including slow bandwidth, BNS cache, unstable Internet can trigger the Blizzard app stuck on initializing. World of Warcraft Forums. GTA Online New Bonuses for 16th Nov 2023 - Cliffford Takes Over Again in a New Doomsday-themed Community Challenge, Peyote. 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. Showing 1 - 15 of 39 comments. At the board meeting someone came up with an idea let’s release 2 updates in one day then there will definitely be more players and we will be able to boast about how many players. net. tried, still have to initialize 280mb and it goes like 0. Already try login out, login back, restarting computer. Stuck at initializing?For me it started yesterday already. net and opened it again → Now I am stuck at ‘Waiting for another update. 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. It’s always initializing and reclaiming disc sp…Are you frustrated by the stuck initializing error in World of Warcraft? You are not alone. Once the game ran, the “Initializing” disappeared and the PLAY button lit up. The app is stuck on “Updating”, with WoW Classic at 0%, PTR at 83%, and retail WoW at 0%. Try creating a new user account on Windows, and add it to. net launcher and still says initializing. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. Type msconfig. I guess the interim fix for now is to just run the exe and log in manually. 3. net update agent, force stop battle. net, flushed DNS, restarted computer, restarted internet, changed internet connection, etc. 15 years ago it was one click and you could play, but as technology advances, the. Cannot Install WoW; Stuck on Initialization. net app Cache, also reinstalled it. . Close battle. com If your Blizzard app is stuck while initializing, the issue can be caused by the lack of privileges. Check the ”Hide all Microsoft services” box. The “agent” is crashing my whole internet connection, does nothing. Hmm. I can run a speed test and my internet is fine,. bambiwnl-1285 March 14, 2022, 12:15am 1. Keep getting BLZBNTAG0000138F Scan and Repaired multiple times, same. post your log again. Keep getting BLZBNTAG0000138F Scan and Repaired multiple times, same … Common Problems. 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. Click settings. 1: 33: November 13, 2023 Flightstones randomly reset. Looking at trying Hardcore Classic out so redownloaded Battle. net stuck on initializing. Vorlin-dalaran Same. i cant install because im still i initializing… ive also attempted to install in a new folder. Same also, for PTR, and all versions of wow. I can’t reinstall WoW. net folder. Anyone else experiencing extreme slow Initializing in Battle. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. Cannot update wow at all. After I exited retail wow again it’s just gone straight back to. net desktop app and update the game to see if the issue persists. Now, navigate to the Services tab. Go to the Battle. :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” 🙃It started couple hours ago. Renamed the copy to retail and relaunched battlenet as admin. I purchased an external hard drive to re install wow. Close battle. Stuck on Initializing. 2. Technical Support. WoW will launch without your BNet login. 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. Stuck on initializing. Installed bnet and then tried to. Sadly did not work for me. For me it started yesterday already. How to resolve this issue when installing or. Just going in an endless loop of saying it’s updating but doesn’t actually do anything. I’ve also tried pausing the WoW updates to allow the desktop application to finish, but with no luck. 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. I assumed maybe it didn’t like my D drive, so i went to. net as admin. Wait for a minute then plug your modem and router back into the power source. Check out this thread and see if any of them work for you. ” I have tried causing the downloader to “start this update now” but that has no effect. I will send you all i got from this timeline =) Oramir. I was stuck in initializing also. AggravatingTest3760. Support Account My Gifts Careers Company. 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. EDIT: Looks like when you exit the game it goes back to Initializing…. net Update Agent" or something similar, and end the task. This resolved this issue for me. Support Technical Support. I've done some browsing forums and stuff for similar issues in the past, have tried killing update agent and restarting, completely rebooting, there was some recommendations for updating windows to the most recent version, which was done last night. Topic Replies Views Activity;. 1 Like. I’m stuck as well…. Having the same problem for the last 20 minutes now…. Kranox-mazrigos November 16, 2022, 7:02pm #44. World of Warcraft Arena World Championship. an I dont have an antivirus at all. 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. For real though, I have no clue. and it stuck on initializing, occasionally moves a bit but barely, the download just d o e s n t start. 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. Update or temporarily uninstall any security programs, which may mistakenly identify the login module as a security threat. Hearthstone. Technical Support. net cache folder can resolve problems with the logon module. Close all Battle. I have the same problem, been waiting for over an hour now on initializing. Tyrskorn-2108 March 27, 2021, 8:43am 2. net App from writing. I’ve tried: Other games update and download without issues. Click open again if a window doesn’t open showing its contents. Low and behold I can’t even download the game I paid for because it gets stuck in an infinite initializing loop. net app. net Stuck in a Refresh Loop. Expect at least some free game time for this. I repaired the client 3 times and it is still stuck in 99% Initializing for 3 hours now. Its been like this for a while. Blizzard Forums It never goes past initializing. ago • Edited 1 yr. I have been trying to install retail WoW all evening, and the battle. I had to go in and relocate each of them and it was fine, except for World of Warcraft. Technical Support. net folder. That did not work for me, still stuck at initializing even after closing all bnet processes in task manager. net update agent” from there. If I try again, it keeps failing. LoadingKrugraa-argent-dawn (Krugraa) December 16, 2021, 10:03pm #3. 4MB/s. Restart my computer. net app completely, didn’t help. Re-downloaded the launcher and tried downloading again. Kill those processes (but don’t kill the launcher) and the update should proceed as normal. r/starcitizen. I had the issue where it would do the initializing loop. Update the Battle. ago • Edited 1 yr. 0% Updating, nothing is happening - > I closed Battle. I was told the best solution is to completely. Kill the battle. Last resort I went to my Mobile HotSpot. net and blizzard folders. Initializing (XXX/1006) It is moving incredibly slowly for having gigabit internet and SSD storage. I’ve tried restarting Battle. Then went into the retail folder and deleted everything while it was still in this state. I downloaded a free VPN, set my location to HK and set my login region to Asia - it started. World of Warcraft Forums Before deleting any files, make sure Battle. net in the allowed list in your firewall settings and see if the download moves past “Initializing”. 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. Capernian-bronzebeard November 16, 2022, 7:39pm #118. Disable any proxies that may interfere with the login module. Close other applications (Steam, etc) Switched to Google's DNS. Turned off my anti-virus and firewall, cleared battle. The game will not be updating; click Play. Getting stuck on initializing can also indicate corrupt files, or there’s a problem with the drive the game is installed on. Already try login out, login back, restarting computer. IF it D. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Didn’t do anything. 819. Recently, my Battle. Stuck on Initializing/Waiting on another update - Technical Support. Was working fine everyday im on just today it wont complete update. i have tried uninstalling wow retail, wow classic, and wow ptr and reinstalling wow retail. The file I'm working with is a a frame-based animation - 160 x 160px, 120 frames. A fresh install of Bnet and WoW has done nothing. I tweeted to Blizzard CS and they said they are aware and working on it. Open the Battle. Rinarra-draenor November 16, 2022, 7:21pm #77. At the board meeting someone came up with an idea let’s release 2 updates in one day then there will definitely be more players and we will be able to boast about how many players we. Delete the Battle. Camuz-golemagg November 16, 2022,. Was working fine everyday im on just today it wont complete update. net, uninstalled Battle. net. What a mess. Restart the launcher and it should start updating. Press Command + I. Technical Support. I have fast internet and the space on the computer. Same here - i can only assume it's as most of the players get home from work and all start the download at once and kills the servers. Select the World of WarCraft folder. I play on a Mac. net launcher Close any process related to Steam and Discord Temporarily disable anti-virus/malware (in my case I disabled. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on. Do NOT post them here or advertise them, as per the forum rules. 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, . Are you stuck on initializing when trying to update or launch World of Warcraft? You are not alone. Then input -d3d11 in the box. Try login in to another account, or create a free trial, and see if that fixes it. Nothing is working helllpppp. net launcher keeps showing “Updating” and “Initializing”… and 0% completion. I have uninstalled battlenet and all games, deleted all folders, even the hidden ones. Nothing is working helllpppp. net app, however it is permanently stuck on Initializing. Looking for some assistance here if possible. Checked folder permissions over the wow folder including rechecking the files within the directory. Maybe it helps! Or maybe try instal warzone and see if that works. net it says Hearthstone is updating but is stuck at 0% and Initializing. 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. Same here, stuck on initializing. In the World of WarCraft Info box, go to the Sharing & Permissions section. ARTICLE: battlenet. Restarting this did not work. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild outdated or corrupt files. Completely delete the battlenet folder with its files in C:ProgramData. Wait for a minute then plug your modem and router back into the power source. World of Warcraft. Launcher stuck on initializing. net launcher but it wouldn’t reinstall. At least it worked for me. Support Technical Support. I’m stuck as well…. Ive tried everything from updating pc, uninstalling battle net, deleting temp folders. well I did try lots of stuff like reinstalling app. Step 1. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. im not sure why its not connecting for wow when hearthstone, diablo etc work. it probably looked something like this. Other games in the Blizzard launcher all download fine, it's. It needs 16gb of free storage to download the patch. net app and install the program till you get to the initialization loop. Boards. I can’t get past the “initializing” stage to start the. But it is stuck at "initializing", no matter what I do. Stuck on. . It is stuck on initializing. Rambush-rattlegore. Same issue here, stuck on ‘Initializing…’. In the “Host” field, enter “ us. I’ve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. Under Background processes, find " Battle. Select Game Settings on the left of the window. Up to two hours before the download starts. net app, but now Im on 0% for installing battle. → Now I am sitting at my computer, watching Battle. Update your drivers and operating system to resolve any compatibility issues. Leaf-azuremyst November 16, 2022,. Already submitted 3 bug reports through the battle. Me too. Like topic says the install download will not go beyond initializing 2203048/2203048 and is in loop. My Battle. net launcher. I was surprised there weren’t already threads about his in this support forum. I’m stuck on the initialising steps. So try and do a clean fresh reinstall and then let it do its thing. Blizzard had absolutely no say in when the warzone update released. Was there ever an actual fix for this? I have tried literally all of the tier one stuff Blizz. 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…Getting stuck on initializing can also indicate corrupt files, or there’s a problem with the drive the game is installed on. Help please. Delete the Cache folder; Restart computer and launch. Agnass-anvilmar. net app completely, didn’t help. exe in my retail folder and logged in manually w/ authenticator. I just launched battle. it’s not even downloading it just initializing over and over and you have to wait like 15 mins to even play the game. Rename World of Warcarft folder to something else. net. Sometimes a simple reboot can fix stuck updates. net files, or a problem connecting to the patching server. However, it refuses to update the game and remains stuck on. It should work after about a minute or two. CAS System Unable. net Launcher. 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. net cache, ran as administrator, reinstalled battle. Basically it was just stuck on “updating battle. Zero progress gets made. Are many others having this problem? 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”. I deleted the retail folder entirely and copied the classic folder. I tried running Battle. The Battle. Restart my computer. Start battlenet again. net is running, close it; Close all Battle. Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did nothing, several times. 2 Common Issues Subject. Edit: Restarting the app in admin mode seems to have sped up the initialization speed. I’ve been through every setting and it doesn’t seem to matter. Stuck on initializing? Discussion Is there really an update right now (Monday evening)? My Battlenet launcher says there’s an update for wow classic and my update is stuck on. Followed alot of tips from forum posts with similar problem. So, this worked for me. If anybody has this problem, open task manager and end the task "Agent". net launcher and still says initializing. I had WotLK and retail installed but it still could not locate either one even after manually pointing it at the file location. Update your drivers and operating system to resolve any compatibility issues. 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. Technical Support. Copy the Interface and WTF folders to your flash drive. Disable any proxies that may interfere with the login module. The installation however, stops at Initializing (2145572/2145572), and then goes back to Updating after a few seconds, and then back to Initializing. SoM sure goona be fun. just gets stuck. Uncheck the ” Load startup items ” box. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. Then when it loops, end the app by going to the blizzard logo in the top left, right click, and click exit. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III is a 2023 first-person shooter video game primarily developed by Sledgehammer Games and published by Activision. It is now stuck on "Applying Updates 0%". Be it for downloading, launching, or updating these games on your PC. However, I’ve noticed over the last few weeks, that the download speed is extremely slow, talking down to like 15kbs as if this was 2001 and I was on 56k dial up. Vanasmut-tichondrius. PC with fresh install has Windows 10.