Trepan-archimonde November 16. Fixes I’ve tried:. Trepan-archimonde November 16,. Help! Since the newest patch in WoW I’ve been unable to load the game. Nerd-argent-dawn November 16, 2022, 8:17pm #181. 20 per sec. I tried everything I could think of then gave up. Unplug your Modem and Router from the power source. Still stuck on initializing. Step 3: Click the Done button from the bottom right corner to save the settings. Stuck on Initializing/Waiting on another update - Technical Support. Many players have reported this issue on the official forums and some of them have found solutions. 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. It should work after about a minute or two. TravelingGleeman •. 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. 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. Waited for an hour and the initializing part just stopped, had to press update again. start installing the game but close the battlenet launcher again as soon as it starts actually downloading. Updated: 3 weeks ago Article ID: 13934. After a few seconds it. Basically it was just stuck on “updating battle. EDIT: Looks like when you exit the game it goes back to Initializing…. Try uninstalling ALL versions of WoW (Classic, Wrath, and Dragonflight) through the Battle. 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. exe in my retail folder and logged in manually w/ authenticator. I’m having the same problem too - 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. net launcher (or window). 2 Likes. net. Just going in an endless loop of saying it’s updating but doesn’t actually do anything. net, updating windows 10 optional and intel, deleting the Warcraft files multiple times. Edit 2: Got past the first initialization loop and into a measured megabyte download only to get stuck in yet another initialization loop. That should fix it and the download should start in like 30 seconds after that. This happens to me every so often, clears up immediately when I turn my firewall off. Xee-draenor March 27, 2023, 9:52pm 1. Technical Support. net processes, restarting, etc. . net window. net and the download seems to continuously get stuck on 'Initializing', making no progress. 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. Its been like this for a while. and it stuck on initializing, occasionally moves a bit but barely, the download just d o e s n t start. Start the test and launch the Battle. Vanasmut-tichondrius. Thaelia-deathwing. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. Show more. benchmarksupport@ul. Third day in a row now. Community Tournaments. net app > Select WoW to install > Stuck on Initializing (2203048/2203048)… I’ve routed through my neighbor’s network and the same results. Close the task manager. If I uninstall battle. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. 2 Common Issues Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. Sometimes a simple reboot can fix stuck updates. I can’t start WoW client directly because it’s not compatible (probably because of phase two today, it. net cache, whitelist the. Had the same issue on Windows 11. Technical Support. Usually a restart of the client or my pc will fix it. Try plugging your computer directly into your modem. Already submitted 3 bug reports through the battle. 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. net, the game started to update, as usual. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. World of Warcraft Arena World Championship. Now we are unable to reinstall the program. Update or temporarily uninstall any security programs, which may mistakenly identify the login module as a security threat. net, then end program on the blizzard updater, reopen b. Go to the Battle. IF it D. WoW will launch without your BNet login. How to resolve this issue when installing or. Remedial steps taken:WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Following someone elses advice, I tried uninstalling the battle. World of Warcraft - Patch Stuck on Initializing - Update Proble…Lovelost-azgalor Same for me. it probably looked something like this. I’m stuck as well…. Furthermore, I paid 90 euros for pre-order to play it will pre-launch, and I’m. I just launched battle. Completely delete the battlenet folder with its files in C:ProgramData. if it still gets stuck at the social club loop. Delete the Cache folder; Restart computer and launch. At some point, instead of “Updating”, the blue button will say “Update” (this happens every 30 seconds or something like that). I even did a clean install of everything and still nothing. Continuing to watch the reinstall. Tried exiting and relaunching the battle. Technical Support. Alter your DNS to unblock Blizzard download servers, then run the update once more. Try login in to another account, or create a free trial, and see if that fixes it. net or World of Warcraft processes in the Task Manager. net folder. Zarisavia-argent-dawn December 5, 2022, 1:34pm #613. Cannot update wow at all. But it is stuck at "initializing", no matter what I do. Here are the instructions: Download the tool from this page. Baradûr-draenor. Oh sorry - it does waste my time, electricity and my mental health. Following someone elses advice, I tried uninstalling the battle. SupportTechnical Support. It should say Install instead of Play. I have rebooted the. EDIT: Great stuff! Sharing links to your own forum doesn’t work, but when user copies and pastes it in the browser, the link works just fine!World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. net cache. Last resort I went to my Mobile HotSpot. 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. This is the fix that’s worked for me. exe in the game directory instead of throught the Battle. I was told the best solution is to completely. For me it started yesterday already. Baradûr-draenor. Topic Replies Views Activity;. I’ve also tried pausing the WoW updates to allow the desktop application to finish, but with no luck. exe. So after deleting all the wow folders, removing battle. Same issue here, stuck on ‘Initializing…’. I have uninstalled battlenet and all games, deleted all folders, even the hidden ones. I’ve tried everything recommended except reinstalling bnet launcher. 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, . After a long day of problem solving at work, coming home to another problem isn’t. 2 Likes. That did not work for me, still stuck at initializing even after closing all bnet processes in task manager. Tried restarting deleting cache folder restarting comp. 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. I am sorry but I can't remember exactly. The installation however, stops at Initializing (2145572/2145572), and then goes back to Updating after a few seconds, and then back to Initializing. (Don’t enter with your id and password) Step 4: Download WoW with your regions. Click the Downloads tab and scroll down to the bottom and you will see. They just had a post in EU about sending a log into wow, but they edited the link and I am unsure of the steps. net or WoW processes sitting in the background via your task manager. The progress bar below the Install/Update button is currently at Initializing (242/1006) with a creeping progression. Follow same steps to turn Safe mode off and boot back normally. Then try wow again. I’m having the same issue. The “agent” is crashing my whole internet connection, does nothing. Inside there, you can find Blizzard Entertainment and Battle. net app. Yeah go to task manager processes after you close the launcher from the task bar and make sure to stop the “Battle. I had the same issue a few days ago and I fixed it by launching the game through wow. Here I am again ($&*!). Stuck on Initializing/Waiting on another update - Technical Support. I have plenty of space on my SSD, looked at other fixes and now luck. Warcraft III: Reforged. Phantasticus-azuremyst November 16, 2022, 7:54pm #139. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. It is now stuck on "Applying Updates 0%". World of Warcraft ForumsBefore deleting any files, make sure Battle. Then relaunch and it should work. Restarting the PC. Trepan-archimonde November 16. Trepan-archimonde November 16,. Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did nothing, several times. It’s stuck on Initializing. If I try again, it keeps failing. Scan and repair doesn’t work either. Battle net launcher seams stuck on updating… just spinning at Initializing 0%. net app completely, didn’t help. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on 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. At this rate it’s going to take hours and hours to complete the download. solution is to open you. net, uninstalled Battle. Babouk-dun-morogh November 16, 2022, 6:34pm #19. The game will not be updating; click Play. Kranox-mazrigos November 16, 2022, 7:02pm #44. Restarting this did not work. I returned to retail WoW earlier this year but fell off. I managed to finally get the game to fully install after trying a couple suggestions in conjunction with each other. My Tickets. Technical Support. Support Technical Support. Technical Support. We are able to install battle. If you're using a Mac, Repair Disk Permissions to resolve any permission. Technical Support. . I have returned after a 3 year gap. Follow same steps to turn Safe mode off and boot back normally. Boards. 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. I’ll have to wait, I guess. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. Step 5. Step 3: Open with Offline Mode in settings. just gets stuck. I’ve also restarted the client as well as my PC. go to the Boot tab. net Stuck in a Refresh Loop. . Create another 'administrator' account on the machine and use that instead. Initializing (XXX/1006) It is moving incredibly slowly for having gigabit internet and SSD storage. Paused the update and when I resume it says something about being in a queue. Right-click the shortcut of Battle. 7th ? The initializing zipped along quite fast until it reached around 250 MB of 442 MB, then it bogged down to a crawl. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. The update servers are unreachable. net I’ve also removed WoW, which now I think might have been a mistake. exe in my folder and logged in manually w/ authenticator. Lolyp-argent-dawn November 16, 2022,. Or at least, that’s what fixed it for me last time it happened to me. Check for Firewall/Antivirus Blocking. Select the World of WarCraft folder. exit bnet > task manager > end bnet update agent > open bnet. I had this issue. Not trying to run OW2, trying to run WoW. Click on the lock and unlock it,. The_Sinful. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. ran as. Kymthegreat-staghelm November 8, 2023, 6:23pm 1. I’ve deleted the BNet Files and Cache as that worked in the past but now i’m stumped. com and I'll take a look. msc in the search box and. After that reopen battlenet(do that as administrator, it may help), locate the folder of destiny and let it download. Basically it was just stuck on “updating battle. 10 votes, 13 comments. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild outdated or corrupt files. net website gives you a potential fix. Dezyy-hellfire November 16, 2022, 7:54pm #138. Rule Out Internet Issues. Removing bandwidth limit. Let it initialize for 5-10 minutes before you think you have a problem. A fresh install of Bnet and WoW has done nothing. 0% Updating, nothing is happening - > I closed Battle. Danelliah-silvermoon November 16, 2022, 7:08am 4. Blizzard Forums It never goes past initializing. Ensure the problem occurs while the winMTR tool is running. 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. Expect at least some free game time for this. Ethernia-tirion November 16, 2022, 7:16pm #67. Same here, stuck on initializing. Following someone elses advice, I tried uninstalling the battle. Technical Support. Pekins-firemaw November 15, 2022, 6:37pm #1. World of Warcraft. net full disk access, making sure there was no world of warcraft folder in applications, AND restarting, it worked!Update 2: Finally got past the indexes… but the download speed of the game is atrocious at 2. I’ve had this issue before. The steps that worked for me was as follows: Make sure auto-update is disabled on your Battle. Groót-quelthalas November 16, 2022, 8:28pm #208. :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 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. ARTICLE: battlenet. ago. Chandrah-magtheridon November 16, 2022, 9:28pmHi, When there is a wow update, the ‘initializing’ phase of the download is very slow. I ran the repair tool and that solved the issue. Here are some possible reasons and troubleshooting steps you can try: Network Issues: Poor or unstable internet connection can cause the update to get stuck. net -closing tasks in Task Manager related to 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. What worked for me. Close battle. net folder in its entirety. Fixes I’ve tried:. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. I found I had to go and manually End Task on the Battle. 5 M1 MBP. net app > Select WoW to install > Stuck on Initializing (2203048/2203048)… I’ve routed through my neighbor’s network and the same results. World of Warcraft on Reddit! Premium Explore Gaming. What a mess. exe file. For problems installing or patching World of Warcraft, connecting to the realms or crashing during game play. WoW update is stuck on initializing. I tweeted to Blizzard CS and they said they are aware and working on it. net launcher and still says initializing. Help & Support. Starting as admin is the important part. net agent is continuously crashing and restarting the “initializing” step of the download. Click on locate the game, choose the folder. Open the Blizzard app. Whatever you do don't go uninstalling battlenet or anything - this is a server issue not your pc issue (the same issue will prevent you from. 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. When the WoW update gets stuck on initializing, you must disable other apps and processes, update the Battle. net app, however it is permanently stuck on Initializing. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Same here, stuck on initializing. Help please. Expect at least some free game time for this. 2. Imagine being on your 9th expansion and not being able to cope with what, by now, must be very predictable volumes of traffic. :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. I think the download servers are dead. I have tried everything I possibly can find on the internet. Uncheck everything on Network Bandwith. 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. net launcher and still says initializing. rename the Diablo 4 Beta folder. net app installation is doing the same thing: getting stuck on the Updating function. Showing 1 - 15 of 39 comments. Step 1: Go to Blizzard Battle. World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues Waiting on Another Installation or Update. 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. Keep getting BLZBNTAG0000138F Scan and Repaired multiple times, same. Deleting the Battle. I managed to fix the issue by completely uninstalling World of Warcraft and the battlenet app. Both the PTR and live versions are displaying the same problem. Technical Support. go to the Boot tab. World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues CAS System Unable to Initialize ClientHandler. net; Rename World of Warcarft folder to something else;World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Was working fine everyday im on just today it wont complete update. Updated: 4 months ago Article ID: 206714 Common Problems. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III is a 2023 first-person shooter video game primarily developed by Sledgehammer Games and published by Activision. Wait for a minute then plug your modem and router back into the power source. Same here, stuck on initializing. i went a step further and ended vanguard and gamepass tasks as well. Can't install, the download is stuck on Initializing (0%) I can't update my game, it's been stuck at Initializing for 30 min; If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because. Me too. Uninstalled Battlenet thinking it would help if I reinstalled but now it’s stuck on installing. I pre purchased the Dragonflight expansion, resubbed for 3 months and wanted to install wow, but it is stuck at “Initialising”. net in the allowed list in your firewall settings and see if the download moves past “Initializing”. In most cases, we find that “Initializing…” getting stuck is typically caused by a conflicting third-party program, damaged/corrupted local Battle. → Now I am sitting at my computer, watching Battle. After I exited retail wow again it’s just gone straight back to. This might fix the issue. net cache, ran as administrator, reinstalled battle. net icon, but nothing else happens. deleting battle. The exact same thing is happening to me right now. Just delete the Battle. Step 2: Reinstall BattleNet. Nowaqu-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 7:57pm #144. Uninstall Battle. I’ve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Press Windows key + R to open the Run dialogue. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. Restarted bnet. Fixes I’ve tried:. If anybody has this problem, open task manager and end the task "Agent". Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. I’ve turned on viewing of hidden files and deleted the Battle. I’ve disabled my firewall. Restart your computer and try the install/update now. No matter which one I have it work on, the Update gets stuck on “Initializing” at 0% and won’t. Still stuck on initializing. WoW Installation stuck at initializing. Now I got stuck in the Initializing 2145581/2145581 loop. MMORPG. Followed alot of tips from forum posts with similar problem. WoW download stuck on "initializing" 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. net update agent uses my full bandwidth while. post your log again. Randymarsh-draenor December 6, 2022, 9:57pm #614. The_Sinful. Close all other applications to resolve software conflicts and free up resources. restarted and hardbooted. My current speed test shows 300mbit+ and another game downloaded just a bit earlier at 40mb/s. Net, deleted everything related to WoW and WotLK Classic and Battle. net launcher but it wouldn’t reinstall. Vorlin-dalaran Same. minnesotaHunter (Topic Creator) 11 years ago #3. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. well thats weird, launching the wow. This can be caused by something blocking the Battle. World of Warcraft. net launcher”. Type msconfig. net launcher keeps showing “Updating” and “Initializing”… and 0% completion. Restarted CPU and all that jazz. WoW Installation stuck at initializing. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. I’m also having this issue. Start battlenet. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild outdated or corrupt files. Update your drivers and operating system to resolve any compatibility issues. 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, . Phantasticus-azuremyst November 16, 2022, 7:54pm #139. It doesn’t move. Every single time WoW has an update, no matter how small, I get stuck on initializing. Already submitted 3 bug reports through the battle. restarted and hardbooted. Cannot update wow at all. After recording data for about 5 minutes, click “export text. Mine started when I was going to restart WoW and I was met with an update in the battle. Updated: 6 months ago Article ID: 14236 Common Problems. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15, 2022,. Voodoopanda-stormscale November 16, 2022,. 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. Was there ever an actual fix for this? I have tried literally all of the tier one stuff Blizz. 394:. Pekins-firemaw November 15, 2022, 6:37pm #1. I repaired the client 3 times and it is still stuck in 99% Initializing for 3 hours now. Login to Battle. Maybe it helps! Or maybe try instal warzone and see if that works. any attempt to render video gets stuck at "Initializing Video Export". Nothing is working helllpppp. i have uninstalled both wow and battlenet. love this game. I was just wondering if anyone was experiencing the same issue this morning before I create a support ticket.