Within this directory just delete the folder named Battle. net folder. I even did a clean install of everything and still nothing. Already submitted 3 bug reports through the battle. Only problem is, my game just stays on initializing loop forever. Thought they would’ve made some improvements. Stuck on Initializing. g. World of Warcraft. I cannot update wow (retail) as i get stuck in initializing. 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. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. net process in task manager and then right click > launch as administrator on battle. The only reason why I uninstalled it in the first place was due to a bug where both WoW Classic and normal WoW wouldn’t install/patch, and would instead be caught in a loop of initializing the update, reclaiming disc space, then saying that they were waiting for other updates, and then going back in the loop, forever. Click on dropdown down arrow on the top left corner. Renamed the copy to retail and relaunched battlenet as admin. 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. Technical Support. I can run a speed test and my internet is fine,. None of my friends have this issue. Brewmeister-ashbringer November 16, 2022, 7:46pm #124. Just came here to confirm that I was able to solve it by doing Safe Mode (with Network), and then running the install from there. net install and when I go to install Classic WoW, the install starts, gets to 82. Turn on your. Did a scan and repair but it was still stuck on initializing. Follow same steps to turn Safe mode off and boot back normally. Trying to download World of Warcraft on Battle. Delete the Battle. SOLUTION: I ran the Wow. Step 4. Zuvykree: Stuck on initializing. Scan/Fix. net games. 1: 145: October 24, 2023 MacOS - Memory leak since Beta DF and WoW goes to 120 GO of. OS: Windows 11 (22H2) compilation: 22621. Update your drivers and operating system to resolve any compatibility issues. Close the Blizzard launcher and then go in task manager and find the battlenet update agent and end task. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any ongoing issues. 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. :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. Kill those processes (but don’t kill the launcher) and the update should proceed as normal. net, flushed DNS, restarted computer, restarted internet, changed internet connection, etc. com and I'll take a look. net app Cache, also reinstalled it. Terrko-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 7:21pm #79. 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. ” I have tried causing the downloader to “start this update now” but that has no effect. net -Deleting the -Blizzard Entertainment- folder in ProgramData Still it just endlessly gets stuck on. Leaubergine-draenor November 16, 2022,. Following someone elses advice, I tried uninstalling the battle. SjurEido. Chandrah-magtheridon November 16, 2022, 9:28pmHi, When there is a wow update, the ‘initializing’ phase of the download is very slow. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. The installation however, stops at Initializing (2145572/2145572), and then goes back to Updating after a few seconds, and then back to Initializing. net app and after I open the installer, it just stays on “Updating Blizzard Agent” for ever…Tried rebooting my Mac, downloading again the bnet app, nothing helps. Trepan-archimonde November 16. I'm trying to install on macOS Ventura 13. 2. Already submitted 3 bug reports through the battle. 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. Sometimes a simple reboot can fix stuck updates. 1: 33: November 13, 2023 Flightstones randomly reset. Still stuck on initializing. Start the battle. well thats weird, launching the wow. Type msconfig. LoadingIf it's stuck saying it's initializing, I'd suspect a permissions problem somewhere still. I have uninstalled battlenet and all games, deleted all folders, even the hidden ones. Try creating a new user account on Windows, and add it to. Troubleshooting steps when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing" Failed to Initialize Direct3D. Update stuck initializing I did my updates and everything yesterday but when I launched battlenet today, first it gave me a battlenet update then the Wow update was stuck at initializing, been trying to solve it for 2 hours now. same here… pls send help. Launcher stuck on initializing. Under Background processes, find " Battle. net processes, restarting, etc. 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. WoW Stuck on Initializing Trying to download World of Warcraft on Battle. This is likely causing the stuck on initializing for most players right now (though getting stuck at this stage may be caused by other issues outside of the current CDN. For real though, I have no clue. Close Blizzard processes. any attempt to render video gets stuck at "Initializing Video Export". I have tried all steps to fix it, but nothing works…. Restarted CPU and all that jazz. 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. It should say Install instead of Play. Pekins-firemaw November 15, 2022, 6:37pm #1. It is now stuck on "Applying Updates 0%". Nothing changes it. Didn’t do anything. net, clear your wtf and cache folder, restart, and see if it works. i have tried uninstalling wow retail, wow classic, and wow ptr and reinstalling wow retail. Spam left click on the button. This has happened now for several days, and I cannot play the game at all. Technical Support. i ended the update agent task in the task manager. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. I’m stuck as well…. Leaf-azuremyst November 16, 2022,. So glad I’m not the only one. Every time I login to battle. Camera turning gets stuck randomly. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. Emeldavi-tichondrius. To check this is acutally works unpause your download for atleast 20MINS and check before and after folder size and check if it did increase or not. Same problem on 2 computers. net app, however it is permanently stuck on Initializing. net ” (without quotes). How to fix the WoW update stuck initializing? Uncheck the ”Load startup items” box. I’ve tried. Servers maxed out due to the rest of the world wanting to update WoW, and CoD players updating Warzone. I deleted the retail folder entirely and copied the classic folder. The Battle. 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. all other games work fine, just not wow. Been stuck for more than 4 hours. catflapps. net Launcher. Oramir-alonsus November 16, 2022, 9:27pm. net folder in its entirety. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild outdated or corrupt files. Waited for an hour and the initializing part just stopped, had to press update again. Technical Support. Not working here “Initializing” Tried all the tricks here. Having the same issue. Edit: Restarting the app in admin mode seems to have sped up the initialization speed. net launcher, and started re-installing wotlk. Clear all app cache. net Desktop App Update or. exe file. net, then end program on the blizzard updater, reopen b. Stuck on Initializing since Windows Update. I’ve also tried pausing the WoW updates to allow the desktop application to finish, but with no luck. I was surprised there weren’t already threads about his in this support forum. 2 Likes. net, clear out all the WoW folders per Blizzard blue-post instructions, reinstall. While being stuck it also sends and downloads data at full speed, so battle. I’ve also tried pausing and resuming with no avail and double checked there’s enough space on SSDs. Phantasticus-azuremyst November 16, 2022, 7:54pm #139. Check the ”Hide all Microsoft services” box. Under the General tab, select the Selective startup. Step 5. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. Maybe it helps! Or maybe try instal warzone and see if that works. Restart my computer. Deleting the Battle. We've tried restarting battle net, restarting computer, going into beta battle. So far I´ve tried: Exit the app and launch it again. He then proceeded to run through the gambit of attempted fixes, completely uninstalling battlenet and WoW - and worked through this article. Switch to the Game Install/Update tab by clicking on it and scroll down to the Network Bandwidth section. I have uninstalled battlenet and all games, deleted all folders, even the hidden ones. I conducted a scan/repair thinking that might help but fell into the infinite loop instead. Blizzard Forums It never goes past initializing. So try and do a clean fresh reinstall and then let it do its thing. I can’t start WoW client directly because it’s not compatible (probably because of phase two today, it. I’m having the same issue. For me it started yesterday already. net launcher’s window. 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. 2. net processes, restarting, etc. Been sat for ages waiting to update, thought I was going insane. Boards. 394:. Basically it was just stuck on “updating battle. net; Rename World of Warcarft folder to something else;World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Expect at least some free game time for this. Battle Net gets stuck on initializing (Fix)Turn off your PC. Restarted my PC and was able to start up wow just fine. I need to be in that queue! I tried posting this in the Bug report forum but i dont see a way to create a topic. Low and behold I can’t even download the game I paid for because it gets stuck in an infinite initializing loop. I don't believe Dragonflight or a random 87. Delete the Cache folder. 56 Likes. Last resort I went to my Mobile HotSpot. Rambush-rattlegore July 15, 2023, 12:40am #1. Disable any proxies that may interfere with the login module. Start the update (installation in your case) Close the Battle. Can't install, stuck at initializing. Click on the flash drive icon in the lower-right taskbar and select open and mount for your flash drive. Today I wanted to play WoW. And every time it gets to this number it. net launcher on the desktop and select Properties. Click on the Disable all and then OK to confirm changes. The game will not be updating; click Play. Oh sorry - it does waste my time, electricity and my mental health. net installation directory, and the default path should look like this: C:ProgramDataBlizzard EntertainmentBattle. And just a note: it's a hidden folder, so you need to set it so you can view, or just type in C:ProgramData. 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. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. I have the same problem, been waiting for over an hour now on initializing. I had WotLK and retail installed but it still could not locate either one even after manually pointing it at the file location. Foxaris-draenor November 28, 2022,. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild outdated or corrupt files. net cache. The_Sinful. For PC, A. • 2 mo. Trepan-archimonde November 16,. net launcher and still says initializing. net. 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. #$%#. (M1 Max, running OS12. killing agent in task manager. And yes my drivers are up to date. Add a Comment. Both the PTR and live versions are displaying the same problem. Initializing (XXX/1006) It is moving incredibly slowly for having gigabit internet and SSD storage. This happens to me every so often, clears up immediately when I turn my firewall off. Battle net launcher seams stuck on updating… just spinning at Initializing 0%. It took a bit of time, but it eventually got done. 1 MannerAlarming6150 • 1 yr. Same issue here, stuck on ‘Initializing…’. exe" is downloading. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III | Reddit. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. I’ve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. So after deleting all the wow folders, removing battle. In the “Host” field, enter “ us. Trepan-archimonde November 16. Account, App, & Shop; World of Warcraft; Warcraft Rumble. Then, press CTRL+ALT+DEL to get to your task manager, and end any process that is called AGENT. Thank you! World of Warcraft Forums. I’ve also tried pausing the WoW updates to allow the desktop application to finish, but with no luck. net launcher”. I've followed every step I possibly could, and still. I will send you all i got from this timeline =) Oramir. Phaidon-rexxar November 9, 2023, 7:50pm 11. Technical Support. 2 Common Issues Subject. net app and re open it or when I quit WoW (no matter which version) - Retail, TBC and Classic keeps updating. Looking at trying Hardcore Classic out so redownloaded Battle. ahh ok, im still stuck at 0% initializing . Couldnt get past initializing update until i did this. 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. Put Battle. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. 5 M1 MBP. WoW Download is stuck on initializing. So far, the game seems a lot more technical than I remember. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. Restart your device and try downloading the update again. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. 2 Common Issues Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. What more can we even attempt?I have followed the instructions mentioned here: WOW Stuck at Initializing but to no avail. Try uninstalling ALL versions of WoW (Classic, Wrath, and Dragonflight) through the Battle. benchmarksupport@ul. Stuck on Initializing/Waiting on another update - Technical. It should work after about a minute or two. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. net and select WoW. 57 Likes. start installing the game but close the battlenet launcher again as soon as it starts actually downloading. The_Sinful. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. Restarting this did not work. I ended up deleting agent folder, emptying recycling bin, and restarting my pc before starting the launcher and it fixed everything. net agent is continuously crashing and restarting the “initializing” step of the download. net app icon and choose ‘Run as administrator’. Turn off your PC. It is stuck on initializing. . For me it is stuck at initializing. Darkseid-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 7:30pm #102. World of Warcraft - Patch Stuck on Initializing - Update Problem(For non-Turkish players this is Turkish Guide, dont say me anything about guide language but. Update your drivers and operating system to resolve any compatibility issues. 2. Then click Options > Game Settings. Step 2: In Game Settings, find your World of Warcraft and check the option Additional command line arguments. Tried restarting deleting cache folder restarting comp. It began as a memory access crash while playing the game. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing" Updated: 4 months ago Article. The problem is not on my side. i am completely unable to play the game, after. I paused the download and resumed it and it initially went to “normal” download speeds but got stuck at ~80%. I’ve tried all fixes listed here plus a few others the CoD community came up with when facing the same problem. Seems its on Blizz’s back end. Pwnmode-mograine October 6, 2022, 3:11am #6. Support Technical Support. switching to beta, giving battle. go to the Boot tab. Run a security scan to remove any viruses or malware infections. I even did a clean install of everything and still nothing. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15, 2022,. -tried uninstalling from the battle. Same problem on 2 computers. Stuck in Initializing - Technical Support - World of Warcraft Forums. If it is downloading then it will unstuck after some time, don't interrupt it again just be patient. Under Network Bandwidth, set both Latest updates and Future patch data values to 0 (0 means Unlimited). I managed to fix the issue by completely uninstalling World of Warcraft and the battlenet app. “@Maverick_LIVE_ Go ahead and open a ticket then. At some point, instead of “Updating”, the blue button will say “Update” (this happens every 30 seconds or something like that). net launcher but it wouldn’t reinstall. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. patch. 1 Like. Resolve Any Internet Connection Issues. I pre purchased the Dragonflight expansion, resubbed for 3 months and wanted to install wow, but it is stuck at “Initialising”. My WoW PTR update remains at 83%, WoW Classic and Retail remain at 0% updates, and the app is stuck on “…Initializing” no matter which update I set it on executing. Updated: 6 months ago Article ID: 14236 Common Problems. Strategy Card Game. Game Install Stuck on Initializing. Trepan-archimonde November 16. also manually patching agent and nothing helped even a little. The progress bar below the Install/Update button is currently at Initializing (242/1006) with a creeping progression. Select Game Settings on the left of the window. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. I started experiencing this issue a few hours ago after being spammed with lua errors in-game with no addons enabled. I’ve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. Féyre-burning-blade November 16, 2022, 9:21pm #344. I've now completely uninstalled everything from my Battle. Perl-anetheron (Perl) March 9, 2021, 10:17pm #2. Heymerth-chamber-of-aspects November 16, 2022, 7:21pm #76. It also doesn’t matter. The progress bar below the Install/Update button is currently at Initializing (242/1006) with a creeping progression. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. net launcher. I think the download servers are dead. net folder. That doesn’t seem to accomplish anything. #354. The games run well. Community Tournaments. Maybe it helps! Or maybe try instal warzone and see if that works. I have fast internet and the space on the computer. Right-click the shortcut of Battle. i had 8gigs left on my disc and it kept initializing for 2hours at 4%. Click the Blizzard icon at the top left part of the screen and choose Settings from the dropdown menu. Recently, my Battle. 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 just launched battle. You don't have two big updates on the same day. Yeah, mine is stuck as well. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance there might be a known issue affecting all players. If anybody has this problem, open task manager and end the task "Agent". 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. Wait for the update. Scan & repair files, uninstalled wow and downloaded again as well the battle. Emeldavi-tichondrius. Won’t go past that. Uninstalled Battlenet thinking it would help if I reinstalled but now it’s stuck on installing. Game update starts and then stops installing. Like topic says the install download will not go beyond initializing 2203048/2203048 and is in loop. minnesotaHunter (Topic Creator) 11 years ago #3. Game Install Stuck on Initializing. Nowaqu-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 7:57pm #144. I'm trying to install the game for an hour now, but it get stuck at "Initializing 2127019/2127019" and I'm running out of option. Been stuck for more than 4 hours. Nothing works. 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. Edit 2: Got past the first initialization loop and into a measured megabyte download only to get stuck in yet another initialization loop. Scan and repair, doesn’t work. Agnass-anvilmar. 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. See full list on makeuseof. GTAForums does NOT endorse or allow any kind of GTA Online modding, mod menus, tools or account selling/hacking. net launcher (or window). net app, however it is permanently stuck on Initializing. Just unistall the game, then stop. If that doesn’t do it, it would be really helpful if you could describe the issue in more details, e. When the WoW update gets stuck on initializing, you must disable other apps and processes, update the Battle. ” I have tried causing the downloader to “start this update now” but that has no effect. SoM sure goona be fun. The Updating never gets anywhere, stuck on 0%, with it also saying "Initializing". Baradûr-draenor. What worked for me. Try de-instal and then cleanup hdd + register. I had this issue. Trepan-archimonde November 16. Just delete the Battle. Turned off my anti-virus and firewall, cleared battle. Technical Support. net. Recently, my Battle. mine aswell starting downloading the game a minute ago but has gone back to the initializing. World of Warcraft Classic. Keep getting BLZBNTAG0000138F Scan and Repaired multiple times, same. But it is stuck at "initializing", no matter what I do. And as a lot of players have come back, it is a bit busy, but in general these things will get fixed quite quick. Delete the Battle. Either “Initializing” or "Waiting for another download (and there is no other download) Giving up for the night.