net, tried to reinstall and since then either stuck on “Updating battle. Support Technical Support. i had 8gigs left on my disc and it kept initializing for 2hours at 4%. also manually patching agent and nothing helped even a little. log and 3dmark. Hey Victa, For more information about this and steps you can try to resolve it, check out. Try uninstalling ALL versions of WoW (Classic, Wrath, and Dragonflight) through the Battle. Restart the Battle. In most cases, we find that “Initializing…” getting stuck is typically caused by a conflicting third-party program, damaged/corrupted local Battle. Chromie-ahnqiraj November 16, 2022, 9:26pm #352. cleared caches. net website gives you a potential fix. Windows. i have tried uninstalling wow retail, wow classic, and wow ptr and reinstalling wow retail. Technical Support. I’ve disabled my firewall. 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 folder. I’ve disabled my firewall. net Stuck in a Refresh Loop. Click on the Disable all and then OK to confirm changes. Brêez-outland November 16, 2022, 6:32pm #18. net -Deleting the -Blizzard Entertainment- folder in ProgramData Still it just endlessly gets stuck on. Technical Support. 2 Likes. Deleting the 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. Or at least, that’s what fixed it for me last time it happened to me. Step 2: In Game Settings, find your World of Warcraft and check the option Additional command line arguments. The game will not be updating; click Play. You can replicate the problem by simply marking the Data folder as Read-Only, suggesting something on your pc is preventing access to the game folder (s), usually an anti-virus or firewall app. yea same thing here spent all day in the Emergency room and came home to my game as broken as I am. I managed to fix the issue by completely uninstalling World of Warcraft and the battlenet app. [Main Thread] - High World MS during afternoon - Nova/Wind ISP/Telecom Italia Sparkle Nov 2023. World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues CAS System Unable to Initialize ClientHandler. Click the Settings menu option. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Instead of using a wireless connection, use a physical LAN. Uninstalled everything to do with battlenet launcher, used VPN to switch country, reinstalled launcher and located game and started update straight away. Technical Support. If anybody has this problem, open task manager and end the task "Agent". net cache. 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. Thought they would’ve made some improvements. Start the update (installation in your case) Close the Battle. The Battle. I've followed every step I possibly could, and still. Why is the. exe in the game directory instead of throught the Battle. Trying to download World of Warcraft on Battle. November 14, 2023. November 14, 2023. 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. Technical Support. Wait for a minute then plug your modem and router back into the power source. Close battle. NET. I’m stuck on the initialising steps. net, flushed DNS, restarted computer, restarted internet, changed internet connection, etc. look in the task manager. net launcher”. . 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 alone for hours. It’s always initializing and reclaiming disc sp…“@Maverick_LIVE_ Go ahead and open a ticket then. i roughly was able to reinstall the App after saying ‘Update agent went to sleep’. 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”. Kill those processes (but don’t kill the launcher) and the update should proceed as normal. net, updating windows 10 optional and intel, deleting the Warcraft files multiple times. Refreshing connection. Thank you! You solved my issue. Stuck on Initializing. Restart the launcher and it should start updating. Step 3: Click the Done button from the bottom right corner to save the settings. After that, I restarted my PC and tried installing World of Warcraft again. Every single time WoW has an update, no matter how small, I get stuck on initializing. Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. FIX. Having the same problem for the last 20 minutes now…. go to the Boot tab. However, the update wouldn't ever start actually. I’d like to report that I can’t download WoW. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net folder in its entirety. completely exit battle net and. Initializing (XXX/1006) It is moving incredibly slowly for having gigabit internet and SSD storage. 1: 145: October 24, 2023 MacOS - Memory leak since Beta DF and WoW goes to 120 GO of. Also, if I go and launch each individual . World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. This resolved this issue for me. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. 2 Common Issues Subject. net processes, restarting, etc. I’ve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. Jeges-outland November 16, 2022, 6:59pm #38. I uninstalled the game and am now stuck on initializing when trying to reinstall. net or World of Warcraft processes in the Task Manager. The exact same thing is happening to me right now. Clearing Battle. If I try again, it keeps failing. Restarted CPU and all that jazz. I've now completely uninstalled everything from my Battle. 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. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Technical Support. Advanced Troubleshooting. Updated: 6 months ago Article ID: 14236 Common Problems. I just tried starting another download via the launcher and that works fine. 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. Net Launcher somehow lost the location of all of my games. The “update” is just stuck at 0 %. Check BIOS settings for World of Warcraft. Test the internet speed. net to re-install each one. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. Scan & repair files, uninstalled wow and downloaded. I can’t get past the “initializing” stage to start the. And yes my drivers are up to date. I play on a Mac. also stuck on initializing, currently at 30 minutes, really frustrating!. Dartanin-ghostlands. Select all Agent, Blizzard, and game processes, and click End Process. I knew I’d have to relearn spells and rotations, but tbh, this seems a lot more like a 3rd line technical. This helped fixing my “running an other update” notification, but sadly stuck at “initializing” right after. For whatever reason Overwatch is stuck updating itself, it just says “Initializing…”. After I exited retail wow again it’s just gone straight back to. Restart your computer and try the install/update now. Was working fine everyday im on just today it wont complete update. My Battle. You can close battle. Thought they would’ve made some improvements. Close all other applications to resolve software conflicts and free up resources. Technical Support. If you want to leave a comment on whether that worked for you or not, leave the comment in that topic… not here. Goto the Cog icon above your Email and switch to a. Chandrah-magtheridon November 16, 2022, 9:28pmWorld of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. I’ve tried all fixes listed here plus a few others the CoD community came up with when facing the same problem. 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. Same here, stuck on initializing. Technical Support. Was there ever an actual fix for this? I have tried literally all of the tier one stuff Blizz would suggest as well as the. Missing Gnomelia and/or Hearthstone Card Back After Defeating Hogger. I’ll have to wait, I guess. Please read the following rules before commenting: All comments must be on topic and add something of substance to the post;I bought Dragonflight for my friend however when he's trying to install World of Warcraft, it is stuck initializing forever at 2145571 / 2145571 . It doesn’t move. Féyre-burning-blade November 16, 2022, 9:21pm. Updated Windows 10, . 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. Hearthstone is stuck waiting for something else to update. Perl-anetheron (Perl) March 9, 2021, 10:17pm #2. I ended up reinstalling the game. net app, however it is permanently stuck on Initializing. it probably looked something like this. Turn off your PC. I have followed the instructions mentioned here: WOW Stuck at Initializing but to no avail. Click on This PC (Windows 10) and open the system partition C. I had the same issue basically installer stuck on “initializing” and “Grabbing another update” for over an hour. 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. Restarted bnet. Check for Firewall/Antivirus Blocking. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. net or World of Warcraft processes in the Task Manager. Stuck on scanning and repair mode - General Discussion - World of. Started downloading. log file from Documents/3DMark to ul. Kranox-mazrigos November 16, 2022, 7:02pm #44. net Desktop App, then try to update a game. i have tried uninstalling wow retail, wow classic, and wow ptr and reinstalling wow retail. g. version. The Updating never gets anywhere, stuck on 0%, with it also saying "Initializing". I opened a ticket to remove the authenticator now I'm stuck waiting for help. Nowaqu-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 7:57pm #144. Друидяшка-soulflayer November 27, 2022, 4:44pm 598. Restarting this did not work. Support. Initializing (XXX/1006) It is moving incredibly slowly for having gigabit internet and SSD storage. net launcher”. Technical Support. If I pause and resume it gets stuck on waiting on another update, despite being the only battlenet-game on the computer. I have plenty of space on my SSD, looked at other fixes and now luck. This process uses my internet @ 500kb/s and downloads about 200mb. exe in my folder and logged in manually w/ authenticator. net users are stuck at 1 percent when they update or install the app. Download stuck on the "Updating Battle. Try login in to another account, or create a free trial, and see if that fixes it. This is found in C:/ProgramData (which is a hidden folder). Checked folder permissions over the wow folder including rechecking the files within the directory. Then went into the retail folder and deleted everything while it was still in this state. net full disk access, making sure there was no world of warcraft folder in applications, AND restarting, it worked!I haven’t played the game for a long time and with dragon flight the one expansion I’ve wanted to play for a while now, I bought it a few days ago got sometime so I can catch up a few of my characters in levels for the release but now the game is stuck in an updating loop when I install it, it doesn’t even attempt to install the game but freezes. 1 Like. It needs 16gb of free storage to download the patch. Windows applied an update last week and since then haven’t been able to log in or update WoW. Terrko-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 7:21pm #79. I’ve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. net button at the top left of 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. I had the same issue a few days ago and I fixed it by launching the game through wow. exe in the game directory instead of throught the Battle. Battlenet is the go-to client if you want to play big title games like Diablo 4, Overwatch 2, World of Warcraft, etc. net. net launcher but it wouldn’t reinstall. net folder. I will send you all i got from this timeline =) Oramir-alonsus November 16, 2022, 9:27pm #353. net it says Hearthstone is updating but is stuck at 0% and Initializing. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. The_Sinful. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. I did not have a WoW window up, but for some reason the process was still. 2 Common Issues. 2 Likes. It also doesn’t matter. 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. Refreshing connection. cleared caches. Add a Comment. Sheqz-tarren-mill November 16, 2022,. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. The_Fluffy_Baron. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. I tried to reinstall WoW and was stuck on initializing so I uninstalled the battle net app and now I lost my authenticator and I need to update my phone number now I'm fucked to sign in. Waiting on another installation, doesn’t work. Start the test and launch the Battle. Blizzard seems to have a network issue. Try de-instal and then cleanup hdd + register. exe and manually loging in, doesn’t help. This has happened now for several days, and I cannot play the game at all. net folder. Jeges-outland November 16, 2022, 7:03pm #45. net app completely, didn’t help. Today I wanted to play WoW. Low and behold I can’t even download the game I paid for because it gets stuck in an infinite initializing loop. Have already restarted my PC and tried to pause/restart the update. 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. net desktop app may resolve rare launcher issues. Then back restart to normal and play. That did not work for me, still stuck at initializing even after closing all bnet processes in task manager. Same problem on 2 computers. net app, but now Im on 0% for installing battle. 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. ran as. Launcher stuck on initializing. PC with fresh install has Windows 10. For real though, I have no clue. Eat food. I’ve tried restarting Battle. Eat food. all other games work fine, just not wow. Account, App, & Shop; World of Warcraft; Warcraft Rumble; Diablo IV; Diablo Immortal; Overwatch 2;. I’ve also tried pausing and resuming with no avail and double checked there’s enough space on SSDs. Kranox-mazrigos November 16, 2022, 7:02pm #44. I have followed the instructions mentioned here: WOW Stuck at Initializing but to no avail. Stuck on initializing. Foxaris-draenor November 28, 2022, 9:52pm. 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. Nánu-tichondrius July 11, 2023, 8:37pm #2. Etzzy-doomhammer January 27, 2020, 6:22pm #4. Close the task manager. Technical Support. Click on locate the game, choose the folder. My retail ended up needing a reinstall. Stuck on Initializing. 8 MB in the Initialization phase, and then stops and switches to Updating. Wait for a minute then plug your modem and router back into the power source. Here’s how to fix your screen freezing in the loading men in World of Warcraft: The battle. A bit late, but I was having the same issue when trying to launch WoW from the Home tab on battlenet. restarted and hardbooted. net launcher. Initially stuck on “initializing”, then uninstalled Battle. I was able to do an update for classic WoW, but not retail. World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. Its been like this for a while. While being stuck it also sends and downloads data at full speed, so battle. NET and GPU. It also doesn’t matter which I tell it to update while pausing the other two. Step 5. Updated: 3 weeks ago Article ID: 13934. Slide the slider all the way down to never Notify. 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). I had WotLK and retail installed but it still could not locate either one even after manually pointing it at the file location. net. net launcher. I’ve tried: Other games update and download without issues. net Desktop App is stuck at "Initializing," try the following steps: Update or temporarily uninstall any security programs, which may mistakenly identify the login module as a security threat. net launcher (or window). World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues Waiting on Another Installation or Update. net cache folder can resolve problems with the logon module. Blizzard ForumsWorld 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. Occasionally, you may find your World of Warcraft update stuck on initializing because of internet connectivity issues. And when I come back to my pc I can press play. AggravatingTest3760. ran as admin, uninstalled. Deleting bnet folder in C:\ProgramData. Look for any battle. Edit 2: Got past the first initialization loop and into a measured megabyte download only to get stuck in yet another initialization loop. 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. Maybe it helps! Or maybe try instal warzone and see if that works. See the original post and comments on r/wow subreddit. Here are the instructions: Download the tool from this page. Installed Battle. Click on the lock and unlock it,. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. NET and GPU. Bobrexal • 24 days ago. Rule Out Internet Issues. Let it initialize for 5-10 minutes before you think you have a problem. Aderya-bloodhoof November 16, 2022, 7:23pm #84. Unable to Gain. Jaidyn. 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. 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 Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. So I think the key thing here is patience. Restart my computer. net app > Select WoW to install > Stuck on Initializing (2203048/2203048)… I’ve routed through my neighbor’s network and the same results. Click on dropdown down arrow on the top left corner. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15,. World of Warcraft Forums. Many connection issues including slow bandwidth, BNS cache, unstable Internet can trigger the Blizzard app stuck on initializing. Nothing helps. 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, . 2 Likes. 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. 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. Close other applications (Steam, etc) Switched to Google's DNS. At some point, instead of “Updating”, the blue button will say “Update” (this happens every 30 seconds or something like that). battle. I’ll have to wait, I guess. Tried exiting and relaunching the battle. net is running, close it. net Desktop Application gets stuck on Downloading New Files. I have the same problem, been waiting for over an hour now on initializing. Scan and repair doesn’t work either. I was just wondering if anyone was experiencing the same issue this morning before I create a support ticket. World of Warcraft Forums. Not working here “Initializing” Tried all the tricks here. net, uninstalled Battle. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. Thank you for your help! comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment. If your World of Warcraft (WoW) update is stuck on "initializing," it can be caused by various factors. Running windows 10. net Launcher. Silvansaria-nordrassil. Check the ”Hide all Microsoft services” box. Assuming this is due to massive amounts of people trying to download, but putting this thread here saying for the last 3 hours, my download has been sitting at 0% “Initializing download”. World of Warcraft on Reddit! Open task manager and close Xbox game manager thing, then close b. The “agent” is crashing my whole internet connection, does nothing. Updating 0% Initializing. net with Admin Right and in Compatibility Mode. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any ongoing issues. If that does not help try installing the latest driver for the Elgato Game Capture HD which can be found here. im not sure why its not connecting for wow when hearthstone, diablo etc work. WoW will launch without your BNet login. For me these steps worked but. LoadingWoW download stuck on "initializing". Technical Support. Step 2: Reinstall BattleNet. Thank you! Sometimes a simple reboot can fix stuck updates. World of Warcraft Lore Overview for people who don't really care Part 2: Part 2: The Expansions (WOTLK-MOP)Select all Agent, Blizzard Battle. deleting battle. Jinji-whisperwind July 11, 2023, 8:31pm #1. ARTICLE: battle net just tells me the game is updating but its stuck on initializing. Me too. 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. Its been like this for a while. r/ModernWarfareIII is a developer-recognized community focused on the title. com If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. 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. How to fix WoW update stuck on initializing – World of Warcraft. Step 2. 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". Switch to the Game Install/Update tab by clicking on it and scroll down to the Network Bandwidth section. Turn off your PC. Been stuck for over 30min like this now. World of Warcraft Forums I have been trying to install retail WoW all evening, and the battle. Same here, stuck on initializing. 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. Within this directory just delete the folder named Battle. Having the same issue. FIX. 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. Click settings. Finally, restart your PC and start the Blizzard app again. Technical Support. I can’t start WoW client directly because it’s not compatible (probably because of phase two today, it. Unable to Complete Achievement - Dream On. go to the Boot tab. Vanasmut-tichondrius. Showing 1 - 15 of 39 comments. Stuck on "Initializing. Battle Net gets stuck on initializing (Fix) It never goes past initializing. 13. Renamed the copy to retail and relaunched battlenet as admin. SupportTechnical Support. Tyrskorn-2108 March 27, 2021, 8:43am 2. And when I come back to my pc I can press play. That should fix it and the download should start in like 30 seconds after that. I have opened a ticket with blizzard but response time via email is not the best. If Battle. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. Run as Admin. Video driver crash in World of Warcraft with AMD video cards (7900 XTX) on DirectX 12.