Restart your computer to resolve problems caused by programs and services running in the background. So glad I’m not the only one. Check if battlenet is actually doing anything. net folder and restart your Blizzard App. YOUR. That should resolve the halt. From here select “Support” then “Repair Tool”. Support My Tickets Contact Support Support. Close Unwanted Programs and Services on Windows. net, updating windows 10 optional and intel, deleting the Warcraft files multiple times. -redownload a fresh battle. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. There are several reasons why this could happen, including issues with the game files, server maintenance, or problems with your computer’s settings. Delfi. Thought they would’ve made some improvements. net client right? Dèschanel-stormrage July 11, 2023, 11:45pm #3. EDIT: Looks like when you exit the game it goes back to Initializing…. Same problem, I have closed Bnet multiple times through task manager, ran it. Video driver crash in World of Warcraft with AMD video cards (7900 XTX) on DirectX 12. Community Tournaments. Thought they would’ve made some improvements. I have fast internet and the space on the computer. General Discussion. Updated: 3 weeks ago Article ID: 13934. 2 Common Issues Breaking News This Week's Scheduled Maintenance Can't Install the Public Test Realm Client. Under Background processes, find " Battle. Locked post. World of Warcraft ForumsWays to Fix Fix World of Warcraft Update Stuck on Initializing on Windows 11 Run Blizzard App in a Selective Startup. Phones. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. Open task manager, sort by network if it helps. Loading. Hopefully that helps, good luck!World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues Waiting on Another Installation or Update. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. exe; reinstall via administrator; flush DNS; and still the installer is 1 very slow to install and 2 gets stuck anywhere between 40% and 55%Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. Mine was doing this just now but I just let it roll for about 10 mins and it started downloading eventually. Let it initialize for 5-10 minutes before you think you have a problem. Social media. also manually patching agent and nothing helped even a little. I can’t get past the “initializing” stage to start the. Technical Support. 819. My guess is overloaded Blizzard servers. Try logging out of the Battle. 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. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. Re-launch CSGO on Steam. Initializing is taking forever. Played wow no problems. 3 So I clicked on View all patch notes to see something that is actually from shadowlands. I had to go in and relocate each of them and it was fine, except for World of Warcraft. And as a lot of players have come back, it is a bit busy, but in general these things will get fixed quite quick. Close battle. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Step 5. Quick update: I managed to get hands on another PC where I did a fresh install of b. Unplug your Modem and Router from the power source. Something like, battle. exe. Running BNet with Admin privileges and Windows 7 compatibility mode. 57 Likes. If anybody has this problem, open task manager and end the task "Agent". Hibb-tichondrius August 26,. So i have played wow on this laptop since it was birthed 2 years ago (Alienware m17). 2 Likes. 2 Common Issues CAS System Unable to Initialize ClientHandler. -force quit battle. Click on the lock and unlock it,. I’m stuck as well…. net is closed, along with any other World of Warcraft of proprietary processes in the Task Manager. Support My Tickets Contact Support Support. try to repair Battle. So im at 150/270mb on initializing nowlol. Wrenn-kilrogg November 16, 2022, 8:17pm #183. 2 Likes. Stuck on initializing screen and. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. 2 Likes. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. We've tried restarting battle net, restarting computer, going into beta battle. It has been 2 days. I’ve also tried pausing and resuming with no avail and double checked there’s enough space on SSDs. I am trying to install world of Warcraft on my pc but its stuck on initializing and battlenet checking residency on install I just updated my cod cold war. You can close battle. Support Technical Support. Issue with initializing. C:\Program Files (x86)\World of Warcraft. Thaelia-deathwing. net, flushed DNS, restarted computer, restarted internet, changed internet connection, etc. Be patient guys, Blizzard is a small indie company with very limited resources. Then relaunch and it should work. Their issue that they need to fix. all other games work fine, just not wow. I play on a Mac. Restart your computer and try the install/update now. net Launcher. net cache, ran as administrator, reinstalled battle. 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. Community Tournaments. im not the only one then? 5 Likes. Or at least, that’s what fixed it for me last time it happened to me. net app completely, didn’t help. Now, I still cant buy gems or missives of the AH. Same here, stuck on initializing. Killsalot-firemaw September 26, 2022, 7:54pm 2. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net, the app may be stuck at \"Initializing\" and prevent you from progressing. It started couple hours ago. ” I have tried causing the downloader to “start this update now” but that has no effect. -Reboot PC -reinstall Battle. exe in my retail folder and logged in manually w/ authenticator. Inside the “ World of Warcraft ” folder, you’ll see another folder called “ WTF. January 6, 2023. Shakazdi-wyrmrest-accord October 6, 2022, 1:03am 1. Before deleting any files, make sure 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” 1 Like. Restarting this did not work. restarted and hardbooted. Follow these steps to troubleshoot the. Sayman-nesingwary March 9, 2021, 10:09pm #1. The battle net just tells me the game is updating but its stuck on initializing. deleting battle. his account wont install dragonflight. If I try again, it keeps failing. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance there might be a known issue affecting all players. I have followed the instructions mentioned here: WOW Stuck at Initializing but to no avail. See full list on makeuseof. Force deleted everything about the game from my computer, reinstall doesn’t work. Disable all the background apps and close the other running apps other than WoW on your PC. Partner and I also stuck on “Initializing” at 0%, seems a widespread issue. Click the box for Safe Mode and then click the Network option underneath at the bottom. any updates would sooth my mind. Try creating a new user account on Windows, and. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. :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” 🙃World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. How to resolve this issue when installing or. I have the same issue. It’s the entire community, this isn’t a cache issue, it’s a blizz issue. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. • Next (before re-installing) let’s delete any Battle. Scan & repair files, uninstalled wow and downloaded again as well the battle. Support Account My Gifts Careers Company. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild. Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did nothing, several times. Tick the checkbox for Hidden items, and click on the Program Data folder. net full disk access, making sure there was no world of warcraft folder in applications, AND restarting, it worked!Just delete the Battle. Technical Support. ’ - > I went outside with my dog for 30 mins. 4. Support Technical Support. Macbook. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did nothing, several times. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. ran as admin, uninstalled. Darkseid-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 7:30pm #102. stuck on initializing or about 30mins only few hours before wotlk release , such a stressful experience. r/kde. Then once they are all uninstalled, go in and manually delete the main World of Warcraft folder where the game was. 7. currently trying an failing to get the beta for Dragon flight to install just stuck and has been for the last hour, already tried. net launcher (or window). Updated: 3 weeks ago Article ID: 13934 Product:. It took about an hour for the process to finish initializing and I had to completely uninstall wow TBC classic before it would start to update my retail wow. However, it refuses to update the game and remains stuck on. After that, navigate to the following path: C :\ ProgramData \ Blizzard Entertainment \ Battle. Been stuck for more than 4 hours. net processes, restarting, etc. well thats weird, launching the wow. . That did not work for me, still stuck at initializing even after closing all bnet processes in task manager. 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. I’ve turned on viewing of hidden files and deleted the Battle. To use the Repair Tool first open the game and log in. Uninstall doesn’t work. Leaf-azuremyst November 16, 2022, 7:16am #5. Completely close the battle net app then navigate to the directory above. Hit the Windows key and R. Read on the forum that you can try to reinstall the battle. What a mess. Still stuck on initializing. I tried running Battle. net window. Have tried stopping all the battle. Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing" Installed Battle. net app. also stuck on initializing, currently at 30 minutes, really frustrating! 3 Likes. this hasnt worked either. 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. Hello, It started couple hours ago. After that, navigate to the following path: C:ProgramDataBlizzard EntertainmentBattle. Already try login out, login back, restarting computer. Shocckington-tichondrius November 14, 2023, 4:52pm 2. Edit: Scan and repair seems to have fixed it for now. Restart my computer. I am trying to install World of Warcraft. This helped fixing my “running an other update” notification, but sadly stuck at “initializing” right after. I have fast internet and the space on the computer. For me it solved the problem I had download also stuck at initialising 2 times and simply pausing and restarting fixed it for me. net agent is continuously crashing and restarting the “initializing” step of the download. Restarting this did not work. Test the internet speed. What more can we even attempt?SOLUTION: I ran the Wow. Pekins-firemaw November 15, 2022, 6:37pm #1. secondary logon. Usually a restart of the client or my pc will fix it. My Battle. " SupportTechnical Support. Expect at least some free game time for this. While being stuck it also sends and downloads data at full speed, so battle. Occasionally, you may find your World of Warcraft update stuck on initializing because of internet connectivity issues. This is the first thing you should do when you see your blizzard app is not downloading anything or stuck in a queue. Danelliah-silvermoon November 16, 2022, 7:08am 4. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. Worked for me when stuck in the battlenet app. • 1 yr. net client cache ensures you rule out the file corruption as a cause of the error that prevents you from initializing WoW updates. Been stuck on 94% with initializing for the newest update for WoW, this has been happening since yesterday when the patch was launched. Click on dropdown down arrow on the top left corner. I had WotLK and retail installed but it still could not locate either one even after manually pointing it at the file location. For me it started yesterday already. Restarted bnet. 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 [Main Thread] Download Stuck on 0% initializing then BLZBNTAG0000138F. Install stuck on "Initializing". Delete the Battle. Agnass-anvilmar. net App. WoW won't launch Windows 10 at times. I’ve tried: Reinstalling BNet app. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. restarted and hardbooted. I’ve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. Heymerth-chamber-of-aspects November 16, 2022, 7:21pm #76. Pekins-firemaw November 15, 2022, 6:37pm #1. net app shows that there are updates for: WoW Classic. 48. We've tried restarting battle net, restarting computer, going into beta battle. net app and re open it or when I quit WoW (no matter which version) - Retail, TBC and Classic keeps updating. Same issue here, tried restarting pc back to initializing. ŶŦǶNyŦǑP5-1100 December 15, 2020, 3:34pm #1. Spread the loveAs a World of Warcraft player, it can be frustrating when an update gets stuck on “Initializing” on your Windows computer. it should start. net in Program Files (x86) and Program Data. Common Problems. fresh download, goes initializing and then gets thru the first series of indices then… goes back to initializing, we’ve tried everything… Reducing logins by making sure people can’t launch the game is a bold strategy. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game on Battle. Me too. Necrodemos-wyrmrest-accord. net launcher’s window. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. I’ve turned on viewing of hidden files and deleted the Battle. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Start battle. C:Program Files (x86)World Of Warcraft_retail_. net. I am unable to download the new patch and am stuck on initializing I have already restarted my entire pc. Force Stop Blizzard. exe from the retail directory bypasses it, it almost immediately stops initialising while launching the game, and game runs fine, no. net Desktop Application gets stuck on Downloading New Files. Played wow no problems. Fixes I’ve. Deleting the Battle. I tried restarting the client, I tried rebooting my computer. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild. I purchased an external hard drive to re install wow. -force quit battle. Rename World of Warcarft folder to something else. 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. 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”. Technical Support. I think the download servers are dead. LoadingWorld of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. Nothing works. I have tried everything there is. Try closing background applications to. 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. Up to two hours before the download starts. After that, navigate to the following path: C : ProgramData Blizzard Entertainment Battle. Cancelling the scan replaces the game’s ‘Play’ button with ‘Update,’ which just begins the scan once again. How to Purchase World of Warcraft World of Warcraft is free to play up to level 20 so that new players can experience the game without first having to buy it. net app icon and choose ‘Run as administrator’. I guess the interim fix for now is to just run the exe and log in manually. World of Warcraft Arena World Championship. His response at the time was, “What sword? ” Well — after some important investigative journalism — it turns out there. So far, the game seems a lot more technical than I remember. What worked for me. The same is happening for me. Same problem on 2 computers. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Друидяшка-soulflayer November 27, 2022, 4:44pm 598. The app is stuck on “Updating”, with WoW Classic at 0%, PTR at 83%, and retail WoW at 0%. thanks so much! My frustrations are lifted. . World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Birchfox-giantstalker November 16, 2022, 7:28pm #93. Continuing to watch the reinstall. Net Launcher somehow lost the location of all of my games. 2 Common Issues Subject. LoadingWorld of Warcraft Forums Desktop app and WoW update stuck in infinite loop while updating. net launcher, and started re-installing wotlk. net agent is continuously crashing and restarting the “initializing” step of the download. Disk Cleanup: Open the File Explorer and select “This PC” from the left pane. Can't install the game, the download is stuck. Servers maxed out due to the rest of the world wanting to update WoW, and CoD players updating Warzone. 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. WoW download stuck on "initializing". I’ve also tried pausing and resuming with no avail and double checked there’s enough space on. Wrathofevil-1493 January 8, 2023, 6:19am #1. Disable any proxies that may interfere with the login module. I thought it was battle. Continues to sit on (2203048/2203048) It is strange that it’s the same issue on all 3 of my machines. Xee-draenor March 27, 2023, 9:52pm 1. If the issue you are experiencing is not on the list above, make sure you check our Support Site!If that doesn’t do it, it would be really helpful if you could describe the issue in more details, e. I wondered what was being patched, so I clicked on the Patch Notes link and the most recent patch notes it showed me were for Patch 8. Try plugging your computer directly into your modem. 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. I’d like to report that I can’t download WoW. I knew I’d have to relearn spells and rotations, but tbh, this seems a lot more like a 3rd line technical. Nothing helps! Other games update and download without issues. This forum provides players with a place to discuss technical issues with each other and official Blizzard representatives. net. Nothing changes it. Hmm. Same problem on 2 computers. I have rebooted the. Not working here “Initializing” Tried all the tricks here. net launcher (would just get stuck) removed all Battle. The progress bar below the Install/Update button is currently at Initializing (242/1006) with a creeping progression. Even asked Reddit. Community. Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did. 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. 1 Like. Technical Support. net App (skip Step 6 for now, we will re-install later). World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. It’s always initializing and reclaiming disc space. Just unistall the game, then stop. World of Warcraft Forums Wotlk classic Update Stuck on Initializing. My Tickets. Basically it was just stuck on “updating battle. Just delete the Battle. net app installation is doing the same thing: getting stuck on the Updating function. Support My Tickets Contact Support Support. Sometimes fetching download manifest. Been stuck on waiting for this thing to “update” for a half hour now. 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 the Battle. Usual way to resolve this is to reboot your computer and then start the launcher to get the update. well thats weird, launching the wow. Recently, my Battle. I've followed every step I possibly could, and still. Arkanor-deathwing November 3, 2022, 6:58pm #5. Try to get into your wow folder : world of warcraft > retail , then double click on your wow. I have been trying to install retail WoW all evening, and the battle. Updated: 6 months ago Article ID: 14236 Common Problems. Plus now I logged out to update addons and hey it’s stuck on initializing and won’t update. exe file. Clearing the Battle. World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues Troubleshooting Security Applications. Keep getting. Stuck on Initializing. Advanced Troubleshooting If the above steps fail, try the steps provided in the articles below . It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. Updated:. My current speed test shows 300mbit+ and another game downloaded just a bit earlier at 40mb/s. Technical Support. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. Either “Initializing” or "Waiting for another download (and there is no other download) Giving up for the night. At this rate it’s going to take hours and hours to complete the download. 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. Revert the folder name change. Delfi-frostwhisper November 16, 2022, 5:52pm #14. General Discussion. net, Blizzard, and/or Blizzard Entertainment folders in the Windows temporary file locations below. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Make sure your firewall or antivirus isn’t blocking Battle. net app which I downloaded, but it didn’t help. 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. net button at the top left of the Battle. I was surprised there weren’t already threads about his in this support forum. Seriously how many times do we have to see this before Blizzard makes an affirmative move to end all the problems around this ongoing issue. Trepan-archimonde November 16,. Battle Net gets stuck on initializing (Fix) Game update starts and then stops installing. Couldnt get past initializing update until i did this. Check BlizzardCS on Twitter for breaking news and information on our services. #$%#. Delete the Battle. PC. Type msconfig. Try this, this works for me all the time for all games on Bnet.