msc in the search box and. net, even if I also. If you're stuck longer than a few minutes on this screen, follow the troubleshooting steps below: If you're using a wireless connection, optimize your internet connection to rule out a connection issue. I’ve also restarted the client as well as my PC. Press Windows key + R to open the Run dialogue. Renamed the copy to retail and relaunched battlenet as admin. What i did to fix my problem, was to close the battlenet and then deleted "battlenet" and "Blizzard Entertainment" folders at C:\ProgramData. net Update Agent" or something similar, and end the task. Ways to Fix Fix World of Warcraft Update Stuck on Initializing on Windows 11 Run Blizzard App in a Selective Startup. ago • Edited 1 yr. I left it running overnight for 10+ hours, still Initializing… SOLUTION: I ran the Wow. Same here, stuck on initializing. If your World of Warcraft (WoW) update is stuck on "initializing," it can be caused by various factors. Disable any proxies that may interfere with the login module. Initializing stuck. Restarting the PC. 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 cache, whitelist the. Uninstalled & went to reinstall, keep getting stuck in the scanning/initializing loop & once it was finally starting to properly install WoW battlenet launcher crashes, won’t load (says can’t run on the computer?! it always has before) so i uninstall the launcher & try to reinstall. Technical Support. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. I play on a Mac. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15, 2022,. Stuck on Initializing/Waiting on another update - Technical. Kymthegreat-staghelm November 8, 2023, 6:23pm 1. 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 tried restarting Battle. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Up to two hours before the download starts. net installation directory, and the default path should look like this: C:\ProgramData\Blizzard Entertainment\Battle. Resolve Any Internet Connection Issues. Spam left click on the button. Try connecting your device directly to your computer and test in different USB ports on your PC. YOUR. well thats weird, launching the wow. Etzzy-doomhammer January 27, 2020, 6:22pm #4. Trepan-archimonde November 16. . I had the same issue basically installer stuck on “initializing” and “Grabbing another update” for over an hour. This resolved this issue for me. Help! Since the newest patch in WoW I’ve been unable to load the game. If those two solutions don’t work, you’ll need to delete your WTF, Cache, and Interface folders located in your World of Warcraft directory. Showing 1 - 15 of 39 comments. Keep getting BLZBNTAG0000138F Scan and Repaired multiple times, same. Check for Firewall/Antivirus Blocking. Update or temporarily uninstall any security programs, which may mistakenly identify the login module as a security threat. net or WoW processes sitting in the background via your task manager. I have rebooted the. I'm OCE, and completely unable to patch to most recent build. The progress bar below the Install/Update button is currently at Initializing (242/1006) with a creeping progression. For problems installing or patching World of Warcraft, connecting to the realms or crashing during game play. Cofe-azuremyst November 16, 2022, 7:20pm #72. Nothing changes it. Game stuck on initializing. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. After I exited retail wow again it’s just gone straight back to. Foxaris-draenor November 28, 2022,. For me it started yesterday already. Try plugging your computer directly into your modem. Chandrah-magtheridon November 16, 2022, 9:28pmHi, When there is a wow update, the ‘initializing’ phase of the download is very slow. Fix, rename etc. WoW gets stuck on initializing when trying to update. Delete the Battle. Why is the. Phantasticus-azuremyst November 16, 2022, 7:54pm #139. This is the fix that’s worked for me. I have deleted Battle. Why can’t I install World of Warcraft? Try creating a new administrator account to resolve. 2 Likes. He had no issue downloading WoW Classic, but when he tries to download Retail WoW it gets stuck on initialising. net, uninstalled Battle. Ethernia-tirion November 16, 2022, 7:16pm #67. Loading WoW gets stuck on initializing when trying to update. Zero progress gets made. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. I’ve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. Agnass-anvilmar. idx files, doing a clean install of the battlenet launcher, clearing the battlenet cache, restarting my computer, and launching battlenet as admin, relaunching countless times and just letting it sit for an hour now and it hasn’t budged whatsoeverStuck on "Initializing. Reopen the Battle. World of Warcraft on Reddit! I had this happen on my old Windows 10 computer. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. exe" is downloading. 4M subscribers in the wow community. Go ahead and delete both of those folders. Completely delete the battlenet folder with its files in C:ProgramData. When I started the Battle. Reset the permissions on your WoW folder: 1. Sometimes a simple reboot can fix stuck updates. net processes in Task Manager; Navigate to the following: C:\ ProgramData \Blizzard Entertainment\ Battle. Installed bnet and then tried to. Be patient guys, Blizzard is a small indie company with very limited resources. this a solution that I found when my world of Warcraft download got stuck at 0 B/s and wouldn't move no matter how long I left it up. World of Warcraft Forums. Step 3: Click the Done button from the bottom right corner to save the settings. 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. 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. net App. I did have to tell the launcher where my game folder was again, but it immediately updated and was playable again. It needs 16gb of free storage to download the patch. net app, however it is permanently stuck on Initializing. World of Warcraft Forums [Main Thread] Download Stuck on 0% initializing then BLZBNTAG0000138F. After recording data for about 5 minutes, click “export text. Battle net launcher seams stuck on updating… just spinning at Initializing 0%. Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did nothing, several times. 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. 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 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 Classic. NET and GPU Restarting the PC Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on. Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did nothing, several times. Nothing is working helllpppp. Finally, restart your PC and start the Blizzard app again. Then on relaunch of bnet it said. World of Warcraft Forums Support Technical Support. While being stuck it also sends and downloads data at full speed, so battle. any attempt to render video gets stuck at "Initializing Video Export". Kill those processes (but don’t kill the launcher) and the update should proceed as normal. Technical Support. It also doesn’t matter. We recently upgraded to Window’s 11 and had issues with WOW, so we uninstalled it figuring it was corrupt. I have also tried repairing my game and still no joy : (. net update agent, force stop battle. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. Re-downloaded the launcher and tried downloading again. net launcher”. Technical Support. WoW will launch without your BNet login. Either “Initializing” or "Waiting for another download (and there is no other download) Giving up for the night. I was able to resolve this issue using a VPN, setting my location to Hong Kong. :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. Clearing Battle. net Desktop Application gets stuck on Downloading New Files. Turn on your. Now as part of uninstall of Battle. Battle Net gets stuck on initializing (Fix)Turn off your PC. I tried everything I could think of then gave up. Stuck on. Continues to sit on (2203048/2203048) It is strange that it’s the same issue on all 3 of my machines. Hopefully that helps, good luck! Catch Me Live At: Me On Twitter: 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. Many connection issues including slow bandwidth, BNS cache, unstable Internet can trigger the Blizzard app stuck on initializing. I can’t start WoW client directly because it’s not compatible (probably because of phase two today, it. com If your Blizzard app is stuck while initializing, the issue can be caused by the lack of privileges. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild outdated or corrupt files. Try closing background applications to resolve any software conflicts. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. 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. I pre purchased the Dragonflight expansion, resubbed for 3 months and wanted to install wow, but it is stuck at “Initialising”. 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. I don't believe Dragonflight or a random 87. Was working fine everyday im on just today it wont complete update. So, this worked for me. if you receive any specific errors from the Desktop App about the installation process that can help narrow down what’s causing this. Fresh Battle. Press Command + I. What more can we even attempt?I have followed the instructions mentioned here: WOW Stuck at Initializing but to no avail. Reboot your PC. Force deleted everything about the game from my computer, reinstall doesn’t work. It should work after about a minute or two. Same here, been stuck for nearly 2 hours. 5 M1 MBP. Same issue. SupportTechnical Support. WoW update is stuck on initializing. Read on the forum that you can try to reinstall the battle. It doesn’t move. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild outdated or corrupt files. 1: 145: October 24, 2023 MacOS - Memory leak since Beta DF and WoW goes to 120 GO of. Wait for a minute then plug your modem and router back into the power source. Technical Support. Blizzard had absolutely no say in when the warzone update released. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. net cache files following the steps Here. run as admin. deleting battle. Restart the Battle. Technical Support. It looks like the installer/updated is stuck in a loop, as every time, it moves from initializing, it gives a set of number that increment until is gets to the number is being reported before (2145571/2145571). net, the game started to update, as usual. The problem is not on my side. I’ve tried all fixes listed here plus a few others the CoD community came up with when facing the same problem. Did a scan and repair but it was still stuck on initializing. It’s taken 30+ minutes to download another 30 MB, from 250 to 280MB. Goto the Cog icon above your Email and switch to a different region. Fortunately for me it got past initializing phase though again it was seemingly stuck there for more then 30min. It looks like the installer/updated is stuck in a loop, as every time, it moves from initializing, it gives a set of number that increment until is gets to the number is being reported before (2145571/2145571). if it still gets stuck at the social club loop. The very good news is that it’s relatively easy to see the current status of TBC Classic ‘s servers. Been stuck for more than 4 hours. net Desktop App, then try to update a game. Already try login out, login back, restarting computer. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. Expect at least some free game time for this. 2. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. Hope this helps. comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment Jobinstein • Additional comment actions. well thats weird, launching the wow. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild outdated or corrupt files. World of Warcraft Arena World Championship. When the WoW update gets stuck on initializing, you must disable other apps and processes, update the Battle. Stuck at "initializing". start installing the game but close the battlenet launcher again as soon as it starts actually downloading. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. In most cases, we find that “Initializing…” getting stuck is typically caused by a conflicting third-party program, damaged/corrupted local Battle. . Grubbass-burning-legion November 15, 2022,. FIX. I guess the interim fix for now is to just run the exe and log in manually. Run troubleshooting for WoW download update stuck on initializing. Kill those processes (but don’t kill the launcher) and the update should proceed as normal. I paused the download and resumed it and it initially went to “normal” download speeds but got stuck at ~80%. 8 MB in the Initialization phase, and then stops and switches to Updating. Initializing (XXX/1006) It is moving incredibly slowly for having gigabit internet and SSD storage. Be it for downloading, launching, or updating these games on your PC. net folder in its entirety. thought it was just me… gave up and uninstalled - now I can’t reinstall. Add a Comment. Launcher stuck on initializing. World of Warcraft - Patch Stuck on Initializing - Update Proble…Lovelost-azgalor Same for me. net. Getting stuck on initializing can also indicate corrupt files, or there’s a problem with the drive the game is installed on. Stuck at initializing?For me it started yesterday already. Phantasticus-azuremyst November 16, 2022, 7:54pm #139. Same issue here, stuck on ‘Initializing…’. 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. 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. It’s the same result. Yeah go to task manager processes after you close the launcher from the task bar and make sure to stop the “Battle. Open the Game Install/Update section from the left pane. Completely close the battle net app then navigate to the directory above. I’ll have to wait, I guess. Right-click the Battle. net app. After being stuck on 'initializing' for nearly 3 hours and going to scan and repair - I now get a download estimate of 87. Under the General tab, select the Selective startup. If I pause and resume it gets stuck on waiting on another update, despite being the only battlenet-game on the computer. tried, still have to initialize 280mb and it goes like 0. Delete the Battle. Expect at least some free game time for this. SjurEido. In the Windows Search bar, type msconfig. same here. I’ve also tried pausing the WoW updates to allow the desktop application to finish, but with no luck. To do that, follow these simple steps: Right-click on the Blizzard app’s desktop shortcut and open Properties. Uninstalled everything to do with battlenet launcher, used VPN to switch country, reinstalled launcher and located game and started update straight away. IP Release, Renew, and Flush DNS. Pekins-firemaw November 15, 2022, 6:37pm #1. If that does not help try installing the latest driver for the Elgato Game Capture HD which can be found here. SupportTechnical Support. i looked at google for similar posts, every post said to end tasks for discord, steam etcc. net agent is continuously crashing and restarting the “initializing” step of the download. Not working here “Initializing” Tried all the tricks here. For real though, I have no clue. Restarted CPU and all that jazz. Perma "Updating/Initializing". Dartanin-ghostlands. Slide the slider all the way down to never Notify. selective startup. Sianguste-garrosh December 17, 2022, 1:59pm #4. Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did nothing, several times. net and opened it again → Now I am stuck at ‘Waiting for another update. Updated: 3 weeks ago Article ID: 13934 Product:. Just going in an endless loop of saying it’s updating but doesn’t actually do anything. Open Task Manager. 10 votes, 13 comments. Its nice that blizz “does not. Battle net launcher seams stuck on updating… just spinning at Initializing 0%. Type msconfig. Same here, stuck on initializing. net Desktop App is stuck at "Initializing," try the following steps: Restart Battle. Jeges-outland November 16, 2022, 7:03pm #45. 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. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Customer. I fixed mine!Hello, It started couple hours ago. I downloaded a free VPN, set my location to HK and set my login region to Asia - it started. Stuck on Initializing/Waiting on another update - Technical Support. net as admin. The progress bar below the Install/Update button is currently at Initializing (242/1006) with a creeping progression. I tried restarting the client, I tried rebooting my computer. proxy settings. 4MB/s. At least it worked for me. Update your drivers and operating system to resolve any compatibility issues. Same here, stuck on initializing. patch. g. I have the same problem, been waiting for over an hour now on initializing. Anyone else experiencing extreme slow Initializing in Battle. net launcher Close any process related to Steam and Discord Temporarily disable anti-virus/malware (in my case I disabled. Pwnmode-mograine October 6, 2022, 3:11am #6. I've looked into old threads and multiple articles going back several years, tried everything from deleting the cache, disabling my firewall, creating a new profile on my pc, but nothing has fixed the issue except uninstalling and re-installing the game. Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did nothing, several times. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. I have the same problem, been waiting for over an hour now on initializing. I’ve tried restarting Battle. net app shows that there are updates for: WoW Classic. 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. I found I had to go and manually End Task on the Battle. Technical Support. Step 5. Already try login out, login back, restarting computer. EDIT: Looks like when you exit the game it goes back to. Have already restarted my PC and tried to pause/restart the update. net again. 13. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. In the World of WarCraft Info box, go to the Sharing & Permissions section. exe in my folder and logged in manually w/ authenticator. Let it initialize for 5-10 minutes before you think you have a problem. Restarted client, restarted PC. Click on dropdown down arrow on the top left corner. This has happened now for several days, and I cannot play the game at all. net, clear your wtf and cache folder, restart, and see if it works. Uncheck the ” Load startup items ” box. Navigate to the Compatibility tab and select the checkbox for. Boards. net users are stuck at 1 percent when they update or install the app. Alex470 • 1 yr. Following someone elses advice, I tried uninstalling the battle. I’ve tried removing the . → Now I am sitting at my computer, watching Battle. Then click Options > Game Settings. Instead of using a wireless connection, use a physical LAN. Create another 'administrator' account on the machine and use that instead. I recently tried to download this game after a good few years away and got stuck on this issue like many others. Read on the forum that you can try to reinstall the battle. Close battle. Stuck on Initializing 0% after trying basically every solution I could find. 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 tried running Battle. Technical Support. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance you may not be able to update. Then input -d3d11 in the box. That did not work for me, still stuck at initializing even after closing all bnet processes in task manager. Just unistall the game, then stop. Zero progress gets made. Reopen the Battle. exe in my retail folder and logged in manually w/ authenticator. i went up to download the game. And every time it gets to this number it. net. World of Warcraft. Scan & repair files, uninstalled wow and downloaded again as well the battle. 2. 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, and started re-installing wotlk. net ” (without quotes). Like topic says the install download will not go beyond initializing 2203048/2203048 and is in loop. Tried that, and completely uninstalled and reinstalled Bnet.