5 M1 MBP. ago. It will work then. Its been like this for a while. ”World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Tried opening wow. Your computer has had it with wow and cancelled its own subscription. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Been stuck on 94% with initializing for the newest update for WoW, this has been happening since yesterday when the patch was launched. That did the trick!Resolve Any Internet Connection Issues. Then just relaunch the launcher. SupportTechnical Support. Trepan-archimonde November 16,. net desktop app, and game processes, and click End Process. Hey Victa, For more information about this and steps you can try to resolve it, check out. Stuck on Initializing 0% after trying basically every solution I could find. Stuck on Initializing 0% after trying basically every solution I could find. SOLUTION: I ran the Wow. My Tickets. Close the Blizzard launcher and then go in task manager and find the battlenet update agent and end task. net” or at 0% when trying to install… Tried all steps I found anywhere on the internet, nothing fixed it. I’ve tried removing the . I have fast internet and the space on the computer. net. If the Battle. Restart my computer. Clearing Battle. net website gives you a potential fix. #354. net App and wait for any updates to. My current speed test shows 300mbit+ and another game downloaded just a bit earlier at 40mb/s. That did not work for me, still stuck at initializing even after closing all bnet processes in task manager. Zero progress gets made. Camuz-golemagg November 16, 2022,. “@jaebird88 (2) Right-click the WoW icon on your desktop & select run as administrator. I’ve been having this issue since trying to install on my macbook last night, and wanted to outline everything. In the Explorer window you just opened, locate and delete the Data folder. Scan and repair, doesn’t work. Been stuck for more than 4 hours. 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”. 2 Likes. Two possible workarounds that could help are listed below until we get this fully resolved: Try clearing the Battle. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance you may not be able to update. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance you may not be able to update. I had to go in and relocate each of them and it was fine, except for World of Warcraft. Camera turning gets stuck randomly. net and reinstalling it, I would let it try and install again. Technical Support. Uninstall Battle. Disable any proxies that may interfere with the login module. net. Can't update World of Warcraft. Step 2. The “update” is just stuck at 0 %. msc in the search box and select System Configuration from the best match. Account, App, & Shop; World of Warcraft; Warcraft Rumble; Diablo IV; Diablo Immortal; Overwatch 2;. Chandrah-magtheridon November 16, 2022, 9:28pmWorld of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. go to the Boot tab. Technical Support. In the Processes tab, end all processes related to the Blizzard app. Im at a loss on what to do. this hasnt worked either. Same issue here, stuck on ‘Initializing…’. November 14, 2023. I've followed every step I possibly could, and still. benchmarksupport@ul. Closing processes in task manager. switching to beta, giving 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. Look for any battle. Had the same issue on Windows 11. [Main Thread] - High World MS during afternoon - Nova/Wind ISP/Telecom Italia Sparkle Nov 2023. If that does not help try installing the latest driver for the Elgato Game Capture HD which can be found here. i have tried uninstalling wow retail, wow classic, and wow ptr and reinstalling wow retail. The problem is not on my side. I deleted the retail folder entirely and copied the classic folder. Updated Windows 10, . Eel-suramar. Battle net launcher seams stuck on updating… just spinning at Initializing 0%. Then, press CTRL+ALT+DEL to get to your task manager, and end any process that is called AGENT. The_Fluffy_Baron. 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. Deleted my World of Warcraft folder . net update agent uses my full bandwidth while doing nothing. I tried restarting the client, I tried rebooting my computer. How to fix WoW update stuck on initializing – World of Warcraft. Close all Battle. Zero progress gets made. Gummikylling-draenor November. Now, navigate to the Services tab. minnesotaHunter (Topic Creator) 11 years ago #3. 1: 145: October 24, 2023 MacOS - Memory leak since Beta DF and WoW goes to 120 GO of. Close all Battle. net launcher. cleared caches. Technical Support. this is my setup This PC – Windows-SSD (C:) – GAMES (if you only have one drive or This PC (D:) Games if you have two drives) installed in this folder is --Battle net – World of Warcraft and a few other games. Technical Support. Kranox-mazrigos November 16, 2022, 7:02pm #44. WoW gets stuck on initializing when trying to update. So I finally gave in, saved my WTF, Interface, Screenshots folders from each of the 3 WoW directories (retail, classic, PTR), uninstalled all of them, and used Battle. Restarting the PC. im not sure why its not connecting for. net launcher (or window). 14. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. Press the Reset In-Game Options button to confirm. net application. net cache files following the steps Here. exe in my retail folder and logged in manually w/ authenticator. Game Install Stuck on Initializing. Krugraa-argent-dawn (Krugraa) December 16, 2021, 10:03pm #3. I’ve also tried pausing and resuming with no avail and double checked there’s enough space on. NET and GPU. net app Cache, also reinstalled it. Maybe it helps! Or maybe try instal warzone and see if that works. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any ongoing issues. net it says Hearthstone is updating but is stuck at 0% and Initializing. net Desktop Application gets stuck on Downloading New Files. Updated: 3 weeks ago Article ID: 13934. However, it refuses to update the game and remains stuck on. I think the download servers are dead. And as a lot of players have come back, it is a bit busy, but in general these things will get fixed quite quick. Hit the Windows key and R. 2 Likes. Continuing to watch the reinstall. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. Check the ”Hide all Microsoft services” box. Victa-ashbringer March 27, 2021, 3:03am 1. Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did nothing, several times. 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. Initializing (XXX/1006) It is moving incredibly slowly for having gigabit internet and SSD storage. What a mess. Start battle. Completely close the battle net app then navigate to the directory above. Update 2: Finally got past the indexes… but the download speed of the game is atrocious at 2. Update the Battle. Confirmed Wow classic WOTLK is working fine. Try turning off auto updates in bnet, force quit the launcher and updater in task manager and then try to manually update. To use the Repair Tool first open the game and log in. Wait until the lights. Féyre-burning-blade November 16, 2022, 9:21pm. . 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. Since. net processes, restarting, etc. So I think the key thing here is patience. net launcher but it wouldn’t reinstall. So glad I’m not the only one. Press Command + I. 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. Nánu-tichondrius July 11, 2023, 8:37pm #2. Community Tournaments. 4MB/s. Fix, rename etc. net cache, ran as administrator, reinstalled battle. net in the allowed list in your firewall settings and see if the download moves past “Initializing”. I tried running Battle. So far nothing has worked. Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. Just delete the Battle. So try and do a clean fresh reinstall and then let it do its thing. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. Restarting the PC. net App. See full list on makeuseof. " SupportTechnical Support. Look for any battle. Update 2: Finally got past the indexes… but the download speed of the game is atrocious at 2. Oddly enough, after i did a windows update, it suddenly came on for a while. Just going in an endless loop of saying it’s updating but doesn’t actually do anything. I have several other Battle. net App. net in the allowed list in your firewall settings and see if the download moves past “Initializing”. 2 Likes. Same issue here, tried restarting pc back to initializing. I was able to do an update for classic WoW, but not retail. 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. SupportTechnical Support. Seems a widespread issue. Something else to try - there is a little downwards pointing arrow at the top of the bnet launcher. selective startup. Nothing is working helllpppp. net app. Been stuck on initializing for over an hour. net app icon and choose ‘Run as administrator’. I know global download speeds are low but I have. I even did a clean install of everything and still nothing. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Tyrskorn-2108 March 27, 2021, 8:43am 2. Topic Replies Views Activity;. net agent is continuously crashing and restarting the “initializing” step of the download. Hello everyone i installed WOW classic a month ago and everything was running smooth till about a week ago on the battle. This hasn’t worked for me. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. Game update starts and then stops installing. I’ll have to wait, I guess. And as a lot of players have come back, it is a bit busy, but in general these things will get fixed quite quick. Why is the. Unplug your Modem and Router from the power source. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. Dartanin-ghostlands. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. I have to close the client and restart it a minimum of four times to get the update to begin. Beta updated fine. Here are some possible reasons and troubleshooting steps you can try: Network Issues: Poor or unstable internet connection can cause the update to. I am sorry but I can't remember exactly. Try plugging your computer directly into your modem. NET and GPU. Unable to Gain. I have tried everything I possibly can find on the internet. 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, . C:\Program Files (x86)\World Of Warcraft_retail_. exe. Following someone elses advice, I tried uninstalling the battle. I was told the best solution is to completely. r/ModernWarfareIII is a developer-recognized community focused on the title. net to re-install each one. Leaubergine-draenor November 16, 2022,. I did not have a WoW window up, but for some reason the process was still. I had the same issue a few days ago and I fixed it by launching the game through wow. Try de-instal and then cleanup hdd + register. And when I come back to my pc I can press play. Turn off your PC. Download stuck on the "Updating Battle. See the original post and comments on r/wow subreddit. Zuvykree: Stuck on initializing. ALL OTHER GAMES ARE INSTALLING CORRECTLY. Then once they are all uninstalled, go in and manually delete the main World of Warcraft folder where the. Stuck on initializing. EDIT: Looks like when you exit the game it goes back to Initializing…. You can close battle. I found I had to go and manually End Task on the Battle. But it is stuck at "initializing", no matter what I do. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. restarted and hardbooted. 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. Once the game ran, the “Initializing” disappeared and the PLAY button lit up. I had to go in and relocate each of them and it was fine, except for World of Warcraft. After ich freed some space it downloaded on its own without a problem! ReplyAre you stuck on initializing when trying to update or launch World of Warcraft? You are not alone. Rebooted the computer. 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. From here select “Support” then “Repair Tool”. 8 MB in the Initialization phase, and then stops and switches to Updating. 13. net launcher’s window. Emeldavi-tichondrius. Cannot update wow at all. A bit late, but I was having the same issue when trying to launch WoW from the Home tab on battlenet. Was working fine everyday im on just today it wont complete update. 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. Updated: 4 weeks ago Article ID: 13934 Product:. " message that never goes away? If so, you are not alone. Updated:. net' folder and 'Diablo IV' folder. Be patient guys, Blizzard is a small indie company with very limited resources. 2. I tried restarting the client, I tried rebooting my computer. Make sure your firewall or antivirus isn’t blocking Battle. 1 Like. Basically it was just stuck on “updating battle. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on. I knew I’d have to relearn spells and rotations, but tbh, this seems a lot more like a 3rd line technical. Around 70 gig to go it displayed PLAY button. The launcher is stuck on innitialising. SupportTechnical Support. Wait for the update. 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). World of Warcraft - Patch Stuck on Initializing - Update Probl…About 2 hrs this morning. Scan/Fix. Nerd-argent-dawn November 16, 2022, 8:17pm #181. 1. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. I have uninstalled battlenet and all games, deleted all folders, even the hidden ones. Game update starts and then stops installing. Check BIOS settings for World of Warcraft. you know its maintanence until 11am CEST. Please help, this is beyond. 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. net, flushed DNS, restarted computer, restarted internet, changed internet connection, etc. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. net launcher. 1. Support My Tickets Contact Support Support. Kill those processes (but don’t kill the launcher) and the update should proceed as normal. YOUR. • 1 yr. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Clean up. 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. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. Start battlenet again. Technical Support. Sometimes a simple reboot can fix stuck updates. net ” (without quotes). Just delete the Battle. Renamed the copy to retail and relaunched battlenet as admin. Got better things to do. WoW Stuck on Initializing Help Trying to download World of Warcraft on Battle. It’s the same result. I’ll have to wait, I guess. Did a scan and repair but it was still stuck on initializing. net stuck on initializing. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance there might be a known issue affecting all players. Was there ever an actual fix for this? I have tried literally all of the tier one stuff Blizz. i tried everything I deleted the bnet and tried everything I could read and still stuck at Initializing, with a folder that has 1,232 Files, and 11 Folders on the install location that never update or have. This might fix the issue. Net Launcher somehow lost the location of all of my games. So far I´ve tried: Exit the app and launch it again. 1 Like. I bought Dragonflight for my friend however when he's trying to install World of Warcraft, it is stuck initializing forever at 2145571 / 2145571 . Technical Support. Getting stuck on initializing can also indicate corrupt files, or there’s a problem with the drive the game is installed on. Been stuck on waiting for this thing to “update” for a half hour now. Hopefully that helps, good luck! How to fix the WoW update stuck initializing? Open the Game Install/Update section from the left pane. It took a bit of time, but it eventually got done. It started couple hours ago. Expect at least some free game time for this. TravelingGleeman •. For me these steps worked but. NET. I guess the interim fix for now is to just run the exe and log in manually. Within this directory just delete the folder named Battle. Kymthegreat-staghelm November 8, 2023, 6:23pm 1. Close Blizzard processes. Try to launch in desktop mode for the updates - it seems to work faster (just yesterday my download limit in game mode was 100kb/s, desktop was 30Mb/s). Starting it as admin and so on. Technical Support. Try login in to another account, or create a free trial, and see if that fixes it. net agent is continuously crashing and restarting the “initializing” step of the download. net server that gives the current client version is getting DDOSed. Unable to Complete Achievement - Dream On. I’ve tried restarting Battle. I downloaded a free VPN, set my location to HK and set my login region to Asia - it started downloading after 5 or so mins. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. net Launcher. Hello, It started couple hours ago. The installation however, stops at Initializing (2145572/2145572), and then goes back to Updating after a few seconds, and then back to Initializing. Having the same issue. Trepan-archimonde November 16. I just launched battle. net. Blizzard seems to have a network issue. Then click Options > Game Settings. Greetings, My Battle. Support Technical Support. proxy settings. Sayman-nesingwary March 9, 2021, 10:09pm #1. 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. Talliyya-blackrock November 16, 2022, 7:53am #9. Video driver crash in World of Warcraft with AMD video cards (7900 XTX) on DirectX 12. Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. The exact same thing is happening to me right now. 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. net app shows that there are updates for: WoW Classic. net app and re open it or when I quit WoW (no matter which version) - Retail, TBC and Classic keeps updating. Slide the slider all the way down to never Notify. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Jalkoth-blades-edge November 9, 2022, 6:34am #1. I’ve turned on viewing of hidden files and deleted the Battle. Technical Support. 1 Like. Users share their solutions and experiences for downloading WoW Retail on Windows 10 or 11. Installed Battle. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. I even did a clean install of everything and still nothing. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild outdated or corrupt files. Shakazdi-wyrmrest-accord October 6, 2022, 1:03am 1. exit bnet > task manager > end bnet update agent > open bnet. minnesotaHunter (Topic Creator) 11 years ago #3. 2 Likes. Vanasmut-tichondrius. net in Program Files (x86) and Program Data. Wait for a minute then plug your modem and router back into the power source. Trying to download World of Warcraft on Battle. Just unistall the game, then stop. net won’t update. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. net. Pwnmode-mograine October 6, 2022, 3:11am #6. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. If anybody has this problem, open task manager and end the task "Agent". Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. Anyone else ever have an issue like this before? I think there are server issues right now. I have returned after a 3 year gap. cleared caches. Originally posted by [-iD-]: ok so to start with you will need to rename the rockstar folder in that one drive folder to "rockstar-backup". Been stuck on 94% with initializing for the newest update for WoW, this has been happening since yesterday when the patch was launched. Step 1. Thought they would’ve made some improvements. I thought it was battle. Close battle. Thought they would’ve made some improvements. net or World of Warcraft processes in the Task Manager. Hearthstone is stuck waiting for something else to update. make sure you are running steam as admin and then run the game again. Try connecting your device directly to your computer and test in different USB ports on your PC. Game Install Stuck on Initializing. Trepan-archimonde November 16.