World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Stuck on Initializing/Waiting on another update - Technical. Technical Support. Hit the Windows key and R. Then select World of Warcraft, and click its Reset In-Game options button. SupportTechnical Support. 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. 3) Open the “ World of Warcraft ” folder again. 4MB/s. You can close battle. 7th ? The initializing zipped along quite fast until it reached around 250 MB of 442 MB, then it bogged down to a crawl. Nowaqu-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 7:57pm #144. net. If I pause and resume it gets stuck on waiting on another update, despite being the only battlenet-game on the computer. It’s always initializing and reclaiming disc space. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. Uninstall doesn’t work. Check the ”Hide all Microsoft. Technical Support. Are many others having this problem? Step 2. 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”. Step 3: Open with Offline Mode in settings. Anyone else stuck on 0% updating or initializing? Update not working for me. Same problem on 2 computers. ahh ok, im still stuck at 0% initializing . Also stuck on waiting for download. Expect at least some free game time for this. Once the game ran, the “Initializing” disappeared and the PLAY button lit up. Got better things to do. World of Warcraft Forums Stuck on initialising. Type msconfig. Check BIOS settings for World of Warcraft. Same here, stuck on initializing. Returning to the game and also getting this issue. Keep getting BLZBNTAG0000138F Scan and Repaired multiple times, same … World of Warcraft Forums. The progress bar below the Install/Update button is currently at Initializing (242/1006) with a creeping progression. net today, Nov. Silvansaria-nordrassil. Garrison monuments have been broken for a year now. Initializing usually means something is downloading in the background which happens to me at every patch. 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 have tried everything the internet has told me to try. I’m stuck as well…. Etzzy-doomhammer January 27, 2020, 6:22pm #4. also stuck on initializing, currently at 30 minutes, really frustrating! 3 Likes. Stuck at initializing?Start the battle. 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. Here’s how to fix your screen freezing in the loading men in World of Warcraft: The battle. Updated:. The battle net just tells me the game is updating but its stuck on initializing. Delfi. It should work after about a minute or two. . Did a scan and repair but it was still stuck on initializing. Try to get into your wow folder : world of warcraft > retail , then double click on your wow. World of Warcraft Forums Wotlk classic Update Stuck on Initializing. 2 Likes. Technical Support. Agnass-anvilmar. (Don’t enter with your id and password) Step 4: Download WoW with your regions. Anyone know what can be done about this? Pausing the update just makes the launcher think there’s ANOTHER update. I just launched battle. WoW Installation stuck at initializing. net but the download is stuck at initializing/0% and then I get the whoops! window. Right-click on the “Partition” on which the game has been installed and select “Properties”. 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, . Reinstall the Battle. When I started the Battle. I have fast internet and the space on the computer. Two possible workarounds that could help are listed below until we get this fully resolved: Try clearing the Battle. Hexenmeíster-amanthul November 16, 2022, 7:06pm #49. s update speed (Patch 4. If Battle. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any ongoing issues. I’m also having this issue. At this rate it’s going to take hours and hours to complete the download. Jalkoth-blades-edge November 9, 2022, 6:34am #1. Social media. There are several reasons why this could happen, including issues with the game files, server maintenance, or problems with your computer’s settings. I have rebooted the. Delete the Cache folder. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. 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. this hasnt worked either. Same issue for me: Intitializing (367/367 Bytes) and it just hangs there. net application. I have deleted Battle. I’ve turned on viewing of hidden files and deleted the Battle. Type msconfig. World of Warcraft Arena World Championship. Removing bandwidth limit. Ezrald-altar-of-storms June 1, 2023, 5:41am #1. World of Warcraft Forums Stuck in "Initialising" when trying to install WOW after pre-purchase of Dragonflight. exe. net App (skip Step 6 for now, we will re-install later). Emeldavi-tichondrius. an I dont have an antivirus at all. Thought I would log in and saw there was the latest patch, so clicked for it to get going and it seems to initialise, reclaim space and then looks good to go. run as admin. Sometimes a simple reboot can fix stuck updates. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild. net icon spinning but the "start install" button is greyed out. msc in the search box and. all other games work fine, just not wow. • Next (before re-installing) let’s delete any Battle. Program Data was a hidden file, so you'll have to go to view and check 'Hidden Items' to view this folder. I have returned after a 3 year gap. So far, the game seems a lot more technical than I remember. Stuck on initializing, can’t play. Zero progress gets made. Now, when the scan completes, it immediately begins a new scan. net app shows that there are updates for: WoW PTR WoW Retail WoW Classic No matter which one I have it work on, the Update gets stuck on “Initializing” at 0% and won’t budge from there, even after I leave it…Note that World of Warcraft is huge, you are downloading and installing a whole universe into your machine. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15,. net. Kymthegreat-staghelm November 8, 2023, 6:23pm 1. i have uninstalled both wow and battlenet. EDIT: Looks like when you exit the game it goes back to Initializing…. Then once they are all uninstalled, go in and manually delete the main World of Warcraft folder where the. Video driver crash in World of Warcraft with AMD video cards (7900 XTX) on DirectX 12. Edit 2: Got past the first initialization loop and into a measured megabyte download only to get stuck in yet another initialization loop. However, it refuses to update the game and remains stuck on initializing. Changing region. Vincerus-stormrage November 14, 2023, 4:47pm 1. ago. I play on a Mac. Continues to sit on (2203048/2203048) It is strange that it’s the same issue on all 3 of my machines. Hearthstone is stuck waiting for something else to update. Same issue here, stuck on ‘Initializing…’. Quick update: I managed to get hands on another PC where I did a fresh install of b. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Blizzard seems to have a network issue. Close battle. While being stuck it also sends and downloads data at full speed, so battle. 27758. im not the only one then? 5 Likes. Pekins-firemaw November 15, 2022, 6:37pm 1. It started couple hours ago. Save changes and start the app. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. Troubleshooting steps when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing" Failed to Initialize Direct3D. net app icon and choose ‘Run as administrator’. It never goes past initializing. The Updating never gets anywhere, stuck on 0%, with it also saying "Initializing". Deleting these files is perfectly safe and won't harm your system in any way. Updated: 3 weeks ago Article ID: 13934 Product:. Technical Support. Seems its on Blizz’s back end. Pekins-firemaw November 15, 2022, 6:37pm #1. So far I´ve tried: Exit the app and launch it again. Pwnmode-mograine October 6, 2022, 3:11am #6. Also. Force Stop Blizzard. So glad I’m not the only one. I have tried everything there is. net client cache ensures you rule out the file corruption as a cause of the error that prevents you from initializing WoW updates. Restarted bnet. After I exited retail wow again it’s just gone straight back to. Perl-anetheron (Perl) March 9, 2021, 10:17pm #2. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net again. 2 Likes. Restarted my PC and was able to start up wow just fine. Alter your DNS to unblock Blizzard download servers, then run the update once more. 2. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15,. Technical Support. Then went into the retail folder and deleted everything while it was still in this state. Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game on Battle. Same problem on 2 computers. Press the Reset In-Game Options button to confirm. Start battle. Camuz-golemagg November 16, 2022,. I’ve closed everything out through task. This helped fixing my “running an other update” notification, but sadly stuck at “initializing” right after. I’ve disabled my firewall. Or at least, that’s what fixed it for me last time it happened to me. Groót-quelthalas November 16, 2022, 8:28pm #208. Net Launcher somehow lost the location of all of my games. net, Blizzard, and/or Blizzard Entertainment folders in the Windows temporary file locations below. net update agent uses my full bandwidth while. Didn’t do anything. Net, deleted everything related to WoW and WotLK Classic and Battle. Getting stuck on initializing can also indicate corrupt files, or there’s a problem with the drive the game is installed on. 30. Oh sorry - it does waste my time, electricity and my mental health. Now, I tried something different. We have more resources available in our knowledge database. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Brownpaw-draenor November 16, 2022,. Technical Support. net folder. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. 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. My guess is overloaded Blizzard servers. I tried restarting the client, I tried rebooting my computer. Open Battle. exe in my folder and logged in manually w/ authenticator. Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did nothing, several times. Running windows 10. This happened to me and I reset and reinstalled everything. Under Background processes, find " Battle. I can’t start WoW client directly because it’s not compatible (probably because of phase two today, it. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. Community. Click settings. i have uninstalled both wow and battlenet. net update agent” from there. Rule Out Internet Issues. . Macbook. 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. Closing processes in task manager. Updated: 4 months ago Article ID: 206714 Common Problems. Same issue here. Stuck on initializing. Support. I can't install the PTR, I don't see the option in the app; The download got stuck; Error: Unable to initialize storage; The Public Test Realm (PTR) is a special service you can use to test game. Technical Support. killing agent in task manager. Foxaris-draenor November 28, 2022, 9:52pm. This might fix the issue. Expect at least some free game time for this. I have tried everything I possibly can find on the internet. Let it initialize for 5-10 minutes before you think you have a problem. 1. I had to go in and relocate each of them and it was fine, except for World of Warcraft. Battle Net gets stuck on initializing (Fix)Game update starts and then stops installing. go to the Boot tab. Cannot update wow at all. Tried everything I’ve seen posted and no dice. Downloading WOW Initializing stuck on (2145571) Desktop App Tech Support. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Same, been nearly an hour now with zero movement. The easiest fix for this problem is to just wait guys, don’t be impatient. net or WoW processes sitting in the background via your task manager. The “update” is just stuck at 0 %. Same Problem here, now i have the classic feeling so many people enjoys. " SupportTechnical Support. I’ve also tried pausing and resuming with no avail and double checked there’s enough space on SSDs. net app, but now Im on 0% for installing battle. How to fix the WoW update stuck initializing? Uncheck the ”Load startup items” box. Click the Downloads tab and scroll down to the bottom and you will see. net app completely, didn’t help. I have rebooted the. Technical Support. 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. I’ve gone into Task Manager and killed all Blizzard. Nerd-argent-dawn November 16, 2022, 8:17pm. Necrodemos-wyrmrest-accord. net app. Game Install or. 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. net installer. Renamed the copy to retail and relaunched battlenet as admin. Also stuck on initializing. Deleted the files, uninstalled the launcher. Birchfox-giantstalker November 16, 2022, 7:28pm #93. net launcher, and started re-installing wotlk. Fixes I’ve tried:. It’s the entire community, this isn’t a cache issue, it’s a blizz issue. thought it was just me… gave up and uninstalled - now I can’t reinstall. net app shows that there are updates for: WoW 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. Which meant all my addons and set-ups were erased. ALL OTHER GAMES ARE INSTALLING CORRECTLY. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Loading. Your computer has had it with wow and cancelled its own subscription. Same here, stuck on initializing. I have followed the instructions mentioned here: WOW Stuck at Initializing but to no avail. Delfi-frostwhisper November 16, 2022, 5:52pm #14. Battlenet is the go-to client if you want to play big title games like Diablo 4, Overwatch 2, World of Warcraft, etc. This process uses my internet @ 500kb/s and downloads about 200mb. 2 Likes. Select Game Settings on the left of the window. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. net launcher from freshly downloaded . Been stuck on waiting for this thing to “update” for a half hour now. #$%#. I’ve tried all fixes listed here plus a few others the CoD community came up with when facing the same problem. net or WoW processes sitting in the background via your task manager. Technical Support. Unplug your Modem and Router from the power source. Support Technical Support. My current speed test shows 300mbit+ and another game downloaded just a bit earlier at 40mb/s. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Technical Support. Share Sort by: Best. Support. net App (skip Step 6 for now, we will re-install later). net, the app may be stuck at \"Initializing\" and prevent you from progressing. Technical Support. 1 Like. Been stuck for more than 4 hours. Now, navigate to the Services tab. Restart the Battle. his account wont install dragonflight. net or World of Warcraft processes in the Task Manager. Been stuck on 94% with initializing for the newest update for WoW, this has been happening since yesterday when the patch was launched. There has been a bug in bnet for as long as I remember where either the remaining data or download speed are reported wrong or the download just seems "stuck". Updated: 3 weeks ago Article ID: 13934 Product:. Cancelling the scan replaces the game’s ‘Play’ button with ‘Update,’ which just begins the scan once again. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. Fortunately, there are a few things you can do to. When installing, game switches to “Updating” and gets into the loop of getting “Initializing (2127019/2127019)”. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. love this game. I have the same issue. Stuck on "Initializing. In the Processes tab, end all processes related to the Blizzard app. net app and re open it or when I quit WoW (no matter which version) - Retail, TBC and Classic keeps updating. World of Warcraft Forums. Try to get into your wow folder : world of warcraft > retail , then double click on your wow. 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. So glad I’m not the only one. Worked for me when stuck in the battlenet app. Shakazdi-wyrmrest-accord October 6, 2022, 1:03am 1. 2 Common Issues Breaking News This Week's Scheduled Maintenance Can't Install the Public Test Realm Client. Step 3 of the link worked for me. Deleting bnet folder in C:ProgramData. Servers maxed out due to the rest of the world wanting to update WoW, and CoD players updating Warzone. Support. net launcher and download the game before buying sub and the game is stuck on initializing, this is a fresh clean install on a new PC since I last played. I conducted a scan/repair thinking that might help but fell into the infinite loop instead. If 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. The “agent” is crashing my whole internet connection, does nothing. I have fast internet and the space on the computer. minnesotaHunter (Topic Creator) 11 years ago #3. Pekins-firemaw November 15, 2022, 6:37pm #1. The Repair Tool will scan your game files and attempt to fix any problems it finds. I’ve deleted the BNet Files and Cache as that worked in the past but now i’m stumped. Loading I have the same problem, been waiting for over an hour now on initializing. Waiting on another installation, doesn’t work. 57 Likes. net app Cache, also reinstalled it. Same with everyone in my guild. Today I wanted to play WoW. Keep getting. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. Installing BNet in Beta. net app installation is doing the same thing: getting stuck on the Updating function. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. 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. I’ve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. Follow these steps to troubleshoot the problem and resume the installation or update process. Game update starts and then stops installing. 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. Check for Firewall/Antivirus Blocking. If I pause and resume it gets stuck on waiting on another update, despite being the only battlenet-game on the computer. Tried restarting PC, reinstalling bnet, repair client, clean registers, try to set game folder to full permissions, yet nothing happens, tho I see that network activity is happening. net, the game started to update, as usual. com Restart your PC. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. I have also tried repairing my game and still no joy : (.