Launcher Stuck at Initializing. thought it was just me… gave up and uninstalled - now I can’t reinstall. However, I now have access to the game. Technical Support. im not sure why its not connecting for. 4MB/s. What worked for me. net Launcher and attempt the installation again. net cache folder can resolve problems with the logon module. Nowaqu-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 7:57pm #144. Dartanin-ghostlands. You can not have. • Next (before re-installing) let’s delete any Battle. Xee-draenor March 27, 2023, 9:52pm 1. It seems the only fix, for me atleast, is to leave the update on initializing for 35-45 minutes, it will eventually budge. I’ve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. Resolve Any Internet Connection Issues. Clearing Battle. (Am on a mac. Keep getting. Jambrix November 16, 2022, 9:43pm #37. - and World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria, and must run one of our games. If Battle. net is closed, along with any other World of Warcraft of proprietary processes in the Task Manager. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. Thought they would’ve made some improvements. We are able to install battle. Then once they are all uninstalled, go in and manually delete the main World of Warcraft folder where the. 1 KB. It never goes past initializing. In most cases, we find that “Initializing…” getting stuck is typically caused by a conflicting third-party program, damaged/corrupted local Battle. net or WoW processes sitting in the background via your task manager. It’s updating, the launcher bugs out currently to where it will stop showing it downloading all the encoding tables and. I can’t get past the “initializing” stage to start the. I ended up reinstalling the game. 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. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15,. His response at the time was, “What sword? ” Well — after some important investigative journalism — it turns out there. 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. [Main Thread] - High World MS during afternoon - Nova/Wind ISP/Telecom Italia Sparkle Nov 2023. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Technical Support. Camuz-golemagg November 16, 2022,. net update agent in task manager before it would work to reopen and start the patch successfully. 2 Common Issues Subject. i cant install because im still i initializing… ive also attempted to install in a new folder. Nowaqu-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 7:57pm #144. Restarting this did not work. I just launched battle. Already try login out, login back, restarting computer. 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. Check the ” Run this program as an administrator ” box. i have tried uninstalling wow retail, wow classic, and wow ptr and reinstalling wow retail. solution is to open you. Jalkoth-blades-edge November 9, 2022, 6:34am #1. net. Already submitted 3 bug reports through the battle. s update speed (Patch 4. • 2 mo. The games run well. 3. I’ve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. net Desktop App with these steps: • Uninstall the Blizzard Battle. My Battle. Same Problem here, now i have the classic feeling so many people enjoys. 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. Not working here “Initializing” Tried all the tricks here. So im at 150/270mb on initializing nowlol. We've tried restarting battle net, restarting computer, going into beta battle. Their issue that they need to fix. Delete the Battle. Same issue for me: Intitializing (367/367 Bytes) and it just hangs there. I have rebooted the. I’ve also tried pausing and resuming with no avail and double checked there’s enough space on. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did nothing, several times. Delfi. WoW update is stuck on initializing. Clear all app cache. I conducted a scan/repair thinking that might help but fell into the infinite loop instead. com. We've tried restarting battle net, restarting computer, going into beta battle. net app. Trepan-archimonde November 16,. Keep getting BLZBNTAG0000138F Scan and Repaired multiple times, same. Already ran as Admin, renamed folders, flushed DNS…. Restart my computer. 57 Likes. 3) Open the “ World of Warcraft ” folder again. it’s not even downloading it just initializing over and over and you have to wait like 15 mins to even play the game. And now, finally, I removed everything related to BattleNet, Blizzard, and World of Warcraft and started a new fresh install. I found I had to go and manually End Task on the Battle. im still stuck at 0% initializing . net cache. Silvansaria-nordrassil. Killsalot-firemaw September 26, 2022, 7:54pm 2. Community Tournaments. 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". 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. 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. Same stuck on “Initializing” and I Just pre purchased the expansion so I could enjoy playing this evening. Now I got stuck in the Initializing 2145581/2145581 loop. net Desktop App is stuck at "Initializing," try the following steps:It’s been three weeks since the release of World of Warcraft’s newest expansion, Dragonflight; with the first Season of content and raiding well underway, Internet. I think the download servers are dead. Tried that, and completely uninstalled and reinstalled Bnet. SOLUTION: I ran the Wow. When I started the launcher today it showed updates, but then didn’t load them. Once the game ran, the “Initializing” disappeared and the PLAY button lit up. Every other day when I try to log into the game, I get another update, with times of being stuck on initializing ranging between 5 minutes and half an hour. Run troubleshooting for WoW download update stuck on initializing. Phones. Many players have reported this issue on the official forums and some of them have found solutions. Stuck on "Initializing. Type msconfig. Step 5. I tried running Battle. I have followed the instructions mentioned here: WOW Stuck at Initializing but to no avail. net or World of Warcraft processes in the Task Manager. Jambrix November 16, 2022, 9:43pm #37. The app is stuck on “Updating”, with WoW Classic at 0%, PTR at 83%, and retail WoW at 0%. Support Account My Gifts Careers Company. 27758. Nothing is working it's stuck on initializing and I am unable to even install World of Warcraft even though I was playing regularly just the other day. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Scan and Repair didn’t do anything either, got stuck just the same as Updating. Either “Initializing” or "Waiting for another download (and there is no other download). Same here, stuck on initializing. net application. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. )Restarting battle. I have tried everything I possibly can find on the internet. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. Kymthegreat-staghelm November 8, 2023, 6:23pm 1. Clearing the Battle. it should start. C:Program Files (x86)World Of Warcraft_retail_. Re-downloaded the launcher and tried downloading again. Check out this thread to see what worked for them and how you can get back. net App (skip Step 6 for now, we will re-install later). Social media. 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. Windows. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. Same issue here. Quick update: I managed to get hands on another PC where I did a fresh install of b. exe,. 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. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. It also doesn’t matter which I tell it to update while pausing the other two. 14. Now we are unable to reinstall the program. Continues to sit on (2203048/2203048) It is strange that it’s the same issue on all 3 of my machines. Unable to Gain. Or at least, that’s what fixed it for me last time it happened to me. Emeldavi-tichondrius. It should work after about a minute or two. Renamed the copy to retail and relaunched battlenet as admin. net cache folder can resolve problems with the logon module. That should resolve the halt. i have uninstalled both wow and battlenet. 7. This is the first thing you should do when you see your blizzard app is not downloading anything or stuck in a queue. When there is a wow update, the ‘initializing’ phase of the download is very slow. ” I have tried causing the downloader to “start this update now” but that has no effect. Try this, this works for me all the time for all games on Bnet. exe file. My Battle. WoW won't launch Windows 10 at times. Launcher stuck on initializing. My guess is overloaded Blizzard servers but that’s just a wild guess as. Also, check out our separate post on the best World of Warcraft gaming laptop. Click settings. Played wow no problems. net agent is continuously crashing and restarting the “initializing” step of the download. I’ve tried restarting Battle. Cannot update wow at all. I'm trying to install WoW but the installer hangs at the start. It is now stuck on "Applying Updates 0%". In most cases, we find that “Initializing…” getting stuck is typically caused by a conflicting third-party program, damaged/corrupted local Battle. Step 3 of the link worked for me. My current speed test shows 300mbit+ and another game downloaded just a bit earlier at 40mb/s. Same issue here, stuck on ‘Initializing…’. Check BlizzardCS on Twitter for breaking news and information on our services. 2 Common Issues CAS System Unable to Initialize ClientHandler. an I dont have an antivirus at all. Updated: 3 weeks ago Article ID: 13934. Stuck at initializing. Keep getting BLZBNTAG0000138F Scan and Repaired multiple times, same. 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, . But when I click on the game I am presented with “update World of Warcraft” and it starts all over again - seems to be in a loop, stuck at 0% and not going anywhere fast. net Desktop Application gets stuck on Downloading New Files. Yeah, mine is stuck as well. Updated: 6 months ago Article ID: 14236 Common Problems. Thought they would’ve made some improvements. And I mean everything, I literally formatted my drive and started over. Trepan-archimonde November 16,. 1. When I started the Battle. Support. Tried that, and completely uninstalled and reinstalled Bnet. Click on locate the game, choose the folder. r/kde. net cache, ran as administrator, reinstalled battle. Wait for a minute then plug your modem and router back into the power source. net, updating windows 10 optional and intel, deleting the Warcraft files multiple times. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance you may not be able to update. Selecting Properties from the list. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. . net cache files following the steps Here. net to re-install each one. net or World of Warcraft processes in the Task Manager. Updated: 3 weeks ago Article ID: 13934. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game on Battle. Technical Support. No big deal I think, I'll just log back in, and so I close the game and go to reopen it, and see there's an update. Disable all the background apps and close the other running apps other than WoW on your PC. FIX. net today, Nov. Technical Support. C:\Program Files (x86)\World Of Warcraft_retail_. Trepan-archimonde November 16,. net app shows that there are updates for: WoW Classic. Fix, rename etc. I’ve deleted the BNet Files and Cache as that worked in the past but now i’m stumped. restarted and hardbooted. My Tickets. im not sure why its not connecting for wow when hearthstone, diablo etc work. all other games work fine, just not wow. net, so I uninstalled and now bnet re-install is stuck on 0% for a few hours. Pekins-firemaw November 15, 2022, 6:37pm #1. The Updating never gets anywhere, stuck on 0%, with it also saying "Initializing". 2 Common Issues. net launcher (would just get stuck) removed all Battle. Elbodeep-area-52. Then once they are all uninstalled, go in and manually delete the main World of Warcraft folder where the game was. Which meant all my addons and set-ups were erased. Now I got stuck in the Initializing 2145581/2145581 loop. Following someone elses advice, I tried uninstalling the battle. Shocckington-tichondrius November 14, 2023, 4:52pm 2. Disable any proxies that may interfere with the login module. net processes, restarting, etc. Oh sorry - it does waste my time, electricity and my mental health. Zero progress gets made. Technical Support. Hexenmeíster-amanthul November 16, 2022, 7:06pm #49. WoW update is stuck on initializing. 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. . For me it solved the problem I had download also stuck at initialising 2 times and simply pausing and restarting fixed it for me. Then try wow again. After experiencing rolling disconnects occasionally caused by dismounting near the ground in-game, I logged out and used battle. net, uninstalled Battle. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. Updated: 8 months ago Article ID: 23672 Antivirus and firewall software play an important role in computer security. The new Battle. Stuck on Initializing/Waiting on another update - Technical Support. I’ve gone into Task Manager and killed all Blizzard. FIX. Net, deleted everything related to WoW and WotLK Classic and Battle. net app and re open it or when I quit WoW (no matter which version) - Retail, TBC and Classic keeps updating. net desktop app. Worked for me when stuck in the battlenet app. i cant install because im still i initializing… ive also attempted to install in a new folder. If you don’t see all 3 folders in each. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. . And as a lot of players have come back, it is a bit busy, but in general these things will get fixed quite quick. Same here, stuck on initializing. Support. ran as. Then relaunch and it should work. net installation directory, and the default path should look like this: C:\ProgramData\Blizzard Entertainment\Battle. Already try login out, login back, restarting computer. i have uninstalled both wow and battlenet. Close Unwanted Programs and Services on Windows. The battle net just tells me the game is updating but its stuck on initializing. Updated:. EDIT: Looks like when you exit the game it goes back to Initializing…. ŶŦǶNyŦǑP5-1100 December 15, 2020, 3:34pm #1. net app completely, didn’t help. If your World of Warcraft (WoW) update is stuck on "initializing," it can be caused by various factors. Follow these steps to troubleshoot the problem and resume the installation or update process. Also. i have tried uninstalling wow retail, wow classic, and wow ptr and reinstalling wow retail. 2 Likes. I have fast internet and the space on the computer. this hasnt worked either. Zero progress gets made. 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. I have fast internet and the space on the computer. 🤔 ( I have. I've now completely uninstalled everything from my Battle. Yeah i have a fix for it (it worked for me anyway), close the game + the launcher completely, go into task manager, find the battle net update agent and close it then reopen the launcher, lmk if it works. Close all Battle. Check BIOS settings for World of Warcraft. Stuck on initializing screen and. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Reboot your PC. It’s taken 30+ minutes to download another 30 MB, from 250 to 280MB. Technical Support. Reset the permissions on your WoW folder: 1. Same, been nearly an hour now with zero movement. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild outdated or corrupt files. However, the update wouldn't ever start actually. Open Battle. Hello, It started couple hours ago. I r…The Battle. I even did a clean install of everything and still nothing. net as admin. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance you may not be able to update. To use the Repair Tool first open the game and log in. 7th ? The initializing zipped along quite fast until it reached around 250 MB of 442 MB, then it bogged down to a crawl. Waiting on another installation, doesn’t work. Every time I close Battle. Heymerth-chamber-of-aspects November 16, 2022, 7:21pm #76. 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. LoadingI have the same problem, been waiting for over an hour now on initializing. Sometimes, killing the update in the task manager and. Force Stop Blizzard. Sometimes fetching download manifest. World of Warcraft - Patch Stuck on Initializing - Update Problem(For non-Turkish players this is Turkish Guide, dont say me anything about guide language but. I’ve disabled my firewall. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild. Right-click the Battle. LoadingWorld of Warcraft Forums Desktop app and WoW update stuck in infinite loop while updating. Switching battlenet launcher to the Beta version. Open task manager, sort by network if it helps. selective startup. Something like, battle. For whatever reason Overwatch is stuck updating itself, it just says “Initializing…”. net Desktop Application gets stuck on Downloading New Files. Having the same problem for the last 20 minutes now…. If I leave it up and try to let the client figure itself out, it'll sit there doing nothing for hours. Mine was doing this just now but I just let it roll for about 10 mins and it started downloading eventually. 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. 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. What more can we even attempt?SOLUTION: I ran the Wow. Couldnt get past initializing update until i did this. net window. I think the download servers are dead. My original post was in the technical support forum ( Download Issue / Stuck in Initializing ) and it was suggested I come here for help with the issue. SupportTechnical Support. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Returning to the game and also getting this issue. Updating 0% Initializing. 2 Likes. Uninstall doesn’t work. 2 Common Issues. Updated: 4 months ago Article ID: 206714 Common Problems. Support My Tickets Contact Support Support. Altairr-draenor November 16, 2022, 7:06pm #50. net App. The Battle. The “agent” is crashing my whole internet connection, does nothing. So i have played wow on this laptop since it was birthed 2 years ago (Alienware m17). Battle Net gets stuck on initializing (Fix) Game update starts and then stops installing. Configure your security software's exception list to allow Blizzard applications to run. net button at the top left of the Battle. 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. Are you stuck on initializing when trying to update or launch World of Warcraft? You are not alone. Like topic says the install download will not go beyond initializing 2203048/2203048 and is in loop. killing agent in task manager. 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. You have tried everything, so I doubt these are new, but it helped me: Turn the computer off, unplug it for 30. WoW gets stuck on initializing when trying to update. Help please. Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. I’ve turned on viewing of hidden files and deleted the Battle. I’m also having this issue. Anyone else stuck on 0% updating or initializing? Update not working for me. YOUR. Open Battle. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. net installer. I have been trying to install retail WoW all evening, and the battle. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15, 2022,. net, uninstalled Battle. 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. Have tried stopping all the battle. General Discussion. 2. Got better things to do. netUpdate 2: Finally got past the indexes… but the download speed of the game is atrocious at 2. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any ongoing issues. World of Warcraft Forums Update stuck on initializing. ago.