I don’t know if it’s an OS issues or. Still stuck, cannot play the game i pay for. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. You have tried everything, so I doubt these are new, but it helped me: Turn the computer off, unplug it for 30. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. I have to close the client and restart it a minimum of four times to get the update to begin. Restarting battle. net Launcher and attempt the installation again. stuck now allso and nothing works. Sometimes routers can cause connectivity problems, especially if you leave them running for some time. Partner and I also stuck on “Initializing” at 0%, seems a widespread issue. Heymerth-chamber-of-aspects November 16, 2022, 7:21pm #76. net Launcher as an Administrator. net application. If I play 4 times a week the game needs update 3 times. Installed bnet and then tried to install WoW but “got the initializing…” loop. Ensure that your internet connection is stable and working properly. Pointyënd-ashkandi July 13, 2023, 8:53am #1. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. reinstalling WoW with partial deletion of the data files. The game will not be updating; click Play. Basically it was just stuck on “updating battle. Loading I have the same problem, been waiting for over an hour now on initializing. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Same here. 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. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Emiriana-silvermoon November 16, 2022, 6:20pm #16. com How to Fix The Battle. Fogg-silvermoon November 18, 2022, 7:06am #551. 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 you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. Confirmed Wow classic WOTLK is working fine. Technical Support. Ive tried everything from updating pc, uninstalling battle net, deleting temp folders. This helped fixing my “running an other update” notification, but sadly. Technical Support. 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. Ballbreaker-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 10:27pm #456. Arcann-ravencrest November 16, 2022, 7:39pm 116. net launcher”. net update agent uses my full bandwidth while. you need to make sure that your wow installation and all subfolders have admin read and write permissions and you might need to allow agent. I have the same problem, been waiting for over an hour now on initializing. Restarting the Diablo download and changing D4 installation folder had no success either. OVERWATCH UPDATE STUCK ON INITIALIZING FIX (2023). I did have to tell the launcher where my game folder was again, but it immediately updated and was playable again. I’ve tried restarting Battle. I had the same problem with being stuck on initializing for about 2 hours. If I try again, it keeps failing. Click on the “Disk Cleanup” button under the “General” tab and then click on the “OK” button. Sometimes a simple reboot can fix stuck updates. and here we go i roughly was able to reinstall the App after saying ‘Update agent went to sleep’ now i cannot update the game , stuck on initializing or about 30mins only few hours before wotlk release , such a stress…SOLUTION: I ran the Wow. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. After all, we never had any launch issues and we’re famous for absolutely stable. Battle net launcher seams stuck on updating… just spinning at Initializing 0%. Now, you can check if Blizzard launcher stuck on initializing. net app, but now Im on 0% for installing battle. I have tried removing all traces of battle net from my pc, including %appdata% %localdata% and program data etc, removed the WoW client and attempted a fresh re install, this wouldn’t even initialise. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. Im at a loss on what to do. net_old'. I tried creating a new adm account and it. With their resources and experience they should be better than this. 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. Net Launcher somehow lost the location of all of my games. I’ll have to wait, I guess. Restarted my computer. 2 Likes. I wish there could at least be the option to download/update the game from another server since battle-net is so broken and buggy. WoW will launch without your BNet login. Katalin-ghostlands November 16, 2022, 6:23pm #17. 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. Suddenly 5mb/s and everything works. Waiting on update after trying to pause it for whatever reason. I have followed the instructions mentioned here: WOW Stuck at Initializing but to no avail. Eldrêth-argent-dawn November 16, 2022, 9:07am #10. Nothing is working helllpppp. I tried creating a new adm account and it. Mostly with the recently. result file (. net desktop app. " SupportTechnical Support. Program Data was a hidden file, so you'll have to go to view and check 'Hidden Items' to view this folder. Click on locate the game, choose the folder. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. 13. Already submitted 3 bug reports through the battle. Stuck on initializing. 3 Likes. I close bnet and relaunched it and after like 30min it was working. Scan and repair doesn’t work either. I did some investigating via different apps as well as a third party program designed to test conflicts with System files and it does seem like the client is conflicting with UAC virtualization for the client, and update agent. Subreddit for all things Overwatch™, Overwatch 2™ and the Overwatch™ Universe, the team-based shooter from Blizzard Entertainment. Same issue, been waiting an hour now trying to download - being an old vet in this game I remember the times back at the start with issues like this and Blizzard would credit us day to our subscriptions - I wonder why they wont bring that idea back. Groót-quelthalas November 16, 2022, 8:28pm #208. This process uses my internet @ 500kb/s and downloads about 200mb. stuck here to, been sitting watching initilising for just under 2 hours, maybe time to give up cancel if blizz cant even get their act together with updates god help us for next expansion 6 Likes Voodoopanda-stormscale November 16, 2022, 6:42pmWoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Thaelia-deathwing November 16, 2022, 7:30pm #101. Run Battle. C:Program Files (x86)World Of Warcraft_retail_. So I guess something must have corrupted my WoW installation? What would be the best steps to reinstall that, while saving all my current addons and character variables? See full list on windowsreport. 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. net, uninstalled Battle. What a mess. Try plugging your computer directly into your modem. Quick update: I managed to get hands on another PC where I did a fresh install of b. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Same Problem here, now i have the classic feeling so many. also glad I rushed home from work for this. Thanks god the Data Act is coming in Europe. net or WoW processes sitting in the background via your task manager. Rambush-rattlegore. Having the same issue. I had the same issue basically installer stuck on “initializing” and “Grabbing another update” for over an hour. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. My bnet are updating wow and it taking so much time from me. SjurEido. Technical Support. For me it started yesterday already. Up to two hours before the download starts. net again. Force deleted everything about the game from my computer, reinstall doesn’t work. This worked for me I downloaded the wow exe from. Here are the instructions. It’s stuck on Initializing. Tried a fresh install of WoW several times and to no avail. Passile-argent-dawn November 16, 2022, 9:28pm 356. Close all Battle. Breaking News Blizzard Support - Longer than usual wait times World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. Continuing to watch the reinstall. And every time it gets to this number it. Stuck on "Initializing. 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, . Katalin-ghostlands November 16, 2022, 6:23pm #17. The new Battle. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild. #$%#. Its either get stuck on Initializing to the point I have to Reinstall Battle. I’ll have to wait, I guess. When there is a wow update, the ‘initializing’ phase of the download is very slow. Aerlas-magtheridon. Love blizzard, one comes at home after a long workday hoping to play and this… i really wanted to post some nice things about how you suck, but i will control myself. Technical Support. Windows. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing". WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Been stuck for more than 4 hours. Completely close the battle net app then navigate to the directory above. I recently uninstalled it to make room for another game. Once the download actually starts in safe mode you can return to normal windows and it will get past the initializing loop. I purchased an external hard drive to re install wow. When the WoW update gets stuck on initializing, you must disable other apps and processes, update the Battle. net says it has another update working. net is down at the moment, it will interfere with the update process, preventing the client from initializing the WoW update. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. net launcher. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Initializing (XXX/1006) It is moving incredibly slowly for having gigabit internet and SSD storage. net app. I had the same problem (on Windows 10), the installer kept getting stuck on "Initializing 0% (528/528). exe and manually loging in, doesn’t help. I tried to get that one going, but no dice, it behaved just like with the other 3 (retail, classic, ptr): stuck at Initializing. First: Stuck on initializing. 1 Like. If I can give you any advice guys, just don’t waste your time trying to troubleshoot the issue yourself. Right-click on the “Partition” on which the game has been installed and select “Properties”. Use the steps below to troubleshoot installation issues for Blizzard games. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. Tried but no dice, restarted the first part of the update (setting the files / etc with the 1,72 mb size) then back to initializing 🙁 World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing"Close battle. Step 1. Are many others having this problem? Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. 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. Its been like this for a while. 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”. It should say Install instead of Play. net app completely, didn’t help. It popped back up by itself and after a minute or so it started. It’s always initializing and reclaiming disc space. net launcher (or window). Seems its on Blizz’s back end. 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. Ðrpøurritûs-les-sentinelles November 16, 2022, 6:44pm #25. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Was working fine everyday im on just today it wont complete update. Phantasticus-azuremyst November 16, 2022, 7:54pm #139. So, this worked for me. net. net Launcher. net Update Agent" or something similar, and end the task. net and still. Delete the Cache folder. net or World of Warcraft processes in the Task Manager. Ranor-argent-dawn November 16, 2022, 8:49pm #263. I’ve tried restarting Battle. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. Sheqz-tarren-mill November 16, 2022,. Technical Support. NET. I can download any other blizzard game, classic, overwatch, diablo all fine. net launcher but it wouldn’t reinstall. If I uninstall battle. Katalin-ghostlands November 16, 2022, 6:23pm #17. I can’t start WoW client directly because it’s not compatible (probably because of phase two today, it. mine aswell starting downloading the game a minute ago but has gone back to the initializing. net folder. Initializing (XXX/1006) It is moving incredibly slowly for having gigabit internet and SSD storage. Alcatrazchad-silvermoon November 16, 2022, 7:16pm #66. Hatorri-argent-dawn November 16, 2022, 7:43pm 121. Jadzía-cthun (Jadzía) November 16, 2022, 6:57pm #35. Thought they would’ve made some improvements after OW2’s awful launch. Game Install or Update Stuck at 0 B/s. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. I have click stop the download and click run it again. Technical Support. I even did a clean install of everything. Sometimes fetching download manifest. I guess the interim fix for now is to just run the exe and log in manually. Rebooted my pc, closed the launcher, nothign seems to work. Thaelia-deathwing. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. 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. Try uninstalling ALL versions of WoW (Classic, Wrath, and Dragonflight) through the Battle. Some of the time Battle. Technical Support. net launcher. Nothing is working helllpppp. Leave this window open, and alt-tab to the Battle. Jeges-outland November 16, 2022, 7:03pm #45. 1 Like. SOLUTION: I ran the Wow. Anyway stuck initializing after I hit 65%…. net, updating windows 10 optional and intel, deleting the Warcraft files multiple times. I had the same problem with being stuck on initializing for about 2 hours. PC with fresh install has Windows 10. Uncheck everything on Network Bandwith. Shocckington-tichondrius November 14, 2023, 4:52pm 2. Katalin-ghostlands November 16, 2022, 6:23pm #17. net launcher (or window). NET. comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment Jobinstein. net App. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. 2 Common Issues Breaking News This Week's Scheduled Maintenance WoW download stuck on "initializing". “Let’s release WZ 2. Getting stuck on initializing can also indicate corrupt files, or there’s a problem with the drive the game is installed on. reinstalling WoW with partial deletion of the data files; And now, finally, I removed everything related to BattleNet, Blizzard, and World of Warcraft and started a new fresh install. 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!WoW Stuck on Initializing Help Trying to download World of Warcraft on Battle. Keep getting BLZBNTAG0000138F Scan and Repaired multiple times, same … Stuck on Initializing/Waiting on another update - Technical. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any ongoing issues. 2 Likes. If restarting didn’t work, open Task Manager (Ctrl+Shift+Esc), find everything related. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. My desktop PC isn’t updating but oddly my laptop works ok which I don’t get as I used the desktop for wow yesterday and I’ve ran WoW on my laptop for weeks. Kranox-mazrigos November 16, 2022, 7:02pm #44. net agent is continuously crashing and restarting the “initializing” step of the download. At some point, instead of “Updating”, the blue button will say “Update” (this happens every 30 seconds or something like that). Technical Support. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. With W11, the result is the same. Delete the Battle. I’ve gone into Task Manager and killed all Blizzard. Been stuck on 94% with initializing for the newest update for WoW, this has been happening since yesterday when the patch was launched. " message that never goes away? If so, you are not alone. Exactly. Imagine being on your 9th expansion and not being able to cope with what, by now, must be very predictable volumes of traffic. :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. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. I was running into this on a fresh install. So stupid, its not even launch day!. With W11, the result is the same. I will send you all i got from this timeline =) Oramir-alonsus November 16, 2022, 9:27pm #353. Update stuck on initializing. Also stuck on initializing. stuck here to, been sitting watching initilising for just under 2 hours, maybe time to give up cancel if blizz cant even get their act together with updates god help us for next expansion 6 Likes Voodoopanda-stormscale November 16, 2022, 6:42pmWoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Restarting the PC. I was playing Diablo Immoral on PC and it crashed. 2 Likes. Now as part of uninstall of Battle. Reopen the Battle. I haven't played WoW since the launch of shadowlands so everything is a fresh download yet it's stuck on initializing 2127019/2127019. Shogox-2378 November 18, 2023, 10:57am 1. Just not the live version. Technical Support. net. (Download speeds ranging between 20kbs to 150kbs)I’d like to report that I can’t download WoW. Some of the time Battle. If Battle. Was working fine everyday im on just today it wont complete update. Thought they would’ve made some improvements after OW2’s awful launch. Xee-draenor March 27, 2023, 9:52pm 1. I’ve also tried pausing and resuming with no avail and double checked there’s enough space on SSDs. i have uninstalled both wow and battlenet. same and “w8ing for another patch”. Mine is stuck on Initializing (452/452 bytes) and just doesnt budge. net folder in its entirety. i unistalled everything and restarted my comp. net. Rule Out Internet Issues. Revert the folder name change. → Now I am sitting at my computer, watching Battle. PS tried all the steps you mentioned as well as reinstalling bnet. ago • Edited 1 yr. The progress bar below the Install/Update button is currently at Initializing (242/1006) with a creeping progression. Technical Support. Every single time WoW has an update, no matter how small, I get stuck on initializing. 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. Delete the Cache folder. Jinji-whisperwind July 11, 2023, 8:31pm #1. 1 429 Too Many Requests Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8 Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2023 06:39:34 GMT Server: nginx X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN X. Stuck on "Initializing. love this game. WoW download stuck on "initializing". Unable to Gain More Renown With Covenant. It also doesn’t matter. this hasnt worked either. Thought they would’ve made some improvements after OW2’s awful launch. same here… pls send help. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15, 2022, 7:00pm #2. net says it has another update working. Jambrix November 16, 2022, 9:43pm #37. WoW update is stuck on initializing. Technical Support. It doesn’t move. Clearing Battle. Are many others having this problem? Battle net launcher seams stuck on updating… just spinning at Initializing 0%. Rebooting the PC helped. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. I’ve tried everything recommended except reinstalling bnet launcher. When I started the Battle. You can do that here: ^JH”WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net, so I uninstalled and now bnet re-install is stuck on 0% for a few. NET. Under Background processes, find " Battle. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game on Battle. Double-click the launcher’s icon to open it or search for it in the Start menu. Technical Support. So try and do a clean fresh reinstall and then let it do its thing. net processes, restarting, etc. I thought it was battle. Brewmeister-ashbringer November 16, 2022, 7:46pm #124. Uncheck everything on Network Bandwith. Scan and repair doesn’t work either. Exact same issue here, stuck in initializing for 25 minutes now. 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 at initializing (2127019/2127019) and then. Pennab-mirage-raceway November 16, 2022, 7:34pm #109. Following someone elses advice, I tried uninstalling the battle. net as an administrator and in compatibility mode. net should fix the issue, but a addon manager sometimes. net update agent in task manager before it would work to reopen and start the patch successfully. This is something to do with agent I suspect as a notification did flash up briefly for it in the corner of the screen that I can’t access now to see what it was moaning about. 0% Updating, nothing is happening - > I closed Battle. I tried uninstalling the launcher, now can’t even reinstall it! Just gets stuck at “Updating Battle. I’ve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. Just not the live version. Hatorri-argent-dawn November 16, 2022, 7:43pm #121. 57 Likes. Still stuck on initializing. Just navigate to where your WoW installation is (usually C:Program FilesWorld of Warcraft) and delete those three folders. NET. Be patient guys, Blizzard is a small indie company with very limited resources. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. 1 Like. I have fast internet and the space on the computer. Same here, been trying everything i can think of nothing works. Updated Windows 10, . Thanks though. Have authenticator connected and once you have a device that’s been authenticated a couple of times it stops asking so all I have to do is good ol logging in. Second: Slow Download Speeds. 13. I tried launching as admin and reinstalling Battle. net Launcher and attempt the installation again. Same here, stuck on initializing. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. 1 Like Phaidon-rexxar November 9, 2023, 7:50pmEdit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. Step 2. Run Blizzard App in a Selective Startup. Fixes I’ve tried: Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. it should start. run Battlenet and install WOW. Technical Support. 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. Keep getting BLZBNTAG0000138F Scan and Repaired multiple times, same … Hopefully it gets a fix. Thelight-darkspear. Unable to update retail after 25/10 patch. Same has last week when we had to wait over 30 minutes for some people to update the game and login, they had 10kbps download speed. Very frustrating. Steps taken to troubleshoot and resolve – closed and relaunched Battle net – did not resolve ran Scan and Repair – did not resolve / said there was nothing to repair restarted PC – did not resolve completely. Low and behold I can’t even download the game I paid for because it gets stuck in an infinite initializing loop. net launcher. ; Try logging out of the Battle. Technical Support. exe in my retail folder and logged in manually w/ authenticator. Very frustrating.