Recently, my Battle. Under Background processes, find " Battle. Have already restarted my PC and tried to pause/restart the update. Navigate to the Compatibility tab and select the checkbox for. Be patient guys, Blizzard is a small indie company with very limited resources. I have rebooted the. net launcher but it wouldn’t reinstall. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild outdated or corrupt files. Stuck at "initializing". Ways to Fix Fix World of Warcraft Update Stuck on Initializing on Windows 11 Run Blizzard App in a Selective Startup. I guess the interim fix for now is to just run the exe and log in manually. While being stuck it also sends and downloads data at full speed, so battle. net, the game started to update, as usual. Imagine being on your 9th expansion and not being able to cope with what, by now, must. 3. Will try on a third computer in a different city today and sending to the other computers via Dropbox or. The “update” is just stuck at 0 %. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any ongoing issues. Delete the created folder and change the renamed folder to the original name. net app > Select WoW to install > Stuck on Initializing (2203048/2203048)… I’ve routed through my neighbor’s network and the same results. The file I'm working with is a a frame-based animation - 160 x 160px, 120 frames. Your computer has had it with. Every time I close Battle. For me it started yesterday already. Voodoopanda-stormscale November 16, 2022,. I have returned after a 3 year gap. What worked for me. Basically it was just stuck on “updating battle. Same here, stuck on initializing. Leaf-azuremyst November 16, 2022,. EDIT: Looks like when you exit the game it goes back to Initializing…. 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. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild outdated or corrupt files. net launcher (or window). i had 8gigs left on my disc and it kept initializing for 2hours at 4%. Keep getting BLZBNTAG0000138F Scan and Repaired multiple times, same. He left this overnight and it did not resolve. net launcher. Wait for a minute then plug your modem and router back into the power source. net website gives you a potential fix. Click the box for Safe Mode and then click the Network option underneath at the bottom. Here I am again ($&*!). Try uninstalling ALL versions of WoW (Classic, Wrath, and Dragonflight) through the Battle. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on. I’ll have to wait, I guess. net. net App from writing. Close other applications (Steam, etc) Switched to Google's DNS. 5 M1 MBP. 4MB/s. Login to Battle. -Reboot PC -reinstall Battle. Things were fine maybe 8 hours ago, but now it’s stuck at “initializing” - nothing changed here. I ended up deleting agent folder, emptying recycling bin, and restarting my pc before starting the launcher and it fixed everything. Kymthegreat-staghelm November 8, 2023, 6:23pm 1. But it is stuck at "initializing", no matter what I do. Inside there, you can find Blizzard Entertainment and Battle. Low and behold I can’t even download the game I paid for because it gets stuck in an infinite initializing loop. Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing" Updated: 4 months ago C:\Program Files (x86)\World of Warcraft. Just delete the Battle. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. In most cases, we find that “Initializing…” getting stuck is typically caused by a conflicting third-party program, damaged/corrupted local Battle. net app > Select WoW to install > Stuck on Initializing (2203048/2203048)… I’ve routed through my neighbor’s network and the same results. net, flushed DNS, restarted computer, restarted internet, changed internet connection, etc. ago go to programdata on your main hard drive, delete battle. Update stuck initializing I did my updates and everything yesterday but when I launched battlenet today, first it gave me a battlenet update then the Wow update was stuck at initializing, been trying to solve it for 2 hours now. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Vorlin-dalaran Same. Technical Support For problems installing or patching World of Warcraft, connecting to the realms or crashing during game play. net is closed, along with any other World of Warcraft of proprietary processes in the Task Manager. To do that, follow these simple steps: Right-click on the Blizzard app’s desktop shortcut and open Properties. Showing 1 - 15 of 39 comments. My current speed test shows 300mbit+ and another game downloaded just a bit earlier at 40mb/s. Support Technical Support. I’ve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. Are you stuck on initializing when trying to update or launch World of Warcraft? You are not alone. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. Two possible workarounds that could help are listed below until we get this fully resolved: Try clearing the Battle. Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing"If Battle. Fresh install stuck at Initializing! - Technical Support - World of Warcraft Forums. net desktop app and update the game to see if the issue persists. net and still. com If your Blizzard app is stuck while initializing, the issue can be caused by the lack of privileges. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. Initializing stuck. Are many others having this problem? Battle net launcher seams stuck on updating… just spinning at Initializing 0%. Having the same problem for the last 20 minutes now…. exe" is downloading. minnesotaHunter (Topic Creator) 11 years ago #3. After that, I restarted my PC and tried installing World of Warcraft again. Update 2: Finally got past the indexes… but the download speed of the game is atrocious at 2. Restart the launcher and it should start updating. 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. < 1 2 3 >. Wait until the lights turn back on. The game will not be updating; click Play. I have tried restarting my pc, disabling the firewall and running as admin there has been no joy still stuck on initializing. Technical Support. same here… pls send help. Go to the Battle. Nazwyn-terenas (Nazwyn) November 16, 2022, 7:28pm 94. m stuck at initializing! WHo would have expected that from Blizzard on a launch day! 2 Likes. See, you got it half right. Install stuck on "Initializing". Force deleted everything about the game from my computer, reinstall doesn’t work. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance there might be a known issue affecting all players. For problems installing or patching World of Warcraft, connecting to the realms or crashing during game play. Run the Blizzard Battle. Community Tournaments. Xee-draenor March 27, 2023, 9:52pm 1. So far I´ve tried: Exit the app and launch it again. Trepan-archimonde November 16,. Go ahead and delete both of those folders. Remedial steps taken:WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Delete the Cache folder. Still stuck on initializing. Under the General tab, select the Selective startup. I can’t start WoW client directly because it’s not compatible (probably because of phase two today, it. Sianguste-garrosh December 17, 2022, 1:59pm #4. Rule Out Internet Issues. Rambush-rattlegore. r/ModernWarfareIII is a developer-recognized community focused on the title. net app, however it is permanently stuck on Initializing. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. Game update starts and then stops installing. Step 2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III is a 2023 first-person shooter video game primarily developed by Sledgehammer Games and published by Activision. The_Sinful. Phaidon-rexxar November 9, 2023, 7:50pm 11. Battle Net gets stuck on initializing (Fix)Turn off your PC. Wrathofevil-1493 January 8, 2023, 6:19am #1. Same here, stuck on initializing. World of Warcraft ForumsBefore deleting any files, make sure Battle. net cache. Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to bring up the Task Manager. Battle net launcher seams stuck on updating… just spinning at Initializing 0%. net; Rename World of Warcarft folder to something else;World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Support Technical Support. (M1 Max, running OS12. Waiting on another installation, doesn’t work. WoW update is stuck on initializing. I have plenty of space on my SSD, looked at other fixes and now luck. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. I have the same problem, been waiting for over an hour now on initializing. Babouk-dun-morogh November 16, 2022, 6:34pm #19. Open Battle. net button at the top left of the Battle. I’d like to report that I can’t download WoW. Clearing Battle. I had to go in and relocate each of them and it was fine, except for World of Warcraft. Randymarsh-draenor December 6, 2022, 9:57pm #614. I conducted a scan/repair thinking that might help but fell into the infinite loop instead. Nerd-argent-dawn November 16, 2022, 8:17pm #181. I started experiencing this issue a few hours ago after being spammed with lua errors in-game with no addons enabled. Just unistall the game, then stop. Once the game ran, the “Initializing” disappeared and the PLAY button lit up. Don't forget to backup your Interface folder, though. You can replicate the problem by simply marking the Data folder as Read-Only, suggesting something on your pc is preventing access to the game folder (s), usually an anti-virus or firewall app. minnesotaHunter (Topic Creator) 11 years ago #3. For what it’s worth, stuck on initializing for about 40 minutes now, after rebooting the PC because I was stuck on “waiting for another update to finish” for half an hour. Then back restart to normal and play. net cache, ran as administrator, reinstalled battle. net stuck on initializing. Now, I tried something different. Deodu-kazzak December 9, 2022, 9:38am 618. I’ve turned on viewing of hidden files and deleted the Battle. net Update Agent" or something similar, and end the task. For me it started yesterday already. World of Warcraft Forums Before deleting any files, make sure Battle. Put Battle. Been stuck on initializing for over an hour. Technical Support. Do NOT post them here or advertise them, as per the forum rules. bambiwnl-1285 March 14, 2022, 12:15am 1. Same issue here. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. This resolved this issue for me. WoW Stuck on Initializing Help Trying to download World of Warcraft on Battle. Edit 2: Got past the first initialization loop and into a measured megabyte download only to get stuck in yet another initialization loop. The “agent” is crashing my whole internet connection, does nothing. Start the update (installation in your case) Close the Battle. SupportTechnical Support. go to the Boot tab. Furthermore, I paid 90 euros for pre-order to play it will pre-launch, and I’m. Pointyënd-ashkandi July 13, 2023, 8:53am #1. Then try wow again. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did nothing, several times. They just had a post in EU about sending a log into wow, but they edited the link and I am unsure of the steps. 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. net desktop app. Alex470 • 1 yr. I’ve tried. I’ve also tried pausing the WoW updates to allow the desktop application to finish, but with no luck. Following someone elses advice, I tried uninstalling the battle. Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did nothing, several times. Uncheck the box next to the “Enable peer-to-peer” option and click on Done in order to accept the changes. Earlier today, I got stuck in a never-ending scan and repair loop. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. 2. Been stuck for more than 4 hours. Last resort I went to my Mobile HotSpot. EDIT: Looks like when you exit the game it goes back to. If anybody has this problem, open task manager and end the task "Agent". Same issue here, stuck on ‘Initializing…’. Ethernia-tirion November 16, 2022, 7:16pm #67. Pekins-firemaw November 15, 2022, 6:37pm #1. If I uninstall battle. Select Game Settings on the left of the window. That did not work for me, still stuck at initializing even after closing all bnet processes in task manager. Then once they are all uninstalled, go in and manually delete the main World of Warcraft folder where the. Updated: 4 months ago Article ID: 206714 Common Problems. C:Program Files (x86)World Of Warcraft_retail_. I can’t reinstall WoW. Zuvykree: Stuck on initializing. i ended the update agent task in the task manager. ago • Edited 1 yr. So try and do a clean fresh reinstall and then let it do its thing. Eject the flash drive and connect it to your Steam Deck while in Desktop Mode. Uninstalled everything to do with battlenet launcher, used VPN to switch country, reinstalled launcher and located game and started update straight away. Leaubergine-draenor November 16, 2022,. I ended up reinstalling the game. The steps that worked for me was as follows: Make sure auto-update is disabled on your Battle. Chromie-ahnqiraj November 16, 2022, 9:26pm #352. net app Cache, also reinstalled it. That doesn’t seem to accomplish anything. Followed alot of tips from forum posts with similar problem. i have tried uninstalling wow retail, wow classic, and wow ptr and reinstalling wow retail. World of Warcraft Forums 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. 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. Fixes I’ve tried:. Installed bnet and then tried to. You almost certainly don’t, and it just takes a while to get. I can’t start WoW client directly because it’s not compatible (probably because of phase two today, it. I was able to do an update for classic WoW, but not retail. 2 Common Issues Subject. Fixes I’ve tried:. well I did try lots of stuff like reinstalling app. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Same here, been stuck for nearly 2 hours. 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. Rinarra-draenor November 16, 2022, 7:21pm #77. Here’s how to fix your screen freezing in the loading men in World of Warcraft: The battle. Rename World of Warcarft folder to something else. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. 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. 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. Check for Firewall/Antivirus Blocking. Stuck as well, i’m on EUW, can’t download the prepatch. Stuck at 99% cannot scan and repair. Hey, probably not many people in my situation but I’m trying to install WoW again (for obvious reasons 😃 ) and I’m stuck at installing the battle. Updated Windows 10, . Now, navigate to the Services tab. I have been trying to install retail WoW all evening, and the battle. 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. I tried everything I could think of then gave up. Anyone else come across this and how to work around it? Using a 14in M1 Pro MBP. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. See full list on makeuseof. Once the download actually starts in safe mode you can return to normal windows and it will get past the initializing loop. Here are some possible reasons and troubleshooting steps you can try: Network Issues: Poor or unstable internet connection can cause the update to. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. I just tried to empty the cache and change region, it doesn’t work. 2 Common Issues. Continuing to watch the reinstall. 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. Check the ”Hide all Microsoft services” box. Scan & repair files, uninstalled wow and downloaded again as well the battle. If it is downloading then it will unstuck after some time, don't interrupt it again just be patient. It is now stuck on "Applying Updates 0%". We do not need any AgentNGDP files for now. Wait until the lights. Renamed the copy to retail and relaunched battlenet as admin. However, it refuses to update the game and remains stuck on initializing. net app, but now Im on 0% for installing battle. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. My Battle. I’ve also tried pausing and resuming with no avail and double checked there’s enough space on SSDs. net cache. Tyrskorn-2108 March 27, 2021, 8:43am 2. Blizzard Forums It never goes past initializing. YOUR. It also doesn’t matter. It retries continuously but it does not get past that 2127019/2027019… I restarted bnet client, restarted my computer, uninstalled the wow files, started the repair client, but nothing seems to help. Its been like this for a while. Type msconfig. Same issue here, stuck on ‘Initializing…’. Fix, rename etc. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. GTAForums does NOT endorse or allow any kind of GTA Online modding, mod menus, tools or account selling/hacking. Close battle. 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. After I exited retail wow again it’s just gone straight back to. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild outdated or corrupt files. SeriousAdult • 1 yr. Earlier today, I got stuck in a never-ending scan and repair loop. Already try login out, login back, restarting computer. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. I've followed every step I possibly could, and still. World of Warcraft Forums Support Technical Support. I play on a Mac. Cofe-azuremyst November 16, 2022, 7:20pm #72. Won’t go past that. 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. What more can we even attempt? I have followed the instructions mentioned here: WOW Stuck at Initializing but to no avail. So glad I’m not the only one. He had no issue downloading WoW Classic, but when he tries to download Retail WoW it gets stuck on initialising. This is found in C:/ProgramData (which is a hidden folder). Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. Ive tried everything from updating pc, uninstalling battle net, deleting temp folders. 2. I’ve disabled my firewall. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. ago. Stuck on. I tried restarting the client, I tried rebooting my computer. Zero progress gets made. Technical Support. Try plugging your computer directly into your modem. deleting battle. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. It took a bit of time, but it eventually got done. Other games in the Blizzard launcher all download fine, it's. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15, 2022,. 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. Press the Battle. I have done a clean uninstall and reinstall several times now, clearing temp, localappdata, programdata, etc each time, and still cannot get past the same download initialization. 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, . The connection issue is one of the most common reasons that cause Battle. Launcher stuck on initializing. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. 1. Then try wow again. 3M subscribers in the wow community. Nothing changes it. net installation directory, and the default path should look like this: C:\ProgramData\Blizzard Entertainment\Battle. Open Task Manager. 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. Shakazdi-wyrmrest-accord October 6, 2022, 1:03am 1. For me it started yesterday already. Finally, go back to the shortcut for the game or the launcher and right click to Run as Administrator. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. Féyre-burning-blade November 16, 2022, 9:21pm #344. Try connecting your device directly to your computer and test in different USB ports on your PC. I’m having the same problem too - 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. Just going in an endless loop of saying it’s updating but doesn’t actually do anything. . Followed alot of tips from forum posts with similar problem. However, I’ve noticed over the last few weeks, that the download speed is extremely slow, talking down to like 15kbs as if this was 2001 and I was on 56k dial up. exit bnet > task manager > end bnet update agent > open bnet. My Battle. I’ve also restarted the client as well as my PC. i went up to download the game. net today, Nov. Kill the battle. 1 Like. net window. Delete the Battle. . I don't believe Dragonflight or a random 87. Select the World of WarCraft folder. Help please. 13. Hope this helps. Cannot update wow at all. Click open again if a window doesn’t open showing its contents. I deleted the retail folder entirely and copied the classic folder. What i did to fix my problem, was to close the battlenet and then deleted "battlenet" and "Blizzard Entertainment" folders at C:\ProgramData. I’ve tried: Other games update and download without issues. 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. Click on dropdown down arrow on the top left corner. Now, navigate to the Services tab. Click on This PC (Windows 10) and open the system partition C. Wait for the update. His response at the time was, “What sword? ” Well — after some important investigative journalism — it turns out there. Still stuck on initializing. Been sat for ages waiting to update, thought I was going insane. net and the download seems to continuously get stuck on 'Initializing', making no progress. I was surprised there weren’t already threads about his in this support forum. net launcher’s window. Be it for downloading, launching, or updating these games on your PC. I can’t start WoW client directly because it’s not compatible (probably because of phase two today, it. Warcraft III: Reforged. I paused the download and resumed it and it initially went to “normal” download speeds but got stuck at ~80%. Resolve Any Internet Connection Issues. 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. Then it worked! Hopefully this is to some help to.