World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Close Blizzard processes. 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. When I started the Battle. (Don’t enter with your id and password) Step 4: Download WoW with your regions. Unplug your Modem and Router from the power source. Technical Support. Sianguste-garrosh December 17, 2022, 1:59pm #4. World of Warcraft Forums I have been trying to install retail WoW all evening, and the battle. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. I have several other Battle. comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment Jobinstein • Additional comment actions. Delete the Battle. Already ran as Admin, renamed folders, flushed DNS…. I’ve deleted the BNet Files and Cache as that worked in the past but now i’m stumped. Otherwise I've pulled my hair out about. I even did a clean install of everything and still nothing. net, the game started to update, as usual. I was just wondering if anyone was experiencing the same issue this morning before I create a support ticket. I did have to tell the launcher where my game folder was again, but it immediately updated and was playable again. Technical Support. 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. Test the internet speed. Turn off your PC. Lolyp-argent-dawn November 16, 2022,. I had to go in and relocate each of them and it was fine, except for World of Warcraft. Blizzard seems to have a network issue. Community Tournaments. Support Technical Support. 13. Thought they would’ve made some improvements. Im at a loss on what to do. Mine is stuck on Initializing (452/452 bytes) and just doesnt budge. Revert the folder name change. (M1 Max, running OS12. Clearing Battle. I had this issue. Nerd-argent-dawn November 16, 2022, 8:17pm #181. Step 2. Whenever I try to install my hearthstone game it says initializing until about 19% and then just stops. make sure you are running steam as admin and then run the game again. That did not work for me, still stuck at initializing even after closing all bnet processes in task manager. I deleted the retail folder entirely and copied the classic folder. well thats weird, launching the wow. But it is stuck at "initializing", no matter what I do. Vanasmut-tichondrius. 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. Its nice that blizz “does not. start installing the game but close the battlenet launcher again as soon as it starts actually downloading. Technical Support. Step 3. same here… pls send help. r/starcitizen. reinstalling WoW with partial deletion of the data files. net application. thought it was just me… gave up and uninstalled - now I can’t reinstall. Getting stuck on initializing can also indicate corrupt files, or there’s a problem with the drive the game is installed on. 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”. I know global. 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. At some point, instead of “Updating”, the blue button will say “Update” (this happens every 30 seconds or something like that). Dartanin-ghostlands. i have tried uninstalling wow retail, wow classic, and wow ptr and reinstalling wow retail. At least it worked for me. net installer. Following someone elses advice, I tried uninstalling the battle. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Both the PTR and live versions are displaying the same problem. Was working fine everyday im on just today it wont complete update. Step 1. patch. I opened a ticket to remove the authenticator now I'm stuck waiting for help. Battle net launcher seams stuck on updating… just spinning at Initializing 0%. If all the above options fail, try using a VPN. Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing"Initializing loop. Emeldavi-tichondrius. Wait about a minute before turning on your equipment. I have tried restarting my pc, disabling the firewall and running as admin there has been no joy still stuck on initializing. com If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. Danelliah-silvermoon November 16, 2022, 7:08am 4. 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. Krugraa-argent-dawn (Krugraa) December 16, 2021, 10:03pm #3. OS: Windows 11 (22H2) compilation: 22621. “@jaebird88 (2) Right-click the WoW icon on your desktop & select run as administrator. Been stuck on 94% with initializing for the newest update for WoW, this has been happening since yesterday when the patch was launched. net folder. 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. Sometimes a simple reboot can fix stuck updates. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild outdated or corrupt files. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. Or at least, that’s what fixed it for me last time it happened to me. Battle Net gets stuck on initializing (Fix) It never goes past initializing. Either “Initializing” or "Waiting for another download (and there is no other download). November 14, 2023. World of Warcraft. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance you may not be able to update. this hasnt worked either. net launcher (or window). mine aswell starting downloading the game a minute ago but has gone back to the initializing. Groót-quelthalas November 16, 2022, 8:28pm #208. IP Release, Renew, and Flush DNS. Stuck on Initializing. If it is downloading then it will unstuck after some time, don't interrupt it again just be patient. ago. net and update the game to see if the issue persists. Followed alot of tips from forum posts with similar problem. net desktop app may resolve rare launcher issues. net. Run Battle. net. World of Warcraft Forums. Im at a loss on what to do. C:\Program Files (x86)\World of Warcraft. Other games in the Blizzard launcher all download fine, it's. I’ve tried everything recommended except reinstalling bnet launcher. i have uninstalled both wow and battlenet. SOLUTION: I ran the Wow. Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing" Updated: 4 months ago Blizzard Forums 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. Thank you! Sometimes a simple reboot can fix stuck updates. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any ongoing issues. 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. net desktop app i got a notification that i needed to download an update for WOW classic so i proceded to intalling the update but when i did the update is stuck in ‘‘initializing’’ and doesnt seem to download the update. Last resort I went to my Mobile HotSpot. net App is stuck in a Scan & Repair loop, this usually indicates that your game data is corrupted. Stuck on. Then try wow again. Technical Support. Kymthegreat-staghelm November 8, 2023, 6:23pm 1. Battlenet is the go-to client if you want to play big title games like Diablo 4, Overwatch 2, World of Warcraft, etc. However, it refuses to update the game and remains stuck on. 33. Close all Battle. net app Cache, also reinstalled it. net folder. i had 8gigs left on my disc and it kept initializing for 2hours at 4%. I cannot update wow (retail) as i get stuck in initializing. It is now stuck on "Applying Updates 0%". NET. net App and wait for any updates to. Technical Support. To figure out what is causing this, the original suggestion still stands: First start 3DMark with Steam launch option "--trace" added via right click, properties, then start using force 64bit option and send 3dmark-native. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net with Admin Right and in Compatibility Mode. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. After 2 hours being stuck, I installed Windscribe too, used “New York - Empire” position, and it worked without any issue, i’m in game right now. Then, press CTRL+ALT+DEL to get to your task manager, and end any process that is called AGENT. 5 M1 MBP. Cook food. net Desktop Application gets stuck on Downloading New Files. Go ahead and delete both of those folders. Follow these steps to troubleshoot the. WoW Stuck on Initializing Help Trying to download World of Warcraft on Battle. Close the Blizzard launcher and then go in task manager and find the battlenet update agent and end task. Maybe it helps! Or maybe try instal warzone and see if that works. Re-downloaded the launcher and tried downloading again. Try de-instal and then cleanup hdd + register. 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”. Within this directory just delete the folder named Battle. If you want to leave a comment on whether that worked for you or not, leave the comment in that topic… not here. Close all other applications to resolve software conflicts and free up resources. November 14, 2023. I have uninstalled battlenet and all games, deleted all folders, even the hidden ones. 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. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. 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. NET and GPU. With W11, the result is the same. I am also stuck with this problem. net launcher, and started re-installing wotlk. ahh ok, im still stuck at 0% initializing . Started downloading. Kymthegreat-staghelm November 8, 2023, 6:23pm 1. Did a scan and repair but it was still stuck on initializing. Initializing, doesn’t work. Game update starts and then stops installing. Just delete the Battle. Been stuck for more than 4 hours. However, I now have access to the game. Technical Support. Show more. look in the task manager. So far I´ve tried: Exit the app and launch it again. Earlier today, I got stuck in a never-ending scan and repair loop. I’ve gone into Task Manager and killed all Blizzard processes and made sure the WoW. post your log again. also manually patching agent and nothing helped even a little. net app, but now Im on 0% for installing battle. 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. Stuck between initializing and fetching patch manifest. repeat until successful. i have uninstalled both wow and battlenet. We've tried restarting battle net, restarting computer, going into beta battle. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Once the download actually starts in safe mode you can return to normal windows and it will get past the initializing loop. Update 2: Finally got past the indexes… but the download speed of the game is atrocious at 2. 1 Like. 1. Users share their solutions and experiences for downloading WoW Retail on Windows 10 or 11. Thank you for your help! comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. I just tried starting another download via the launcher and that works fine. Edit 2: Got past the first initialization loop and into a measured megabyte download only to get stuck in yet another initialization loop. What a mess. See, you got it half right. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance there might be a known issue affecting all players. Updated: 6 months ago Article ID: 14236 Common Problems. Installed bnet and then tried to. Ways to Fix Fix World of Warcraft Update Stuck on Initializing on Windows 11 Run Blizzard App in a Selective Startup. Press the Reset In-Game Options button to confirm. Tried opening wow. Click on the lock and unlock it,. restarted and hardbooted. It seems the only fix, for me atleast, is to leave the update on initializing for 35-45 minutes, it will eventually budge. The game will not be updating; click Play. Camuz-golemagg November 16, 2022, 7:21pm #78. That should fix it and the download should start in like 30 seconds after that. Phaidon-rexxar November 9, 2023, 7:50pm 11. However, a lot of users are entering a problem where the updates and downloading in the Battlenet software either don’t start at all or get stuck in the. In the World of WarCraft Info box, go to the Sharing & Permissions section. the Battle net and World of Warcraft works best if they are installed in the same folder. The launcher is stuck on innitialising. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. Same here, stuck on initializing. Download stuck on the "Updating Battle. Select all Agent, Blizzard, and game processes, and click End Process. 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. Disconnected When Leaving Garrison. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III is a 2023 first-person shooter video game primarily developed by Sledgehammer Games and published by Activision. net to re-install each one. I play on a Mac. Finally, go back to the shortcut for the game or the launcher and right click to Run as Administrator. Sheqz-tarren-mill November 16, 2022,. net . Confirmed Wow classic WOTLK is working fine. net desktop app may resolve rare launcher issues. Not working here “Initializing” Tried all the tricks here. 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…Put the birds to bed. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance there might be a known issue affecting all players. For some reason, WOW stays stuck initializing. My Battle. Rambush-rattlegore July 15, 2023, 12:40am #1. also stuck on initializing, currently at 30 minutes, really frustrating!. After I exited retail wow again it’s just gone straight back to. The “agent” is crashing my whole internet connection, does nothing. Maybe it helps! Or maybe try instal warzone and see if that works. GOOD LUCK. I’ve turned on viewing of hidden files and deleted the Battle. net and wait a minute and it should start initializing. Stuck on Initializing/Waiting on another update - Technical Support. How to fix WoW update stuck on initializing – World of Warcraft. net as an administrator and in compatibility mode. 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. [Main Thread] - High World MS during afternoon - Nova/Wind ISP/Telecom Italia Sparkle Nov 2023. Try closing background applications to. Disable any proxies that may interfere with the login module. Your computer has had it with wow and cancelled its own subscription. net Launcher. I guess the interim fix for now is to just run the exe and log in manually. 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. Game Install Stuck on Initializing. Click the box for Safe Mode and then click the Network option underneath at the bottom. net folder and restart your Blizzard App. net server that gives the current client version is getting DDOSed. Not trying to run OW2, trying to run WoW. Click the Downloads tab and scroll down to the bottom and you will see. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. Restarted my PC and was able to start up wow just fine. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net. However, the update wouldn't ever start actually. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. I was able to do an update for classic WoW, but not retail. To check this is acutally works unpause your download for atleast 20MINS and check before and after folder size and check if it did increase or not. Purpletits-firemawSeptember 26, 2022, 6:48pm. For me it started yesterday already. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. Had the same issue on Windows 11. net folder in its entirety. WoW download stuck on "initializing". For me it is stuck at initializing. 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. PC with fresh install has Windows 10. Aderya-bloodhoof November 16, 2022, 7:23pm #84. We do not need any AgentNGDP files for now. Kurai888. net app shows that there are updates for: WoW Classic. How to fix the WoW update stuck initializing? Reboot both your router and modem. Video driver crash in World of Warcraft with AMD video cards (7900 XTX) on DirectX 12. Restart your computer and try the install/update now. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild. I can’t start WoW client directly because it’s not compatible (probably because of phase two today, it needs to update). Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any ongoing issues. Perl-anetheron (Perl) March 9, 2021, 10:17pm #2. Couldnt get past initializing update until i did this. Keep getting BLZBNTAG0000138F Scan and Repaired multiple times, same. Already submitted 3 bug reports through the battle. When there is a wow update, the ‘initializing’ phase of the download is very slow. Initially stuck on “initializing”, then uninstalled Battle. NET and GPU. Check for Firewall/Antivirus Blocking. I’ve tried: Other games update and download without issues. 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. See the original post and comments on r/wow subreddit. and it stuck on initializing, occasionally moves a bit but barely, the download just d o e s n t start. Still stuck on initializing. Eat food. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. exe in the game directory instead of throught the Battle. I’ve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. Zuvykree: Stuck on initializing. Blizzard ForumsWorld 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. Ive tried everything from updating pc, uninstalling battle net, deleting temp folders. Same issue here. I bought Dragonflight for my friend however when he's trying to install World of Warcraft, it is stuck initializing forever at 2145571 / 2145571 . Installed Battle. Press the Battle. net won’t update. Delete the Battle. Updated: 3 weeks ago Article ID: 13934. Initializing is taking forever. Use 'Show in Exporer', go into retail, and double-click on Wow. I pre purchased the Dragonflight expansion, resubbed for 3 months and wanted to install wow, but it is stuck at “Initialising”. I suspect that the client isn't updating, but instead that the Battle. It needs 16gb of free storage to download the patch. Scan and repair doesn’t work either. Anyone else come across this and how to work around it? Using a 14in M1 Pro MBP. Trepan-archimonde November 16,. Technical Support. Install stuck on "Initializing". I’ve also restarted the client as well as my PC. net update agent uses my full bandwidth while doing nothing. Zuul-balnazzar. Phantasticus-azuremyst November 16, 2022, 7:54pm #139. now i cannot. I renamed the 'Battle. If that does not work, turn beta mode on for your b. Then just relaunch the launcher. I had to go in and relocate each of them and it was fine, except for World of Warcraft. 2 Likes. same issue, in the battle. i ended the update agent task in the task manager. Scan and repair, doesn’t work. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Ways to Fix Fix World of Warcraft Update Stuck on Initializing on Windows 11 Run Blizzard App in a Selective Startup. Try creating a new user account on Windows, and add it to. Voodoopanda-stormscale November 16, 2022, 7:34pm. Hit the Windows key and R. -Reboot PC -reinstall Battle. After a few seconds it. Been sat for ages waiting to update, thought I was going insane. Been stuck for over 30min like this now. I’ve tried removing the . If there is no maintenance in your region follow the steps below to resolve this. Nothing helps. I might have re-installed the launcher and the game completely from scratch. To fix the problem, you can try running Bettle. Trying to download World of Warcraft on Battle. Bypass the launcher that way. net app and install the program till you get to the initialization loop. What a mess. net launcher and still says initializing. LoadingThe Battle. net. Sometimes Battle. net folder in its entirety. Yeah, mine is stuck as well. Update the Battle. I managed to fix the issue by completely uninstalling World of Warcraft and the battlenet app. We've tried restarting battle net, restarting computer, going into beta battle. From here select “Support” then “Repair Tool”. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. I’ve also tried pausing and resuming with no avail and double checked there’s enough space on SSDs. I r…open the retail folder and use the WOW Icon to get into the game. 2 Likes. net users are stuck at 1 percent when they update or install the app. So glad I’m not the only one. Your computer has had it with wow and cancelled its own subscription. Hellbirah-aggramar July 14, 2023, 7:57pm #3. Disable any proxies that may interfere with the login module. net but the download is stuck at initializing/0% and then I get the whoops! window. net it says Hearthstone is updating but is stuck at 0% and Initializing. Step 5. Technical Support. 2 Common Issues Subject. I was surprised there weren’t already threads about his in this. Capernian-bronzebeard November 16, 2022, 7:39pm #118. i roughly was able to reinstall the App after saying ‘Update agent went to sleep’. Technical Support. Windows applied an update last week and since then haven’t been able to log in or update WoW. Technical Support.