World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. net files, or a problem connecting to the patching server. Net Launcher somehow lost the location of all of my games. I ended up reinstalling the game. net, clear your wtf and cache folder, restart, and see if it works. Not trying to run OW2, trying to run WoW. The_Sinful. The very good news is that it’s relatively easy to see the current status of TBC Classic ‘s servers. 819. mine aswell starting downloading the game a minute ago but has gone back to the initializing. Close battle. 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. exe in my retail folder and logged in manually w/ authenticator. Like topic says the install download will not go beyond initializing 2203048/2203048 and is in loop. net processes, restarting, etc. Just unistall the game, then stop. At the board meeting someone came up with an idea let’s release 2 updates in one day then there will definitely be more players and we will be able to boast about how many players we. Technical Support. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15, 2022,. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Baradûr-draenor. catflapps. This might fix the issue. Technical Support. Zuvykree: Stuck on initializing. Basically it was just stuck on “updating battle. 1 Like. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. 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. Dartanin-ghostlands. i have uninstalled both wow and battlenet. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15, 2022,. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. Stuck at "initializing". Boards. Show more. It will work then. Did a scan and repair but it was still stuck on initializing. WoW Stuck on Initializing Help Trying to download World of Warcraft on Battle. Technical Support. LoadingKrugraa-argent-dawn (Krugraa) December 16, 2021, 10:03pm #3. So glad I’m not the only one. Press Windows key + R to open the Run dialogue. Nowaqu-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 7:57pm #144. Won’t go past that. Step 2. Every time I close Battle. Me too. Here are the instructions: Download the tool from this page. Uninstalled Battlenet thinking it would help if I reinstalled but now it’s stuck on installing the damn launcher itself nevermind updating Warcraft for me to play. I had the same issue a few days ago and I fixed it by launching the game through wow. Zarisavia-argent-dawn December 5, 2022, 1:34pm #613. There was also a World of Warcraft update that happened in the meanwhile and it went through just fine, but my DI update is stuck on 99% - Initializing, for more than 1 hour already. 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. Same issue here, tried restarting pc back to initializing. Click on the Disable all and then OK to confirm changes. Turn on your. Been stuck for over 30min like this now. thought it was just me… gave up and uninstalled - now I can’t reinstall. 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. Wait for the update. 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. Support Technical Support. Or at least, that’s what fixed it for me last time it happened to me. killing agent in task manager. Stuck between initializing and fetching patch manifest. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild. Blizzard seems to have a network issue. net launcher’s window. yea same thing here spent all day in the Emergency room and came home to my game as broken as I am. net ” (without quotes). Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. World of Warcraft Forums. Check the ” Hide all Microsoft services ” box. His response at the time was, “What sword? ” Well — after some important investigative journalism — it turns out there. World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues Waiting on Another Installation or Update. Updated: 3 weeks ago Article ID: 13934. It also doesn’t matter. Sometimes a simple reboot can fix stuck updates. Stuck on Initializing 0% after trying basically every solution I could find. Same issue. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. Kymthegreat-staghelm November 8, 2023, 6:23pm 1. 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. net again. Then, press CTRL+ALT+DEL to get to your task manager, and end any process that is called AGENT. Whenever I try to install my hearthstone game it says initializing until about 19% and then just stops. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net cache. I’ve also tried pausing and resuming with no avail and double checked there’s enough space on SSDs. Stuck at initializing?For me it started yesterday already. I have fast internet and the space on the computer. it probably looked something like this. I can’t even install battle net app… I did it because I was stuck on initializing, and now I’m completely stuck with app… it’s annoying. net Desktop App is stuck at "Initializing," try the following steps: Restart Battle. Every time I close Battle. net folder in its entirety. Cannot Install WoW; Stuck on Initialization. Start battle. If those two solutions don’t work, you’ll need to delete your WTF, Cache, and Interface folders located in your World of Warcraft directory. I have rebooted the. I assumed maybe it didn’t like my D drive, so i went to. Fortunately for me it got past initializing phase though again it was seemingly stuck there for more then 30min. Confirm changes. I’ve tried all fixes listed here plus a few others the CoD community came up with when facing the same problem. (M1 Max, running OS12. net. love this game. 2. Kymthegreat-staghelm November 8, 2023, 6:23pm 1. The Battle. Then went into the retail folder and deleted everything while it was still in this state. Birchfox-giantstalker November 16, 2022, 7:28pm #93. Close all Battle. I have tried it all, from clearing caches, cookies, flushing. net icon, but nothing else happens. Edit 2: Got past the first initialization loop and into a measured megabyte download only to get stuck in yet another initialization loop. Check the ”Hide all Microsoft services” box. Restarted client, restarted PC. 56 Likes. What more can we even attempt?I have followed the instructions mentioned here: WOW Stuck at Initializing but to no avail. ” I have tried causing the downloader to “start this update now” but that has no effect. I’ve tried switching to mobile hotspot and nothing. net app icon and choose ‘Run as administrator’. Click on locate the game, choose the folder. 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. Shakazdi-wyrmrest-accord October 6, 2022, 1:03am 1. Technical Support. I’ve disabled my firewall. Open Battle. Completely delete the battlenet folder with its files in C:ProgramData. Anyone else come across this and how to work around it? Using a 14in M1 Pro MBP. Jaidyn. Click the box for Safe Mode and then click the Network option underneath at the bottom. Thank you! World of Warcraft Forums. Start battle. net is closed, along with any other World of Warcraft of proprietary processes in the Task Manager. 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. Tyrskorn-2108 March 27, 2021, 8:43am 2. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net agent is continuously crashing and restarting the “initializing” step of the download. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. I have been trying to install retail WoW all evening, and the battle. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III | Reddit. WoW will launch without your BNet login. Restart your device and try downloading the update again. Had the same issue on Windows 11. FIX. net. I pre purchased the Dragonflight expansion, resubbed for 3 months and wanted to install wow, but it is stuck at “Initialising”. 1 Like. (Don’t enter with your id and password) Step 4: Download WoW with your regions. thought it was just me… gave up and uninstalled - now I can’t reinstall. I tried to install the update but it was very very slow, like ~80 kb/s. Restarting this did not work. If it is downloading then it will unstuck after some time, don't interrupt it again just be patient. C:Program Files (x86)World of Warcraft. Update or temporarily uninstall any security programs, which may mistakenly identify the login module as a security threat. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance you may not be able to update. Unplug your Modem and Router from the power source. net launcher but it wouldn’t reinstall. Fix, rename etc. Hope this helps. Edit: Restarting the app in admin mode seems to have sped up the initialization speed. Run a security scan to remove any viruses or malware infections. 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 can’t start WoW client directly because it’s not compatible (probably because of phase two today, it. I downloaded a free VPN, set my location to HK and set my login region to Asia - it started. EDIT: Looks like when you exit the game it goes back to Initializing…. Scan & repair files, uninstalled wow and downloaded again as well the battle. While being stuck it also sends and downloads data at full speed, so battle. Loading WoW gets stuck on initializing when trying to update. Close Blizzard processes. Earlier today, I got stuck in a never-ending scan and repair loop. The Updating never gets anywhere, stuck on 0%, with it also saying "Initializing". Under Network Bandwidth, set both Latest updates and Future patch data values to 0 (0 means Unlimited). C:\Program Files (x86)\World Of Warcraft_retail_. Clearing Battle. And yes my drivers are up to date. If I try again, it keeps failing. Mine is stuck on Initializing (452/452 bytes) and just doesnt budge. Oramir-alonsus November 16, 2022, 9:27pm. I had to go in and relocate each of them and it was fine, except for World of Warcraft. Looking at trying Hardcore Classic out so redownloaded Battle. I’ve disabled my firewall. NET. Technical Support. Camuz-golemagg November 16, 2022,. I’ll have to wait, I guess. if u dont wanna click links cus sketch then just search for “battle net gets stuck on initializing (Fix)” video is by ". Many players have reported this issue on the official forums and some of them have found solutions. Support Account My Gifts Careers Company. When I started the Battle. Scan/Fix. We recently upgraded to Window’s 11 and had issues with WOW, so we uninstalled it figuring it was corrupt. Technical Support. Wait for a minute then plug your modem and router back into the power source. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. com and I'll take a look. 8 MB in the Initialization phase, and then stops and switches to Updating. Reboot Windows to safe mode + network. This is found in C:/ProgramData (which is a hidden folder). Nowaqu-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 7:57pm #144. Step 5. Perma "Updating/Initializing". exe in my retail folder and logged in manually w/ authenticator. Hello blizzard hamster wheel it faster, thanks. Camera turning gets stuck randomly. 57 Likes. Update the Battle. 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!World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. I’ve been through every setting and it doesn’t seem to matter. net launcher and still says initializing. Uncheck the box next to the “Enable peer-to-peer” option and click on Done in order to accept the changes. ahh ok, im still stuck at 0% initializing . " SupportTechnical Support. Windows. 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. Foxaris-draenor November 28, 2022,. Continuing to watch the reinstall. 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). Try de-instal and then cleanup hdd + register. net users are stuck at 1 percent when they update or install the app. net, clear out all the WoW folders per Blizzard blue-post instructions, reinstall. Don't forget to backup your Interface folder, though. For me it started yesterday already. I tried running Battle. Got better things to do. Technical Support. exit bnet > task manager > end bnet update agent > open bnet. net; Rename World of Warcarft folder to something else;World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Technical Support. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. So glad I’m not the only one. I’ve also restarted the client as well as my PC. net button at the top left of the Battle. 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. World of Warcraft Forums Before deleting any files, make sure Battle. Try plugging your computer directly into your modem. Already submitted 3 bug reports through the battle. Switching battlenet launcher to the Beta version. Then click Options > Game Settings. . Phantasticus-azuremyst November 16, 2022, 7:54pm #139. Stuck on Initializing. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Sadly did not work for me. r/starcitizen. Still stuck on initializing. Same here - i can only assume it's as most of the players get home from work and all start the download at once and kills the servers. Delete the Cache folder; Restart computer and launch. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. 394:. The_Sinful. net cache, ran as administrator, reinstalled battle. I have also tried repairing my game and still no joy : (. The steps that worked for me was as follows: Make sure auto-update is disabled on your Battle. Help & Support. Select all Agent, Blizzard, and game processes, and click End Process. net and select WoW. Check for Firewall/Antivirus Blocking. net launcher”. net Desktop App is stuck at "Initializing," try the following steps: Update or temporarily uninstall any. same here. I've followed every step I possibly could, and still. net cache, whitelist the. Nothing changes it. Reset the permissions on your WoW folder: 1. Was working fine everyday im on just today it wont complete update. And every time it gets to this number it. Copy the Interface and WTF folders to your flash drive. Whatever you do don't go uninstalling battlenet or anything - this is a server issue not your pc issue (the same issue will prevent you from. Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. I had WotLK and retail installed but it still could not locate either one even after manually pointing it at the file location. Kill those processes (but don’t kill the launcher) and the update should proceed as normal. net launcher. Ive tried everything from updating pc, uninstalling battle net, deleting temp folders. 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. WoW download stuck on "initializing". net as admin. Restarting the PC. net launcher keeps showing “Updating” and “Initializing”… and 0% completion. I might have re-installed the launcher and the game completely from scratch. Are many others having this problem? Battle net launcher seams stuck on updating… just spinning at Initializing 0%. Restart your computer to resolve problems caused by programs and services running in the background. I conducted a scan/repair thinking that might help but fell into the infinite loop instead. 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. Been stuck for more than 4 hours. WoW download stuck on "initializing". Edit: Restarting the app in admin mode seems to have sped up the initialization speed. Finally, restart your PC and start the Blizzard app again. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. net app shows that there are updates for: WoW PTR WoW Retail WoW Classic No matter which one I have it work on, the Update gets stuck on “Initializing” at 0% and won’t budge from there, even after I leave it… Right click and select Run as Administrator on the launcher. Update stuck at initializing. It should work after about a minute or two. Mine is stuck on Initializing (452/452 bytes) and just doesnt budge. msc in the search box and. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Support Technical Support. Restart your computer and try the install/update now. net update agent uses my full bandwidth while. For some reason, WOW stays stuck initializing. net is running, close it; Close all Battle. Restart your computer to resolve problems caused by programs and services running in the background. net processes, restarting, etc. 57 Likes. Step 4. Two possible workarounds that could help are listed below until we get this fully resolved: Try clearing the Battle. It began as a memory access crash while playing the game. 20 per sec. What worked for me. WoW gets stuck on initializing when trying to update. net app, however it is permanently stuck on Initializing. Start the update (installation in your case) Close the Battle. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild outdated or corrupt files. Starting as admin is the important part. and it stuck on initializing, occasionally moves a bit but barely, the download just d o e s n t start. Right-click the shortcut of Battle. net cache folder can resolve problems with the logon module. i went a step further and ended vanguard and gamepass tasks as well. Go ahead and delete both of those folders. Seems its on Blizz’s back end. I’ve tried everything recommended except reinstalling bnet launcher. net. 3. Aerlas-magtheridon. I had the same issue basically installer stuck on “initializing” and “Grabbing another update” for over an hour. Lolyp-argent-dawn November 16, 2022,. Every time I login to battle. Keep getting BLZBNTAG0000138F Scan and Repaired multiple times, same … Common Problems. Why is the. minnesotaHunter (Topic Creator) 11 years ago #3. I will send you all i got from this timeline =) Oramir. Updated: 3 weeks ago Article ID: 13934 Product:. exe in my folder and logged in manually w/ authenticator. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing" Updated: 4 months ago Article. Oh sorry - it does waste my time, electricity and my mental health. Then the ‘downloading’ phase starts and uses my full internet speed and downloads a further 150mb, in the case of the latest patch/hotfix being small. Try closing background applications to resolve any software conflicts. net app completely, didn’t help. The game will not be updating; click Play. I’ve also tried pausing and resuming with no avail and double checked there’s enough space on. I was able to resolve this issue using a VPN, setting my location to Hong Kong. Can't install, stuck at initializing. thanks so much! My frustrations are lifted. Then when it loops, end the app by going to the blizzard logo in the top left, right click, and click exit. It is stuck on initializing. Then once they are all uninstalled, go in and manually delete the main World of Warcraft folder where the. exe file. Close all other applications to resolve software conflicts and free up resources. Delete the created folder and change the renamed folder to the original name. Fixes I’ve tried:. 2 Likes. I'm OCE, and completely unable to patch to most recent build. I tried everything I could think of then gave up. It doesn’t move. net, the game started to update, as usual. Capernian-bronzebeard November 16, 2022, 7:39pm #118. Restarted my PC and was able to start up wow just fine. Uninstall Battle. Press the Reset In-Game Options button to confirm. I had WotLK and retail installed but it still could not locate either one even after manually pointing it at the file location. 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. restarted and hardbooted. bambiwnl-1285 March 14, 2022, 12:15am 1. net app and re open it or when I quit WoW (no matter which version) - Retail, TBC and Classic keeps updating. It’s the same result. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. I have tried clearing my Bnet cache, I have tried closing everything in Task. secondary logon. Phaidon-rexxar November 9, 2023, 7:50pm 11. I have rebooted the. Was there ever an actual fix for this? I have tried literally all of the tier one stuff Blizz. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. -force quit battle. net cache files following the steps Here. And every time it gets to this number it. SupportTechnical Support. Stuck at 99% cannot scan and repair. I was able to do an update for classic WoW, but not retail. Was there ever an actual fix for this? I have tried literally all of the tier one stuff Blizz. Press Command + I. Delete the Cache folder. Step 1: Go to Blizzard Battle. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. net app completely, didn’t help. net. ARTICLE: battlenet. net update agent uses my full bandwidth while doing nothing. This is likely causing the stuck on initializing for most players right now (though getting stuck at this stage may be caused by other issues outside of the current CDN. You just need to go to this website, find your realm, and check what its current server. an I dont have an antivirus at all. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III is a 2023 first-person shooter video game primarily developed by Sledgehammer Games and published by Activision. Restart my computer. ago. net, the game started to update, as usual. That did the trick!WoW update stuck on Initializing, any help? I already had a look on bnet and deleted ny battlenet folder to try and fix it; but no luck. 1: 33: November 13, 2023 Flightstones randomly reset. net app, but now Im on 0% for installing battle. I have been trying to install retail WoW all evening, and the battle.