This happens to me every so often, clears up immediately when I turn my firewall off. Stuck at initializing?For me it started yesterday already. Darkseid-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 7:30pm #102. net desktop app. ago. In the Processes tab, end all processes related to the Blizzard app. Technical Support. net and select WoW. Open Task Manager. net in the allowed list in your firewall settings and see if the download moves past “Initializing”. Step 2: Reinstall BattleNet. net agent is continuously crashing and restarting the “initializing” step of the download. 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. net launcher. We've tried restarting battle net, restarting computer, going into beta battle. Press Windows key + R to open the Run dialogue. WoW Stuck on Initializing Trying to download World of Warcraft on Battle. Still stuck on initializing. net launcher”. Tried exiting and relaunching the battle. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15, 2022,. Trepan-archimonde November 16,. 2. I’ve been through every setting and it doesn’t seem to matter. Rinarra-draenor November 16, 2022, 7:21pm #77. Click the Downloads tab and scroll down to the bottom and you will see. Cannot update wow at all. Phaidon-rexxar November 9, 2023, 7:50pm 11. 2 Common Issues Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. 2. 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. " SupportTechnical Support. Updating 0% Initializing. It seems the only fix, for me atleast, is to leave the update on initializing for 35-45 minutes, it will eventually budge. Technical Support. I have tried restarting my pc, disabling the firewall and running as admin there has been no joy still stuck on initializing. Also, if I go and launch each individual . Not working here “Initializing” Tried all the tricks here. net and still. I'm trying to install the game for an hour now, but it get stuck at "Initializing 2127019/2127019" and I'm running out of option. Looking for some assistance here if possible. It should work after about a minute or two. Technical Support For problems installing or patching World of Warcraft, connecting to the realms or crashing during game play. Start battlenet again. It will work then. Following someone elses advice, I tried uninstalling the battle. Confirm changes. I’ve tried everything recommended except reinstalling bnet launcher. Start the test and launch the Battle. Step 3. That did not work for me, still stuck at initializing even after closing all bnet processes in task manager. Control panel > user accounts > Change User Account Control Settings. Been stuck on waiting for this thing to “update” for a half hour now. The update servers are unreachable. Pekins-firemaw November 15, 2022, 6:37pm #1. WoW update is stuck on initializing. Hello everyone i installed WOW classic a month ago and everything was running smooth till about a week ago on the battle. Oh sorry - it does waste my time, electricity and my mental health. WoW will launch without your BNet login. repeat until successful. Xee-draenor March 27, 2023, 9:52pm 1. Technical Support. net folder. Jeges-outland November 16, 2022, 6:59pm #38. I had this issue. Uninstalling and reinstalling battlenet. Foxaris-draenor November 28, 2022, 9:52pm. net installation directory, and the default path should look like this: C:ProgramDataBlizzard EntertainmentBattle. net. Have already restarted my PC and tried to pause/restart the update. 2 from battle. Shakazdi-wyrmrest-accord October 6, 2022, 1:03am 1. net. also manually patching agent and nothing helped even a little. I can’t start WoW client directly because it’s not compatible (probably because of phase two today, it. Delete the Battle. I had the same issue basically installer stuck on “initializing” and “Grabbing another update” for over an hour. For real though, I have no clue. I knew I’d have to relearn spells and rotations, but tbh, this seems a lot more like a 3rd line technical. Technical Support. Trying to download World of Warcraft on Battle. net client, and then try the above steps again. For real though, I have no clue. Have tried stopping all the battle. I have tried everything I possibly can find on the internet. 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. Mine started when I was going to restart WoW and I was met with an update in the battle. OS: Windows 11 (22H2) compilation: 22621. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. C:Program Files (x86)World Of Warcraft_retail_. I’ve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. At this rate it’s going to take hours and hours to complete the download. I have several other Battle. 4MB/s. Cannot update wow at all. Things i have tried so far that I have seen recommended on the internet:Originally posted by [-iD-]: ok so to start with you will need to rename the rockstar folder in that one drive folder to "rockstar-backup". Keep getting BLZBNTAG0000138F Scan and Repaired multiple times, same. He had no issue downloading WoW Classic, but when he tries to download Retail WoW it gets stuck on initialising. Phantasticus-azuremyst November 16, 2022, 7:54pm #139. I tried the usual fixes, nothing worked, and when I tried renaming the World of Warcraft folder to do a clean install it got stuck at “intializing” 1 Like. net application. 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. 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. I even did a clean install of everything and still nothing. GTAForums does NOT endorse or allow any kind of GTA Online modding, mod menus, tools or account selling/hacking. 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…Getting stuck on initializing can also indicate corrupt files, or there’s a problem with the drive the game is installed on. Restarted client, restarted PC. My Battle. Delete the Battle. Scan & repair files, uninstalled wow and downloaded again as well the battle. Select all Agent, Blizzard, and game processes, and click End Process. World of Warcraft. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. Try closing background applications to resolve any software conflicts. net installer. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. Technical Support. I’ve also tried pausing and resuming with no avail and double checked there’s enough space on. net, flushed DNS, restarted computer, restarted internet, changed internet connection, etc. Couldnt get past initializing update until i did this. thought it was just me… gave up and uninstalled - now I can’t reinstall. WoW Download is stuck on initializing. Click settings. Every time I close Battle. Fixes I’ve tried:. Having the same problem for the last 20 minutes now…. i went up to download the game. net cache, whitelist the. Try uninstalling ALL versions of WoW (Classic, Wrath, and Dragonflight) through the Battle. Imagine being on your 9th expansion and not being able to cope with what, by now, must. net and the download seems to continuously get stuck on 'Initializing', making no progress. tried, still have to initialize 280mb and it goes like 0. Technical Support. Right click and select Run as Administrator on the launcher. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. To do that, follow these simple steps: Right-click on the Blizzard app’s desktop shortcut and open Properties. netI just bought the latest expansion of World of Warcraft today and I am installing it new on my PC (up until now, I have not played the game on the PC). I’ve deleted the BNet Files and Cache as that worked in the past but now i’m stumped. it probably looked something like this. Uninstalled Battlenet thinking it would help if I reinstalled but now it’s stuck on installing. Basically it was just stuck on “updating battle. 8 MB in the Initialization phase, and then stops and switches to Updating. net app and re open it or when I quit WoW (no matter which version) - Retail, TBC and Classic keeps updating. Maybe it helps! Or maybe try instal warzone and see if that works. 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. 1: 145: October 24, 2023 MacOS - Memory leak since Beta DF and WoW goes to 120 GO of. Jaidyn. net launcher. Dadirro-silvermoon November 16, 2022, 7:31pm. 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. I’ll have to wait, I guess. net launcher (or window). Been sat for ages waiting to update, thought I was going insane. 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. 7th ? The initializing zipped along quite fast until it reached around 250 MB of 442 MB, then it bogged down to a crawl. 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, . I r…What a mess. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. I’ve tried switching to mobile hotspot and nothing. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Stuck as well, i’m on EUW, can’t download the prepatch. net Desktop App, then try to update a game. Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to bring up the Task Manager. I did have to tell the launcher where my game folder was again, but it immediately updated and was playable again. #354. Maybe it helps! Or maybe try instal warzone and see if that works. If I try again, it keeps failing. Fixes I’ve tried:. Press the Battle. The progress bar below the Install/Update button is currently at Initializing (242/1006) with a creeping progression. net. Riddington. Camera turning gets stuck randomly. You’ll have to: Reset your user interface, this will ensure. net cache, ran as administrator, reinstalled battle. Make sure your firewall or antivirus isn’t blocking Battle. net launcher keeps showing “Updating” and “Initializing”… and 0% completion. Update 2: Finally got past the indexes… but the download speed of the game is atrocious at 2. Within this directory just delete the folder named Battle. Step 1: Go to Blizzard Battle. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net Launcher and attempt the installation again. Under Background processes, find " Battle. Best. In most cases, we find that “Initializing…” getting stuck is typically caused by a conflicting third-party program, damaged/corrupted local Battle. I’ve tried restarting Battle. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. Which meant all my addons and set-ups were erased. Wait until the lights. Disable any proxies that may interfere with the login module. 15 years ago it was one click and you could play, but as technology advances, the. I was able to resolve this issue using a VPN, setting my location to Hong Kong. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15, 2022,. The “update” is just stuck at 0 %. Same here, stuck on initializing. Hopefully that helps, good luck!Catch Me Live At: Me On Twitter: all people curious on how to fix this, the answer MIGHT be to just give it time. net. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. Baradûr-draenor. Just delete the Battle. Type msconfig. LoadingKrugraa-argent-dawn (Krugraa) December 16, 2021, 10:03pm #3. net as admin. A fresh install of Bnet and WoW has done nothing. com and I'll take a look. 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. Was working fine everyday im on just today it wont complete update. Go to the Battle. World of Warcraft Forums Support Technical Support. Kill those processes (but don’t kill the launcher) and the update should proceed as normal. 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. I ended up reinstalling the game. SOLUTION: I ran the Wow. Now, navigate to the Services tab. Dezyy-hellfire November 16, 2022, 7:54pm #138. Type msconfig. Fixes I’ve tried:. It will stuck in initializing again, but don't get mad! When the WoW update gets stuck on initializing, you must disable other apps and processes, update the Battle. 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, . WoW download stuck on "initializing". Same issue here, stuck on ‘Initializing…’. Leaubergine-draenor November 16, 2022,. 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. -redownload a fresh battle. I've followed every step I possibly could, and still. Test the internet speed. Restarting this did not work. Followed alot of tips from forum posts with similar problem. Boards. Here I am again ($&*!). Blizzard had absolutely no say in when the warzone update released. if it still gets stuck at the social club loop. Trepan-archimonde November 16. This resolved this issue for me. Topic Replies Views Activity; Stuck in loading screens. I had the issue where it would do the initializing loop. net; Rename World of Warcarft folder to something else;World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. I just tried to empty the cache and change region, it doesn’t work. net I’ve also removed WoW, which now I think might have been a mistake. net games. Net, deleted everything related to WoW and WotLK Classic and Battle. " message that never goes away? If so, you are not alone. The_Sinful. restarted and hardbooted. 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. Oramir-alonsus November 16, 2022, 9:27pm. 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”. Scan & repair files, uninstalled wow and downloaded again as well the battle. I tweeted to Blizzard CS and they said they are aware and working on it. 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. Etzzy-doomhammer January 27, 2020, 6:22pm #4. 1. I can’t start WoW client directly because it’s not compatible (probably because of phase two today, it. Played wow no problems. Wait for a minute then plug your modem and router back into the power source. Already try login out, login back, restarting computer. Thank you! World of Warcraft Forums. Deleting the Battle. The_Sinful. Fortunately for me it got past initializing phase though again it was seemingly stuck there for more then 30min. 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. Scan and repair doesn’t work either. WoW Installation stuck at initializing. net Desktop Application gets stuck on Downloading New Files. Clearing Battle. Technical Support. Troubleshooting steps when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing" Failed to Initialize Direct3D. 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. I bought Dragonflight for my friend however when he's trying to install World of Warcraft, it is stuck initializing forever at 2145571 / 2145571 . This worked for me on release day as well!!! Thanks! I’ve reinstalled the game twice now because the stupid update has been stuck on initializing. I tried running Battle. We do not need any AgentNGDP files for now. World of Warcraft on Reddit! I had this happen on my old Windows 10 computer. Initializing, doesn’t work. Then once they are all uninstalled, go in and manually delete the main World of Warcraft folder where the. I've done some browsing forums and stuff for similar issues in the past, have tried killing update agent and restarting, completely rebooting, there was some recommendations for updating windows to the most recent version, which was done last night. Restart your computer and try the install/update now. It also doesn’t matter. Open the Battle. After that, navigate to the following path: C:ProgramDataBlizzard EntertainmentBattle. 10 votes, 13 comments. He says that Battle. -tried uninstalling from the battle. Step 4. net, clear your wtf and cache folder, restart, and see if it works. Topic Replies Views Activity;. net app icon and choose ‘Run as administrator’. Now, navigate to the Services tab. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. net Desktop app. ” I have tried causing the downloader to “start this update now” but that has no effect. 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. I have plenty of space on my SSD, looked at other fixes and now luck. r/starcitizen. For me these steps worked but. Then select World of Warcraft, and click its Reset In-Game options button. The game will not be updating; click Play. Under Background processes, find " Battle. Two possible workarounds that could help are listed below until we get this fully resolved: Try clearing the Battle. net app. net launcher (or window). Both the PTR and live versions are displaying the same problem. net ” (without quotes). Baerduun-defias-brotherhood November 28, 2022, 3:12pm 599. Use 'Show in Exporer', go into retail, and double-click on Wow. Quick update: I managed to get hands on another PC where I did a fresh install of b. Boot into Safemode. Low and behold I can’t even download the game I paid for because it gets stuck in an infinite initializing loop. Same issue here, stuck on ‘Initializing…’. EDIT: Looks like when you exit the game it goes back to Initializing…. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. Still stuck on initializing. If anybody has this problem, open task manager and end the task "Agent". reinstalling WoW with partial deletion of the data files. thought it was just me… gave up and uninstalled - now I can’t reinstall. It’s always initializing and reclaiming disc space. It took about an hour for the process to finish initializing and I had to completely uninstall wow TBC classic before it would start to update my retail wow. Agnass-anvilmar. For me it is stuck at initializing. Pennab-mirage-raceway November 16, 2022, 7:34pm #109. Just navigate to where your WoW installation is (usually C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\) and delete those three folders. net is running, close it; Close all Battle. -force quit battle. Support Technical Support. Stuck on Initializing. Restarted my PC and was able to start up wow just fine. Camuz-golemagg November 16, 2022,. Sometimes a simple reboot can fix stuck updates. We recently upgraded to Window’s 11 and had issues with WOW, so we uninstalled it figuring it was corrupt. proxy settings. net users are stuck at 1 percent when they update or install the app. 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. 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. At least it worked for me. 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. Stuck at "initializing". NET. net desktop app and update the game to see if the issue persists. Sometimes fetching download manifest. Initializing (XXX/1006) It is moving incredibly slowly for having gigabit internet and SSD storage. 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. if u dont wanna click links cus sketch then just search for “battle net gets stuck on initializing (Fix)” video is by ". Already submitted 3 bug reports through the battle. The_Sinful. I have uninstalled battlenet and all games, deleted all folders, even the hidden ones. catflapps. Open Battle. I was sitting waiting for Deathwhisper to become active trying not to lose my mind over the lag, when suddenly I disconnect from the server. World of Warcraft Forums. Starting as admin is the important part. I have deleted Battle. Running windows 10. So glad I’m not the only one. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Initializing is taking forever. If your World of Warcraft (WoW) update is stuck on "initializing," it can be caused by various factors. net process in task manager and then right click > launch as administrator on battle. See full list on makeuseof. Recently, my Battle. I have rebooted the. I get stuck on initializing (2151424/2151424) and the cycle repeats 5 times before changing to paused and staying there indefinitely. Restart the launcher and it should start updating. thanks so much! My frustrations are lifted. net, clear out all the WoW folders per Blizzard blue-post instructions, reinstall.