WoW update is stuck on initializing. net app, however it is permanently stuck on Initializing. If you donât see all 3 folders in each. completely exit battle net and restart it. I have also tried repairing my game and still no joy : (. Delete the Cache folder. I have opened a ticket with blizzard but response time via email is not the best. 1 Like. Fixes Iâve 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, . See, you got it half right. By adhering to these recommendations, you can effectively resolve the issue and return to your gameplay endeavors. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any ongoing issues. Been sat for ages waiting to update, thought I was going insane. I managed to finally get the game to fully install after trying a couple suggestions in conjunction with each other. - and World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria, and must run one of our games. In the Processes tab, end all processes related to the Blizzard app. Are you stuck on initializing when trying to update or launch World of Warcraft? You are not alone. If I leave it up and try to let the client figure itself out, it'll sit there doing nothing for hours. net app Cache, also reinstalled it. " message that never goes away? If so, you are not alone. Iâve turned on viewing of hidden files and deleted the Battle. 2. Itâs taken 30+ minutes to download another 30 MB, from 250 to 280MB. It has been 2 days. Technical Support. General Discussion. Tried to repair - stuck. WoW gets stuck on initializing when trying to update. Assuming this is due to massive amounts of people trying to download, but putting this thread here saying for the last 3 hours, my download has been sitting at 0% âInitializing downloadâ. Sayman-nesingwary March 9, 2021, 10:09pm #1. I have fast internet and the space on the computer. Spazzer-atiesh November 16, 2022, 11:36pm #54. â - > I went outside with my dog for 30 mins. Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing" I canât reinstall WoW. maybe time to give up cancel if blizz cant even get their act together with updates god help us for next expansion. It will work then. The default path should look like this: C:ProgramDataBlizzard EntertainmentBattle. and âWaiting on. us. I have the same problem, been waiting for over an hour now on initializing. I just launched battle. Community Tournaments. â - > I went outside with my dog for 30 mins. 7) Trying to update to 10. It doesnât move. Step 5. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. If these basic fixes do not help the situation, itâs time to move on to more complex steps. Click on locate the game, choose the folder. Nazwyn-terenas (Nazwyn) November 16, 2022, 7:28pm 94. This happened to me and I reset and reinstalled everything. Its been like this for a while. net and the blue play button says âUpdatingâ below it says " Applying updates" and its at 0% been like that for a long time, Things I have tried. Not working here âInitializingâ Tried all the tricks here. Technical Support. Closing processes in task manager. Within this directory just delete the folder named Battle. the Battle net and World of Warcraft works best if they are installed in the same folder. Hello, I'm just asking if there's a way to fix Bnet because i just installed it right now and i'm at 45% stuck. Itâs stuck on initializing. Dartanin-ghostlands. â. Restart your computer and try the install/update now. Assuming this is due to massive amounts of people trying to download, but putting this thread here saying for the last 3 hours, my download has been sitting at 0% âInitializing downloadâ. Select the World of WarCraft folder. Wait for a minute then plug your modem and router back into the power source. Uncheck the â Load startup items â box. Iâm so glad I resubbed before doing this update that is stuck at 0%, looking at my money going down the drain. I have been trying to install retail WoW all evening, and the battle. Try uninstalling ALL versions of WoW (Classic, Wrath, and Dragonflight) through the Battle. With W11, the result is the same. There was an update for the battle. If like me you are experiencing issues with the launcher and wish to play; Go to where the game is saved on your hard drive (for example) C:World of Warcraft_classic_. Support. 2. NET and GPU Restarting the PC. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. Troubleshooting steps when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing"WoW Installation stuck at initializing. If it's actually using network then just leave it and it should finish eventually. Help please. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing". Here's how to do that on Windows. Restart the PC then restart the Battle. Thought they wouldâve made some improvements after OW2âs awful launch. Been stuck on initializing for over an hour. The update servers are unreachable. Retest. Gelebor-hydraxis. If those two solutions donât work, youâll need to delete your WTF, Cache, and Interface folders located in your World of Warcraft directory. Try uninstalling ALL versions of WoW (Classic, Wrath, and Dragonflight) through the Battle. net cache. Continues to sit on (2203048/2203048) It is strange that itâs the same issue on all 3 of my machines. Same issue here, stuck on âInitializingâŚâ. If these basic fixes do not help the situation, itâs time to move on to more complex steps. If Battle. All drivers are up to date. Your computer has had it with wow and cancelled its own subscription. Updating 0% Initializing. Hereâs how to fix your screen freezing in the loading men in World of Warcraft: The battle. Deleted the files, uninstalled the launcher. After that i closed the battle net launcher and all instances running in task manager (including updater agent) then relaunched into wow and it started updating. At least it worked for me. Baerduun-defias. net -closing tasks in Task Manager related to Battle. net and still. Servers maxed out due to the rest of the world wanting to update WoW, and CoD players updating Warzone. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. Been stuck on 94% with initializing for the newest update for WoW, this has been happening since yesterday when the patch was launched. Support My Tickets Contact Support Support. Like topic says the install download will not go beyond initializing 2203048/2203048 and is in loop. Stuck on initializing for the past 45min . net client altogether. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance there might be a known issue affecting all players. Running BNet with Admin privileges and Windows 7 compatibility mode. Support Technical Support. Navigate to the Services tab and check the Hide all Microsoft services box. 1. 0% Updating, nothing is happening - > I closed Battle. However, a lot of users are entering a problem where the updates and downloading in the Battlenet software either donât start at all or get stuck in the. . I have deleted Battle. 00 version with the 30 day gametime and I go to download the game again. I have also tried repairing my game and still no joy : (. 1. If anybody has this problem, open task manager and end the task "Agent". Then the âdownloadingâ phase starts and uses my full internet speed and downloads a further 150mb, in the case of the latest patch/hotfix being small. net app and re open it or when I quit WoW (no matter which version) - Retail, TBC and Classic keeps updating. While being stuck it also sends and downloads data at full speed, so battle. 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 âInitializingâ at 0% and wonât budge from there, even after I leave it⌠Right click and select Run as Administrator on the launcher. Try to get into your wow folder : world of warcraft > retail , then double click on your wow. Press Windows Key + R to open the Run dialogue. net, the game started to update, as usual. Replying to. The game wonât even install, it is stuck on update/initializing loop. 3) Scan and fix files. 1 Like. Now I got stuck in the Initializing 2145581/2145581 loop. If I pause and resume it gets stuck on waiting on another update, despite being the only battlenet-game on the computer. 1 Like. Couldnt get past initializing update until i did this. However, it refuses to update the game and remains stuck on. It is now stuck on "Applying Updates 0%". Re-downloaded the launcher and tried downloading again. it needs to update). If Battle. There has been a bug in bnet for as long as I remember where either the remaining data or download speed are reported wrong or the download just seems "stuck". Hello, It started couple hours ago. I had to pause all updates. 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. Read on the forum that you can try to reinstall the battle. 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. Blizzard seems to have a network issue. net, even if I also. At this rate itâs going to take hours and hours to complete the download. Tried but no dice, restarted the first part of the update (setting the files / etc with the 1,72 mb size) then back to initializing đ. i cant install because im still i initializing⌠ive also attempted to install in a new folder. While being stuck it also sends and downloads data at full speed, so battle. C:\Program Files (x86)\World Of Warcraft_retail_. Sometimes, killing the update in the task manager and. net or World of Warcraft processes in the Task Manager. World Of Warcraft is nearly nine years old, an age at which most good games border on "classic". Step 4. It never goes past initializing. â - > I went outside with my dog for 30 mins. net, updating windows 10 optional and intel, deleting the Warcraft files multiple times. Supersalv ⢠10 mo. Deleted the cache, interface and WTF files, but that did nothing. Unable to Complete Achievement - Dream On. net client cache ensures you rule out the file corruption as a cause of the error that prevents you from initializing. If I tab to the battle. WowClassic icon at the bottom > right click > OPEN (bypass the Battlenet Launcher). Clearing the Battle. it sat at 0% for about 20-30 mins then had install showing on the button but applying updates under the button. Usual way to resolve this is to reboot your computer and then start the launcher to get the update. net app Cache, also reinstalled it. Hmm. Step 5. Boards. If you're stuck longer than a few minutes on this screen, follow the troubleshooting steps below: If you're using a wireless connection, optimize your internet connection to rule out a connection issue. If you're stuck longer than a few minutes on this screen, follow the troubleshooting steps below: If you're using a wireless connection, optimize your internet connection to rule out a connection issue. minnesotaHunter (Topic Creator) 11 years ago #3. Game update starts and then stops installing. Also, if I go and launch each individual . net is running, close it. â - > I went outside with my dog for 30 mins. The update servers are unreachable. and also rebooting battle. restarted and hardbooted. Brighter-runetotem November 16, 2022,. See full list on makeuseof. 2 from battle. The same is happening for me. Every now and then itâll start downloading at like 150 bytes a second for a minute then get back to being stuck at initializing. Linux. Right-click on the Battle. Step 3: Click the Done button from the bottom right corner to save the settings. I bought Dragonflight for my friend however when he's trying to install World of Warcraft, it is stuck initializing forever at 2145571 / 2145571 . net Desktop App with these steps: ⢠Uninstall the Blizzard Battle. Two possible workarounds that could help are listed below until we get this fully resolved: Try clearing the Battle. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. World of Warcraft Forums Stuck on initialising. Iâve gone into Task Manager and killed all Blizzard. Constant Updates and Endless Initialising. well thats weird, launching the wow. So, this worked for me. ⢠Next (before re-installing) letâs delete any Battle. Stuck on Initializing/Waiting on another update - Technical Support. Are you on windows 11? try updating the âoptionalâ updates for windows, and making sure you donât have any razer processes (the mouse software) running in the background. I tried restarting the client, I tried rebooting my computer. â Now I am sitting at my computer, watching Battle. Stuck at initializing? Getting stuck on initializing can also indicate corrupt files, or thereâs a problem with the drive the game is installed on. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. Installed bnet and then tried to install WoW but âgot the initializingâŚâ loop. net launcher, and started re-installing wotlk. It looks like the change happens based on remaining percentage of download, not after a certain time. AggravatingTest3760. Delete that folder if it exists (usually program files x86) Type the following into the address bar (not the search bar): %APPDATA% and press enter. 3. 3. net App (skip Step 6 for now, we will re-install later). Troubleshooting Installation and Patching. This patch/update really screwed things up and is making a lot of experiences in game very. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance there might be a known issue affecting all players. net processes in Task Manager; Navigate to the following: C: ProgramData Blizzard Entertainment Battle. well thats weird, launching the wow. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. Restart your PC. Trying to do update that is apparently needed today but just stuck. Fortunately, there are a few things you can do to. im not sure why its not connecting for wow when hearthstone, diablo etc work. In such cases: Restart your router. Every other day when I try to log into the game, I get another update, with times of being stuck on initializing ranging between 5 minutes and half an hour. net launcher (or window). Mine keeps saying that I need to update⌠but all it does is reclaim space and closes. Technical Support. net Agent". Received Wrong Amount of Bloody Tokens from PvP World Quest - Overcoming A Mountain: Krolkoth. Keep getting BLZBNTAG0000138F Scan and Repaired multiple times, same … Are you stuck on initializing when trying to update or launch World of Warcraft? You are not alone. Restarting this did not work. Brewmeister-ashbringer November 16, 2022, 7:46pm #124. Was there ever an actual fix for this? I have tried literally all of the tier. Open Battle. Battle net launcher seams stuck on updating⌠just spinning at Initializing 0%. Social media. Check out this thread and see if any of them work for you. Technical Support. Iâve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. 4MB/s. Terminate the World of Warcraft Task: If the above remedies prove ineffective, terminating the World of Warcraft task within the Task Manager could initiate the update process anew. Click on the lock and unlock it,. ⢠Next (before re-installing) letâs delete any Battle. Itâs the same result. 2 from battle. I had to pause all updates. Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did nothing, several times. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Stuck on Initializing since Windows Update. Press Command + I. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. After that i closed the battle net launcher and all instances running in task manager (including updater agent) then relaunched into wow and it started updating. -force quit battle. Zero progress gets made. Agnass-anvilmar. net update agentâ from there. I'm trying to install on macOS Ventura 13. Account, App, & Shop; World of Warcraft; Warcraft Rumble. Turn off your PC. Having the same problem for the last 20 minutes nowâŚ. After experiencing rolling disconnects occasionally caused by dismounting near the ground in-game, I logged out and used battle. Updated: 3 weeks ago Article ID: 13934. My current speed test shows 300mbit+ and another game downloaded just a bit earlier at 40mb/s. -Reboot PC -reinstall Battle. Femfatale-haomarush. Iâve gone into Task Manager and killed all Blizzard. Any updates on this issue? Stuck on initializing for a while now. If Battle. Same issue here. PC. And I mean everything, I literally formatted my drive and started over. Try to get into your wow folder : world of warcraft > retail , then double click on your wow. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing". I have plenty of space on my SSD, looked at other fixes and now luck. Since yesterday, my Launcher has been stuck at the beginning of the progress bar, usually saying âinitializingâ or sometimes âwaiting for another updateâ briefly then back to âinitializingâ. 2. I am unable to download the new patch and am stuck on initializing I have already restarted my entire pc. Iâll have to wait, I guess. Windows. Just going in an endless loop of saying itâs updating but doesnât actually do anything. Iâve tried restarting Battle. It give me this stuck on initializing loop at 2145581 or something like that and sits on 0% downloaded. net installation directory, and the default path should look like this: C:ProgramDataBlizzard EntertainmentBattle. Spam left click on the button so you can click right when it says Update (it disappears in a fraction of a second, you need to spam the left click so you can click it exactly when it says Update) Hope it helps. â Now I am sitting at my computer, watching Battle. I did have to tell the launcher where my game folder was again, but it immediately updated and was playable again. I have tried everything there is. Support. Then went into the retail folder and deleted everything while it was still in this state. Restart your device and try downloading the update again. Spacehunt-westfall. Technical Support. The Updating never gets anywhere, stuck on 0%, with it also saying "Initializing". Hellbirah-aggramar July 14, 2023, 7:57pm #3. WoW gets stuck on initializing when trying to update. Sayman-nesingwary March 9, 2021, 10:09pm #1. net app. I did some investigating via different apps as well as a third party program designed to test conflicts with System files and it does seem like the client is conflicting with UAC virtualization for the client, and update agent. Technical Support. I have tried everything the internet has told me to try. Iâve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. Boards. Did a scan and repair but it was still stuck on initializing. Just delete the Battle. Now, navigate to the Services tab. CAS System Unable to. then back to initializing đ. Youâll have to: Reset your user interface, this will ensure. . The Dragonflight Pre-Expansion Phase 2 update is live! Ward off attacks from the Primalists with new quests and world events, setting the stage for Dragonflightâs launch. Delete the Cache folder. Update 2: Finally got past the indexes⌠but the download speed of the game is atrocious at 2. thought it was just me⌠gave up and uninstalled - now I canât reinstall. Killsalot. Hi there, Also stuck on initializing. So glad Iâm not the only one. 48. Configure your security software's exception list to allow Blizzard applications to run. Switching battlenet launcher to the Beta version. WoW download stuck on "initializing". Wait until the lights turn back on. Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing" World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. Navigate to the â Compatibility â tab. 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. Then when it loops, end the app by going to the blizzard logo in the top left, right click, and click exit. cleared caches. - and World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria, and must run one of our games. Itâs been three weeks since the release of World of Warcraftâs newest expansion, Dragonflight; with the first Season of content and raiding well underway, Internet. Exit Bnet -> Open Folder that contains WoW folder -> Rename to something like "World of Warcraft_backup" -> Open Bnet and click update, it will change to "Install" (Skip this if it already changed to "Install") -> Rename WoW folder back to "World of Warcraft" (previous name). Iâm stuck as wellâŚ. Evoker Level 70 Boost Gear Reverting From 424 to 414. Trepan-archimonde November 16,. net Update stuck at 0% in your Windows 10 PC. exe file. Reinstall the Battle. I râŚAre you having trouble with your World of Warcraft installation or update? Do you see the annoying "Initializing. net file > Agent file > latest agent file > latest AgentNGDP file and send that to: Techinfo@blizzard. This happens to me every so often, clears up immediately when I turn my firewall off. net. Runabel-argent-dawn May 8, 2023, 11:27pm #1. Update or temporarily uninstall any security programs, which may mistakenly identify the login module as a security threat. stuck on initializing for about 40 minutes now, after rebooting the PC because I was stuck on âwaiting for another update to finishâ for half an hour. 4. Restarting battle. Runabel-argent-dawn May 8, 2023, 11:27pm 1. Spread the loveAs a World of Warcraft player, it can be frustrating when an update gets stuck on âInitializingâ on your Windows computer. Maybe it helps! Or maybe try instal warzone and see if that works. My Battle. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any ongoing issues. Reopen the Battle. Silvansaria-nordrassil. The new Battle. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. Turn on your. Check out my new post on How Much is WOW Per Month. We've tried restarting battle net, restarting computer, going into beta battle. Create a new directory. Close all Battle. " message that never goes away? If so, you are not alone. Download stuck on the "Updating Battle. :C I tried the usual fixes, nothing worked, and when I tried renaming the World of Warcraft folder to do a clean install it got stuck at âintializingâ đThat doesnât seem to accomplish anything. stuck on initializing. net App (skip Step 6 for now, we will re-install later). net update agent in task manager before it would work to reopen and start the patch successfully. 1 Like. net launcher shortcut on your desktop and select â Properties . Renamed the copy to retail and relaunched battlenet as admin. Got this same issue. World of Warcraft Forums I pre purchased the Dragonflight expansion, resubbed for 3 months and wanted to install wow, but it is stuck at âInitialisingâ. 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. Support Technical Support. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance you may not be able to update. Nothing helps! Other games update and download without issues. Then once they are all uninstalled, go in and manually delete the main World of Warcraft folder where the. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any ongoing issues. You can not have. Itâs stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. Every other day when I try to log into the game, I get another update, with times of being stuck on initializing ranging between 5 minutes and half an hour. battle. Updated: 3 weeks ago Article ID: 13934. Emeldavi-tichondrius. Click the box for Safe Mode and then click the Network option underneath at the bottom. Game update starts and then stops installing.