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If you're having trouble installing or updating a game on Battle. net, updating windows 10 optional and intel, deleting the Warcraft files multiple times. Pwnmode-mograine October 6, 2022, 3:11am #6. Follow same steps to turn Safe mode off and boot back normally. Close other applications (Steam, etc) Switched to Google's DNS. Start battle. Been sat for ages waiting to update, thought I was going insane. Installed bnet and then tried to. How to fix the WoW update stuck initializing? Reboot both your router and modem. Stuck between initializing and fetching patch manifest. post your log again. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Sometimes an ISP might have. My Battle. I located my Blizzard games folder, which contained the 'Battle. I was surprised there weren’t already threads about his in this. I’ve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. Then, press CTRL+ALT+DEL to get to your task manager, and end any process that is called AGENT. Step 4. This process uses my internet @ 500kb/s and downloads about 200mb. 14. Then try wow again. When there is a wow update, the ‘initializing’ phase of the download is very slow. I was surprised there weren’t already threads about his in this support forum. Uninstalling and reinstalling battlenet. Expect at least some free game time for this. Technical Support. Krugraa-argent-dawn (Krugraa) December 16, 2021, 10:03pm #3. Stuck on Initializing. Mine is stuck on Initializing (452/452 bytes) and just doesnt budge. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. . Expect at least some free game time for this. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. Just navigate to where your WoW installation is (usually C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\) and delete those three folders. Run the Blizzard Battle. Noob question, but my game has been stuck on Initializing for well over 50 min now. I have followed the instructions mentioned here: WOW Stuck at Initializing but to no avail. . Didn’t do anything. Unable to Gain. net cache folder can resolve problems with the logon module. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. Click on This PC (Windows 10) and open the system partition C. Technical Support. I have followed the instructions mentioned here: WOW Stuck at Initializing but to no avail. This hasn’t worked for me. For me it started yesterday already. Install stuck on "Initializing". Wonder if this is somehow related to the fact that OW2 queue times are very very long (40k users). I’ve tried: Other games update and download without issues. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. Technical Support. I play on a Mac. I'm trying to install on macOS Ventura 13. 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. Been stuck on initializing for over an hour. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. 1 Like. 2 Common Issues Subject. Type msconfig. net cache, ran as administrator, reinstalled battle. Initially stuck on “initializing”, then uninstalled Battle. Bypass the launcher that way. Paused the update and when I resume it says something about being in a queue. Agnass-anvilmar. It seems the only fix, for me atleast, is to leave the update on initializing for 35-45 minutes, it will eventually budge. Phaidon-rexxar November 9, 2023, 7:50pm 11. Nothing is working helllpppp. Restarted my PC and was able to start up wow just fine. I tried restarting the client, I tried rebooting my computer. Click the Downloads tab and scroll down to the bottom and you will see. Its nice that blizz “does not. Step 3: Click the Done button from the bottom right corner to save the settings. Be it for downloading, launching, or updating these games on your PC. Hopefully that helps, good luck!How to fix the WoW update stuck initializing? Uncheck the ”Load startup items” box. Open Task Manager. if you receive any specific errors from the Desktop App about the installation process that can help narrow down what’s causing this. See: Download Stuck on 0% initializing - #14 by Skelgarer-1963 - Technical Support - World of Warcraft Forums. It took a bit of time, but it eventually got done. Then on relaunch of bnet it said update, I clicked, it did a scan, and failed at 100%. net ” (without quotes). Topic Replies Views Activity;. Re-downloaded the launcher and tried downloading again. ” I have tried causing the downloader to “start this update now” but that has no effect. Camuz-golemagg November 16, 2022, 7:21pm #78. 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. Been stuck on waiting for this thing to “update” for a half hour now. Installed Battle. Update stuck at initializing. I deleted the retail folder entirely and copied the classic folder. net, flushed DNS, restarted computer, restarted internet, changed internet connection, etc. The connection issue is one of the most common reasons that cause Battle. 2 Common Issues Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. SOLUTION: I ran the Wow. WoW will launch without your BNet login. Im at a loss on what to do. Delete the Battle. exe in the game directory instead of throught the Battle. net launcher”. net update agent in task manager before it would work to reopen and start the patch successfully. Seems its on Blizz’s back end. I’ve gone into Task Manager and killed all Blizzard processes and made sure the WoW. I have to close the client and restart it a minimum of four times to get the update to begin. 2 Likes. To resolve this: Click the Cogwheel icon next to the Play or Update button and choose Show in Explorer. Type msconfig. thought it was just me… gave up and uninstalled - now I can’t reinstall. ran as. 4. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. It’s always initializing and reclaiming disc sp…“@Maverick_LIVE_ Go ahead and open a ticket then. 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. Low and behold I can’t even download the game I paid for because it gets stuck in an infinite initializing loop. msc in the search box and select System Configuration from the best match. The game will not be updating; click Play. 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. [Main Thread] - High World MS during afternoon - Nova/Wind ISP/Telecom Italia Sparkle Nov 2023. EDIT: Looks like when you exit the game it goes back to Initializing…. Support Account My Gifts Careers Company. SupportTechnical Support. I r…open the retail folder and use the WOW Icon to get into the game. We've tried restarting battle net, restarting computer, going into beta battle. net App and wait for any updates to. It began as a memory access crash while playing the game. World of Warcraft. Unable to Complete Achievement - Dream On. Every time I close Battle. Try to launch in desktop mode for the updates - it seems to work faster (just yesterday my download limit in game mode was 100kb/s, desktop was 30Mb/s). Why is the. Unplug your Modem and Router from the power source. Shower. Check BIOS settings for World of Warcraft. If I try again, it keeps failing. Under Background processes, find " Battle. net cache. net with Admin Right and in Compatibility Mode. Yeah, mine is stuck as well. GOOD LUCK. " message that never goes away? If so, you are not alone. Having the same problem for the last 20 minutes now…. That did not work for me, still stuck at initializing even after closing all bnet processes in task manager. Dartanin-ghostlands. I think the download servers are dead. 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. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. WoW will launch without your BNet login. net. 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. Scan and repair doesn’t work either. thanks so much! My frustrations are lifted. net, the app may be stuck at "Initializing" and prevent you from progressing. WoW download stuck on "initializing". exe. Renamed the copy to retail and relaunched battlenet as admin. I was told the best solution is to completely. Force deleted everything about the game from my computer, reinstall doesn’t work. Initializing (XXX/1006) It is moving incredibly slowly for having gigabit internet and SSD storage. Many connection issues including slow bandwidth, BNS cache, unstable Internet can trigger the Blizzard app stuck on initializing. I’ve also restarted the client as well as my PC. Disconnected When Leaving Garrison. Greetings all, We’ve been working to improve some of the available troubleshooting resources for our games. Eel-suramar. net server that gives the current client version is getting DDOSed. Same issue here, stuck on ‘Initializing…’. Updating 0% Initializing. Zuul-balnazzar November 16, 2022, 6:55pm #33. 5. 1 Like. Windows. Try de-instal and then cleanup hdd + register. net folder in its entirety. 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. 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. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. Missing Gnomelia and/or Hearthstone Card Back After Defeating Hogger. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. It needs 16gb of free storage to download the patch. exe and manually loging in, doesn’t help. Thought they would’ve made some improvements. Blizzard ForumsGlad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. Why can’t I install World of Warcraft? Try creating a new administrator account to resolve. 2. 2 Likes. net shortcut on your desktop and select Properties. Maybe it helps! Or maybe try instal warzone and see if that works. 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). Can't install, the download is stuck on Initializing (0%) I can't update my game, it's been stuck at Initializing for 30 min; If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because. Tyrskorn-2108 March 27, 2021, 8:43am 2. YOUR. I ended up reinstalling the game. 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. Kranox-mazrigos November 16, 2022, 7:02pm #44. Voodoopanda-stormscale November 16, 2022, 7:34pm. I’ve also tried pausing the WoW updates to allow the desktop application to finish, but with no luck. I found I had to go and manually End Task on the Battle. Game update starts and then stops installing. I have done a clean uninstall and reinstall several times now, clearing temp, localappdata, programdata, etc each time, and still cannot get past the same download initialization. Try creating a new user account on Windows, and add it to. My Battle. Jalkoth-blades-edge November 9, 2022, 6:34am #1. restarted and hardbooted. this hasnt worked either. Stuck on "Initializing. So far nothing has worked. Xee-draenor March 27, 2023, 9:52pm 1. net. Quick update: I managed to get hands on another PC where I did a fresh install of b. Deleted the files, uninstalled the launcher. Same problem on 2 computers. Boot into Safemode. Technical Support. Closing processes in task manager. i went up to download the game. SupportTechnical Support. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Open Battle. I started experiencing this issue a few hours ago after being spammed with lua errors in-game with no addons enabled. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net app. net launcher’s window. I guess the interim fix for now is to just run the exe and log in manually. the Battle net and World of Warcraft works best if they are installed in the same folder. The app is stuck on “Updating”, with WoW Classic at 0%, PTR at 83%, and retail WoW at 0%. Hit the Windows key and R. Both the PTR and live versions are displaying the same problem. Reopen the Battle. FIX. 2 Likes. I tried to reinstall WoW and was stuck on initializing so I uninstalled the battle net app and now I lost my authenticator and I need to update my phone number now I'm fucked to sign in. Technical Support. Thought they would’ve made some improvements. im not sure why its not connecting for. 1 Like. Game Install Stuck on Initializing. i have tried uninstalling wow retail, wow classic, and wow ptr and reinstalling wow retail. 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. net launcher and still says initializing. 1 Like. November 14, 2023. 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 app. Xee-draenor March 27, 2023, 9:52pm 1. any tips or fixes for it? Others have similar issues. Which meant all my addons and set-ups were erased. net app, but now Im on 0% for installing battle. I’ve tried everything recommended except reinstalling bnet launcher. CAS System Unable. net launcher. I tried running Battle. net launcher. My Battle. Also, if I go and launch each individual . I have tried everything I possibly can find on the internet. Nazwyn-terenas (Nazwyn) November 16, 2022, 7:28pm 94. I can’t reinstall WoW. The “agent” is crashing my whole internet connection, does nothing. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild outdated or corrupt files. #$%#. After a few seconds it. Right-click the Battle. Elbodeep-area-52. Thank you! You solved my issue. Kurai888. Close the Blizzard launcher and then go in task manager and find the battlenet update agent and end task. Restart the Battle. Control panel > user accounts > Change User Account Control Settings. all other games work fine, just not wow. exe. 3. Cancel reply. Was working fine everyday im on just today it wont complete update. The_Fluffy_Baron. Wait for a minute then plug your modem and router back into the power source. it probably looked something like this. Refreshing connection. net or World of Warcraft processes in the Task Manager. My guess is overloaded Blizzard servers. I’ve disabled my firewall. Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. net. Uncheck the box next to the “Enable peer-to-peer” option and click on Done in order to accept the changes. Desktop App Tech Support. I repaired the client 3 times and it is still stuck in 99% Initializing for 3 hours now. i cant install because im still i initializing… ive also attempted to install in a new folder. It will stuck in initializing again, but don't get mad! Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc>performance>resource monitor In the "resource monitor" window check at network tab, if a process "Agent. Every now and then it’ll start downloading at like 150 bytes a second for a minute then get back to being stuck at initializing. Unplug your Modem and Router from the power source. net to re-install each one. Many players have reported this issue on the official forum and shared their possible solutions. Agnass-anvilmar. I ended up deleting agent folder, emptying recycling bin, and restarting my pc before starting the launcher and it fixed everything. I even did a clean install of everything and still nothing. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. TravelingGleeman •. And just a note: it's a hidden folder, so you need to set it so you can view, or just type in C:ProgramData. I have several other Battle. I can’t start WoW client directly because it’s not compatible (probably because of phase two today, it. Download Stuck on 0% initializing. When I started the Battle. I’m stuck on the initialising steps. 14. just gets stuck. Since. 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. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did nothing, several times. I've followed every step I possibly could, and still. i am completely unable to play the game, after. restarted and hardbooted. Help! Since the newest patch in WoW I’ve been unable to load the game. I pre purchased the Dragonflight expansion, resubbed for 3 months and wanted to install wow, but it is stuck at “Initialising”. net launcher. net or World of Warcraft processes in the Task Manager. Right-click the Battle. net Stuck in a Refresh Loop. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any ongoing issues. Net, deleted everything related to WoW and WotLK Classic and Battle. net desktop app may resolve rare launcher issues. World of Warcraft addon managers can prevent Agent from updating game files. Recently, my Battle. killing agent in task manager. 1 Like. 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. Uninstall doesn’t work. " SupportTechnical Support. Run Battle. net and blizzard folders. Groót-quelthalas November 16, 2022, 8:28pm #208. Close all Battle. Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing"Initializing loop. In the launcher settings, set max concurrent connections to 5, and set the max download speed to something a little below what your connection is capable of. It should work after about a minute or two. Having the same problem for the last 20 minutes now…. I tried restarting the client, I tried rebooting my computer. Update the Battle. Zero progress gets made. WoW Download is stuck on initializing. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. Click the box for Safe Mode and then click the Network option underneath at the bottom. Once you are at character select, close the first unauthenticated WoW. I pre purchased the Dragonflight expansion, resubbed for 3 months and wanted to install wow, but it is stuck at “Initialising”. well thats weird, launching the wow. ARTICLE: battle net just tells me the game is updating but its stuck on initializing. Technical Support. Disable or temporarily uninstall these programs, restart your computer, and try. And when I come back to my pc I can press play. I’m stuck as well…. • 2 mo. Close all Battle. Eat food. The “update” is just stuck at 0 %. Leave this window open, and alt-tab to the Battle. It retries continuously but it does not get past that 2127019/2027019… I restarted bnet client, restarted my computer, uninstalled the wow files, started the repair client, but nothing seems to help. (Don’t enter with your id and password) Step 4: Download WoW with your regions. Agnass-anvilmar. I’ve tried restarting Battle. Something else to try - there is a little downwards pointing arrow at the top of the bnet launcher. Aerlas-magtheridon. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. November 14, 2023. Please read the following rules before commenting: All comments must be on topic and add something of substance to the post;I bought Dragonflight for my friend however when he's trying to install World of Warcraft, it is stuck initializing forever at 2145571 / 2145571 . OS: Windows 11 (22H2) compilation: 22621. ago. I deleted the retail folder entirely and copied the classic folder. Hello everyone i installed WOW classic a month ago and everything was running smooth till about a week ago on the battle. For whatever reason Overwatch is stuck updating itself, it just says “Initializing…”. It’s the same result. Misstps-mograine November 16, 2022, 7:45am #8. Stuck on Initializing since Windows Update. 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. Check for Firewall/Antivirus Blocking. Technical Support. Technical Support. Either “Initializing” or "Waiting for another download (and there is no other download) Giving up for the night. WoW Stuck on Initializing Help Trying to download World of Warcraft on Battle. Technical Support. I have fast internet and the space on the computer. Been stuck for more than 4 hours. I have fast internet and the space on the computer. Try connecting your device directly to your computer and test in different USB ports on your PC. Close all other applications to resolve software conflicts and free up resources. net it says Hearthstone is updating but is stuck at 0% and Initializing. net Update Agent" or something similar, and end the task. Can't install, the download is stuck on Initializing (0%) I can't update my game, it's been stuck at Initializing for 30 min. To use the Repair Tool first open the game and log in. See, you got it half right.