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. It doesn’t move. 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, . Emeldavi-tichondrius. Boot into Safemode. My current speed test shows 300mbit+ and another game downloaded just a bit earlier at 40mb/s. Join the discussion in this forum thread and find out possible solutions. Now we are unable to reinstall the program. Rinarra-draenor November 16, 2022, 7:21pm #77. At least it worked for me. . I repaired the client 3 times and it is still stuck in 99% Initializing for 3 hours now. What a mess. 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. Basically it was just stuck on “updating battle. For me it started yesterday already. The progress bar below the Install/Update button is currently at Initializing (242/1006) with a creeping progression. GTAForums does NOT endorse or allow any kind of GTA Online modding, mod menus, tools or account selling/hacking. I can’t reinstall WoW. 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. How to fix the WoW update stuck initializing? Uncheck the ”Load startup items” box. Following someone elses advice, I tried uninstalling the battle. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. Game is stuck at 99% in battle net launcher with 5mb remaining, originally it got stuck and I decided to scan and repair, this sent my game into an endless scan loop and I could no longer play the game, I reinstalled the battlenet launcher and eventually caved and reinstalled wow (note this is a big deal, as. It should work after about a minute or two. Followed alot of tips from forum posts with similar problem. This is the only game that makes it happen. net and the download seems to continuously get stuck on 'Initializing', making no progress. I’m stuck on the initialising steps. Foxaris-draenor November 28, 2022, 9:52pm. Fortunately for me it got past initializing phase though again it was seemingly stuck there for more then 30min. if you receive any specific errors from the Desktop App about the installation process that can help narrow down what’s causing this. 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. However, there’s a quick way to solve this problem, and all that you have to do is to run the application as an administrator. Program Data was a hidden file, so you'll have to go to view and check 'Hidden Items' to view this folder. A bit late, but I was having the same issue when trying to launch WoW from the Home tab on battlenet. Pekins-firemaw November 15, 2022, 6:37pm #1. Stuck at "initializing". net in Program Files (x86) and Program Data. Honesty just give it time. Phaidon-rexxar November 9, 2023, 7:50pm 11. 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, . Just navigate to where your WoW installation is (usually C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\) and delete those three folders. Click the Blizzard icon at the top left part of the screen and choose Settings from the dropdown menu. Step 3: Click the Done button from the bottom right corner to save the settings. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. In the Processes tab, end all processes related to the Blizzard app. Look for any battle. Same here, stuck on initializing. With W11, the result is the same. love this game. Close the task manager. Renamed the copy to retail and relaunched battlenet as admin. Same here, been stuck for nearly 2 hours. 1 MannerAlarming6150 • 1 yr. However, it refuses to update the game and remains stuck on. 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 alone for hours. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Delete the Battle. Go ahead and delete both of those folders. Delete the Battle. 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). net as admin. Uninstall doesn’t work. I tried running Battle. For me it is stuck at initializing. ” I have tried causing the downloader to “start this update now” but that has no effect. Delete the created folder and change the renamed folder to the original name. Then once they are all uninstalled, go in and manually delete the main World of Warcraft folder where the. Technical Support. ’ - > I went outside with my dog for 30 mins. Last resort I went to my Mobile HotSpot. Keep getting BLZBNTAG0000138F Scan and Repaired multiple times, same … Common Problems. Close Blizzard processes. Disable any proxies that may interfere with the login module. Right-click the shortcut of Battle. Trepan-archimonde November 16. Zarisavia-argent-dawn December 5, 2022, 1:34pm #613. 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. net launcher keeps showing “Updating” and “Initializing”… and 0% completion. Try plugging your computer directly into your modem. Danelliah-silvermoon November 16, 2022, 7:08am 4. WoW download stuck on "initializing". exe in the game directory instead of throught the Battle. It’s the same result. Nallianah-wyrmrest-accord. Technical Support. I'm OCE, and completely unable to patch to most recent build. Topic Replies Views Activity; Stuck in loading screens. Having the same issue. A fresh install of Bnet and WoW has done nothing. Fixes I’ve tried:. I paused the download and resumed it and it initially went to “normal” download speeds but got stuck at ~80%. Voodoopanda-stormscale November 16, 2022,. Character transfer wont work and i am stuck! Customer Support. proxy settings. If your World of Warcraft (WoW) update is stuck on "initializing," it can be caused by various factors. It doesn’t move. Start up the launcher, and it just says Initializing. patch. It also doesn’t matter. I’ve gone into Task Manager and killed all Blizzard processes and made sure the WoW. ago. C:\Program Files (x86)\World Of Warcraft_retail_. Then relaunch and it should work. The steps that worked for me was as follows: Make sure auto-update is disabled on your Battle. net folder. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild. Once the game ran, the “Initializing” disappeared and the PLAY button lit up. it probably looked something like this. I play on a Mac. Agnass-anvilmar. Restarted client, restarted PC. 57 Likes. Updated: 3 weeks ago Article ID: 13934 Product:. Phantasticus-azuremyst November 16, 2022, 7:54pm #139. i went up to download the game. Nothing changes it. net desktop app. My Battle. this hasnt worked either. Scan & repair files, uninstalled wow and downloaded again as well the battle. Step 3. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. Just navigate to where your WoW installation is (usually C:Program FilesWorld of Warcraft) and delete those three folders. net launcher. exe in my retail folder and logged in manually w/ authenticator. net folder. 2 Common Issues. Sianguste-garrosh December 17, 2022, 1:59pm #4. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. any updates would sooth my mind. m stuck at initializing! WHo would have expected that from Blizzard on a launch day! 2 Likes. I fixed mine!Hello, It started couple hours ago. Click on the lock and unlock it,. Still stuck on initializing. I can’t get past the “initializing” stage to start the. Seems its on Blizz’s back end. net it says Hearthstone is updating but is stuck at 0% and Initializing. World of Warcraft Forums. Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did nothing, several times. If your World of Warcraft (WoW) update is stuck on "initializing," it can be caused by various factors. Been stuck for more than 4 hours. net. The only reason why I uninstalled it in the first place was due to a bug where both WoW Classic and normal WoW wouldn’t install/patch, and would instead be caught in a loop of initializing the update, reclaiming disc space, then saying that they were waiting for other updates, and then going back in the loop, forever. Look for any battle. #354. Put Battle. Blizzard seems to have a network issue. I have tried it all, from clearing caches, cookies, flushing. Step 2: Reinstall BattleNet. If you're using a Mac, Repair Disk Permissions to resolve any permission. I recently tried to download this game after a good few years away and got stuck on this issue like many others. Clear all app cache. Installed bnet and then tried to. net but the download is stuck at initializing/0% and then I get the whoops! window. Update or temporarily uninstall any security programs, which may mistakenly identify the login module as a security threat. Usually a restart of the client or my pc will fix it. For me it started yesterday already. For real though, I have no clue. net client. I'm trying to install on macOS Ventura 13. I deleted the retail folder entirely and copied the classic folder. Jeges-outland November 16, 2022, 6:59pm #38. I managed to fix the issue by completely uninstalling World of Warcraft and the battlenet app. Click on the Disable all and then OK to confirm changes. This might fix the issue. Technical Support. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. Try login in to another account, or create a free trial, and see if that fixes it. The_Sinful. Chandrah-magtheridon November 16, 2022, 9:28pmHi, When there is a wow update, the ‘initializing’ phase of the download is very slow. Then it worked! Hopefully this is to some help to. 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. Updated: 4 months ago Article ID: 206714 Common Problems. 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. Open task manager, force stop the battle. Just unistall the game, then stop. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. go to the Boot tab. Basically it was just stuck on “updating battle. It’s the same result. 1: 145: October 24, 2023 MacOS - Memory leak since Beta DF and WoW goes to 120 GO of. net client, and then try the above steps again. 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. Game stuck on initializing. If anybody has this problem, open task manager and end the task "Agent". I was able to do an update for classic WoW, but not retail. SupportTechnical Support. Other games in the Blizzard launcher all download fine, it's. 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. WoW Download is stuck on initializing. Then click Options > Game Settings. I’ve tried. 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. net launcher”. Both the PTR and live versions are displaying the same problem. I’ll have to wait, I guess. You can close battle. I’ve also tried pausing and resuming with no avail and double checked there’s enough space on SSDs. Click settings. Trepan-archimonde November 16,. Maybe it helps! Or maybe try instal warzone and see if that works. net launcher (or window). just gets stuck. I have also tried repairing my game and still no joy : (. 394:. Emeldavi-tichondrius. Expect at least some free game time for this. Whenever I try to install my hearthstone game it says initializing until about 19% and then just stops. Restarted my PC and was able to start up wow just fine. WoW download stuck on "initializing". Only problem is, my game just stays on initializing loop forever. I’ve tried everything recommended except reinstalling bnet launcher. start installing the game but close the battlenet launcher again as soon as it starts actually downloading. It is now stuck on "Applying Updates 0%". net, updating windows 10 optional and intel, deleting the Warcraft files multiple times. Here are the instructions: Download the tool from this page. msc in the search box and. Basically it was just stuck on “updating battle. I started experiencing this issue a few hours ago after being spammed with lua errors in-game with no addons enabled. net App. Try closing background applications to resolve any software conflicts. Updated:. I was stuck in initializing also. Pekins-firemaw November 15, 2022, 6:37pm #1. This process uses my internet @ 500kb/s and downloads about 200mb. Looking for some assistance here if possible. Kymthegreat-staghelm November 8, 2023, 6:23pm 1. World of Warcraft Forums Support Technical Support. reinstalling WoW with partial deletion of the data files; And now, finally, I removed everything related to BattleNet, Blizzard, and World of Warcraft and started a new fresh install. 2 Likes. 57 Likes. I tweeted to Blizzard CS and they said they are aware and working on it. Already try login out, login back, restarting computer. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Following someone elses advice, I tried uninstalling the battle. Fix, rename etc. Support My Tickets Contact Support Support. Expect at least some free game time for this. Already submitted 3 bug reports through the battle. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild outdated or corrupt files. I even did a clean install of everything and still nothing. That doesn’t seem to accomplish anything. Trepan-archimonde November 16. I can run a speed test and my internet is fine,. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. Vanasmut-tichondrius. It needs 16gb of free storage to download the patch. net. At this rate it’s going to take hours and hours to complete the download. Select all Agent, Blizzard, and game processes, and click End Process. Then once they are all uninstalled, go in and manually delete the main World of Warcraft folder where the. Then went into the retail folder and deleted everything while it was still in this state. Didn’t do anything. SoM sure goona be fun. It never goes past initializing. Update your drivers and operating system to resolve any compatibility issues. Dartanin-ghostlands. yea same thing here spent all day in the Emergency room and came home to my game as broken as I am. Remedial steps taken:WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. exe in my folder and logged in manually w/ authenticator. net app shows that there are updates for: WoW Classic. net launcher but it wouldn’t reinstall. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Technical Support. Restart my computer. I’ll have to wait, I guess. I had WotLK and retail installed but it still could not locate either one even after manually pointing it at the file location. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild outdated or corrupt files. Same issue here, stuck on ‘Initializing…’. Technical Support. Click on locate the game, choose the folder. net. Hmm. net Launcher. Start battle. Fixes I’ve tried:. Nothing is working helllpppp. Put Battle. Press the Battle. Click on the flash drive icon in the lower-right taskbar and select open and mount for your flash drive. Reset the permissions on your WoW folder: 1. Edit 2: Got past the first initialization loop and into a measured megabyte download only to get stuck in yet another initialization loop. For whatever reason Overwatch is stuck updating itself, it just says “Initializing…”. Click on the Disable all and then OK to confirm changes. If that does not work, turn beta mode on for your b. net cache, ran as administrator, reinstalled battle. I’ve tried restarting Battle. Either “Initializing” or "Waiting for another download (and there is no other download) Giving up for the night. You almost certainly don’t, and it just takes a while to get. thought it was just me… gave up and uninstalled - now I can’t reinstall. 2 Common Issues Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. I was told the best solution is to completely. Emeldavi-tichondrius. Occasionally, you may find your World of Warcraft update stuck on initializing because of internet connectivity issues. You don't have two big updates on the same day. 819. I have uninstalled battlenet and all games, deleted all folders, even the hidden ones. ahh ok, im still stuck at 0% initializing . So i have played wow on this laptop since it was birthed 2 years ago (Alienware m17). Turn off your PC. net launcher, and started re-installing wotlk. I r…What a mess. net launcher and still says initializing. Expect at least some free game time for this. Like topic says the install download will not go beyond initializing 2203048/2203048 and is in loop. Pekins-firemaw November 15, 2022, 6:37pm #1. Support Technical Support. NET. Resolve Any Internet Connection Issues. Try de-instal and then cleanup hdd + register. Restarted bnet. Try plugging your computer directly into your modem. Create another 'administrator' account on the machine and use that instead. Completely close the battle net app then navigate to the directory above. net again. Check for Firewall/Antivirus Blocking. 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 have tried all steps to fix it, but nothing works…. net Desktop App Update or temporarily uninstall any security programs , which may mistakenly identify the login module as a security threat My Battle. Start the test and launch the Battle. net, the game started to update, as usual. Wrathofevil-1493 January 8, 2023, 6:19am #1. For me it started yesterday already. Having the same problem for the last 20 minutes now…. Yeah, mine is stuck as well. Agnass-anvilmar. If it is downloading then it will unstuck after some time, don't interrupt it again just be patient. LoadingIf it's stuck saying it's initializing, I'd suspect a permissions problem somewhere still. Blizzard Forums It never goes past initializing. Hi there, Also stuck on initializing. We recently upgraded to Window’s 11 and had issues with WOW, so we uninstalled it figuring it was corrupt. Start battlenet. Already try login out, login back, restarting computer. WoW Installation stuck at initializing. Uninstalled everything to do with battlenet launcher, used VPN to switch country, reinstalled launcher and located game and started update straight away. Same issue here, tried restarting pc back to initializing. Delete the Battle. Select Game Settings on the left of the window. Unplug your Modem and Router from the power source. net Desktop App is stuck at "Initializing," try the following steps: Restart Battle. Press Windows key + R to open the Run dialogue. I have the same problem, been waiting for over an hour now 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. Close all other applications to resolve software conflicts and free up resources. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. So far nothing has worked. exe in the game directory instead of throught the Battle. Close all Battle. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any ongoing issues. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. msc and open System Configuration. Right click and select Run as Administrator on the launcher. Here I am again ($&*!). Scan and repair doesn’t work either. Imagine being on your 9th expansion and not being able to cope with what, by now, must be very predictable volumes of traffic. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance there might be a known issue affecting all players. Battlenet is the go-to client if you want to play big title games like Diablo 4, Overwatch 2, World of Warcraft, etc. How to resolve this issue when installing or. Expect at least some free game time for this. Are you stuck on initializing when trying to update or launch World of Warcraft? You are not alone. Updated Windows 10, . Confirmed Wow classic WOTLK is working fine. net app. Fixes I’ve tried:. net launcher on the desktop and select Properties.