Followed alot of tips from forum posts with similar problem. 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. Instead of using a wireless connection, use a physical LAN. Once the game ran, the “Initializing” disappeared and the PLAY button lit up. Technical Support. World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues Waiting on Another Installation or Update. I had the issue where it would do the initializing loop. Ensure the problem occurs while the winMTR tool is running. 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). So glad I’m not the only one. It seems the only fix, for me atleast, is to leave the update on initializing for 35-45 minutes, it will eventually budge. net cache, ran as administrator, reinstalled battle. Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. Then try wow again. net desktop app may resolve rare launcher issues. i went a step further and ended vanguard and gamepass tasks as well. Stuck at initializing?For me it started yesterday already. Help & Support. net app, however it is permanently stuck on Initializing. Read on the forum that you can try to reinstall the battle. Trepan-archimonde November 16. I bought Dragonflight for my friend however when he's trying to install World of Warcraft, it is stuck initializing forever at 2145571 / 2145571 . Topic Replies Views Activity; Stuck in loading screens. reinstalling WoW with partial deletion of the data files. Pwnmode-mograine October 6, 2022, 3:11am #6. 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’ve tried restarting Battle. Be patient guys, Blizzard is a small indie company with very limited resources. Bobrexal • 24 days ago. FIX. Battle net launcher seams stuck on updating… just spinning at Initializing 0%. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. Click settings. Confirm changes. At least it worked for me. It never goes past initializing. EDIT: Looks like when you exit the game it goes back to Initializing…. Also, if I go and launch each individual . Disable any proxies that may interfere with the login module. Low and behold I can’t even download the game I paid for because it gets stuck in an infinite initializing loop. SOLUTION: I ran the Wow. Jeges-outland November 16, 2022, 6:59pm #38. I play on a Mac. That did not work for me, still stuck at initializing even after closing all bnet processes in task manager. Still stuck on initializing. 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. Pekins-firemaw November 15, 2022, 6:37pm #1. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Stuck on initializing? Discussion Is there really an update right now (Monday evening)? My Battlenet launcher says there’s an update for wow classic and my update is stuck on. Followed alot of tips from forum posts with similar problem. Stuck on Initializing. Scan and repair doesn’t work either. (Don’t enter with your id and password) Step 4: Download WoW with your regions. Press the Reset In-Game Options button to confirm. Phantasticus-azuremyst November 16, 2022, 7:54pm #139. Windows. Game Install Stuck on Initializing. 1: 145: October 24, 2023 MacOS - Memory leak since Beta DF and WoW goes to 120 GO of. Are you stuck on initializing when trying to update or launch World of Warcraft? You are not alone. 57 Likes. 4 GB. Game stuck on initializing. Silvansaria-nordrassil. Danelliah-silvermoon November 16, 2022, 7:08am 4. I have restarted the application. I recently uninstalled it to make room for another game. Try plugging your computer directly into your modem. mine aswell starting downloading the game a minute ago but has gone back to the initializing. Cannot Install WoW; Stuck on Initialization. Update your drivers and operating system to resolve any compatibility issues. Wonder if this is somehow related to the fact that OW2 queue times are very very long (40k users). net processes, restarting, etc. Trepan-archimonde November 16. Uninstalled Battlenet thinking it would help if I reinstalled but now it’s stuck on installing. WoW download stuck on "initializing". It’s always initializing and reclaiming disc sp…Are you frustrated by the stuck initializing error in World of Warcraft? You are not alone. 2 Common Issues Breaking News This Week's Scheduled Maintenance Subject. net it says Hearthstone is updating but is stuck at 0% and Initializing. The Battle. battle. net agent is continuously crashing and restarting the “initializing” step of the download. Stuck on Initializing/Waiting on another update - Technical Support. If I leave it up and try to let the client figure itself out, it'll sit there doing nothing for hours. Press Windows key + R to open the Run dialogue. I just launched battle. Mine was stuck on initializing for an hour after restarting multiple times, next to update, select scan and repair and then restart the app after that finishes, it immediately updated afterwards. Update or temporarily uninstall any security programs, which may mistakenly identify the login module as a security threat. net app completely, didn’t help. Don't forget to backup your Interface folder, though. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Edit 2: Got past the first initialization loop and into a measured megabyte download only to get stuck in yet another initialization loop. Restart your computer and try the install/update now. Uncheck the box next to the “Enable peer-to-peer” option and click on Done in order to accept the changes. 2. Trepan-archimonde November 16,. Initializing is taking forever. Right-click the Battle. Meneshá-argent-dawn November 16, 2022, 7:15pm #65. Click on dropdown down arrow on the top left corner. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. Then when it loops, end the app by going to the blizzard logo in the top left, right click, and click exit. I’m having the same issue. net client and redownload the whole game; copied the entire folder on a USB stick and pasted over my WoW Folder worked like a charm with just a quick Scan and Repair action and now I can login without issues. The exact same thing is happening to me right now. You just need to go to this website, find your realm, and check what its current server. Basically it was just stuck on “updating battle. 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. Restart the Battle. WoW download stuck on "initializing". net in Program Files (x86) and Program Data. I had to go in and relocate each of them and it was fine, except for World of Warcraft. See full list on makeuseof. net is closed, along with any other World of Warcraft of proprietary processes in the Task Manager. net games. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III is a 2023 first-person shooter video game primarily developed by Sledgehammer Games and published by Activision. It took a bit of time, but it eventually got done. After that reopen battlenet(do that as administrator, it may help), locate the folder of destiny and let it download. Revert the folder name change. Installed bnet and then tried to. Technical Support. Heymerth-chamber-of-aspects November 16, 2022, 7:21pm #76. Brewmeister-ashbringer November 16, 2022, 7:46pm #124. net launcher but it wouldn’t reinstall. exe in the game directory instead of throught the Battle. Go to the Battle. Step 5. Uninstalling and reinstalling battlenet. When the WoW update gets stuck on initializing, you must disable other apps and processes, update the Battle. I've tried a clean. 4 GB update would be chucked in after completing an install of the game. net. Same issue. -Reboot PC -reinstall Battle. I had the same issue basically installer stuck on “initializing” and “Grabbing another update” for over an hour. Windows applied an update last week and since then haven’t been able to log in or update WoW. Last resort I went to my Mobile HotSpot. Scan and repair, doesn’t work. The_Sinful. I was surprised there weren’t already threads about his in this support forum. Then once they are all uninstalled, go in and manually delete the main World of Warcraft folder where the. Why can’t I install World of Warcraft? Try creating a new administrator account to resolve. net and still. To do that, follow these simple steps: Right-click on the Blizzard app’s desktop shortcut and open Properties. . net app icon and choose ‘Run as administrator’. net app > Select WoW to install > Stuck on Initializing (2203048/2203048)… I’ve routed through my neighbor’s network and the same results. Type msconfig. It will work then. Boards. IF it D. The app is stuck on “Updating”, with WoW Classic at 0%, PTR at 83%, and retail WoW at 0%. 57 Likes. Restarted bnet. Switch to the Game Install/Update tab by clicking on it and scroll down to the Network Bandwidth section. Trying to download World of Warcraft on Battle. Same issue here, stuck on ‘Initializing…’. Cannot update wow at all. Updated: 4 months ago Article ID: 206714 Common Problems. I’ve also tried pausing and resuming with no avail and double checked there’s enough space on SSDs. Many connection issues including slow bandwidth, BNS cache, unstable Internet can trigger the Blizzard app stuck on initializing. Technical Support For problems installing or patching World of Warcraft, connecting to the realms or crashing during game play. Kill the battle. 2. Darkseid-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 7:30pm #102. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Delete the Battle. We've tried restarting battle net, restarting computer, going into beta battle. Expect at least some free game time for this. The “update” is just stuck at 0 %. And every time it gets to this number it. 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”. Update the Battle. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. Edit: Restarting the app in admin mode seems to have sped up the initialization speed. I have tried everything I possibly can find on the internet. Once the download actually starts in safe mode you can return to normal windows and it will get past the initializing loop. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net agent is continuously crashing and restarting the “initializing” step of the download. 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 (or window). net. Kill those processes (but don’t kill the launcher) and the update should proceed as normal. Technical Support. If I pause and resume it gets stuck on waiting on another update, despite being the only battlenet-game on the computer. I left it running overnight for 10+ hours, still Initializing… SOLUTION: I ran the Wow. 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. What more can we even attempt?I have followed the instructions mentioned here: WOW Stuck at Initializing but to no avail. log file from Documents/3DMark to ul. net as admin. net launcher then go task manager close remaining apps then restart should probably fix it. 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. Starting as admin is the important part. exe. Technical Support. an I dont have an antivirus at all. I’ve disabled my firewall. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. Fixes I’ve tried:. Stuck at "initializing". net launcher. 2 Likes. C:Program Files (x86)World of Warcraft. 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. For real though, I have no clue. Install stuck on "Initializing". World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Technical Support. Every now and then it’ll start downloading at like 150 bytes a second for a. Technical Support. To figure out what is causing this, the original suggestion still stands: First start 3DMark with Steam launch option "--trace" added via right click, properties, then start using force 64bit option and send 3dmark-native. Technical Support. Close other applications (Steam, etc) Switched to Google's DNS. Technical Support. Restarted CPU and all that jazz. Restarted my PC and was able to start up wow just fine. minnesotaHunter (Topic Creator) 11 years ago #3. Follow same steps to turn Safe mode off and boot back normally. Was there ever an actual fix for this? I have tried literally all of the tier one stuff Blizz. Not working here “Initializing” Tried all the tricks here. When there is a wow update, the ‘initializing’ phase of the download is very slow. Hope this helps. net. Nowaqu-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 7:57pm #144. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. . net If Battle. if it still gets stuck at the social club loop. 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. While being stuck it also sends and downloads data at full speed, so battle. For me these steps worked but. Then on relaunch of bnet it said. this hasnt worked either. net website gives you a potential fix. I will send you all i got from this timeline =) Oramir. net Update Agent" or something similar, and end the task. Sadly did not work for me. After a few seconds it. LoadingIf it's stuck saying it's initializing, I'd suspect a permissions problem somewhere still. Try login in to another account, or create a free trial, and see if that fixes it. Kymthegreat-staghelm November 8, 2023, 6:23pm 1. Stuck on Initializing. Hey, probably not many people in my situation but I’m trying to install WoW again (for obvious reasons 😃 ) and I’m stuck at installing the battle. I’ve tried removing the . I just tried to empty the cache and change region, it doesn’t work. The easiest fix for this problem is to just wait guys, don’t be impatient. Any work around? I had the same problem yesterday. net or World of Warcraft processes in the Task Manager. Didn’t do anything. A bit late, but I was having the same issue when trying to launch WoW from the Home tab on battlenet. com If your Blizzard app is stuck while initializing, the issue can be caused by the lack of privileges. net processes in Task Manager; Navigate to the following: C:\ ProgramData \Blizzard Entertainment\ Battle. exit bnet > task manager > end bnet update agent > open bnet. It should work after about a minute or two. If you are in Europe try the Americas. World of Warcraft Forums [Main Thread] Download Stuck on 0% initializing then BLZBNTAG0000138F. What a mess. Closed my Antivirus. 56 Likes. net Desktop App, then try to update a game. → When I came home, Waiting for another update is no longer there and it is 0% Updating again. Disable any proxies that may interfere with the login module. 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 uninstalled both wow and battlenet. This might fix the issue. Delete the Battle. start installing the game but close the battlenet launcher again as soon as it starts actually downloading. 3. I even did a clean install of everything and still nothing. I can’t start WoW client directly because it’s not compatible (probably because of phase two today, it. 20 per sec. Paused the update and when I resume it says something about being in a queue. I have also tried repairing my game and still no joy : (. Help please. Recently, my Battle. Technical Support. Maybe it helps! Or maybe try instal warzone and see if that works. Check out this thread to see what worked for them and how you can get back. Rebooted the computer. net installation directory, and the default path should look like this: C:ProgramDataBlizzard EntertainmentBattle. Zero progress gets made. Fixes I’ve tried:. Check the ” Hide all Microsoft services ” box. -redownload a fresh battle. Jaidyn. 5 M1 MBP. Reopen the Battle. net window. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Hellbirah-aggramar July 14, 2023, 7:57pm #3. Read on the forum that you can try to reinstall the battle. net launcher Close any process related to Steam and Discord Temporarily disable anti-virus/malware (in my case I disabled. The Battle. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. So glad I’m not the only one. I am sorry but I can't remember exactly. Press Command + I. Restart your computer to resolve problems caused by programs and services running in the background. Loading WoW gets stuck on initializing when trying to update. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. Here are some possible reasons and troubleshooting steps you can try: Network Issues: Poor or unstable internet connection can cause the update to. Windows. deleting battle. i went up to download the game. For real though, I have no clue. This resolved this issue for me. Are many others having this problem? 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”. The Updating never gets anywhere, stuck on 0%, with it also saying "Initializing". SupportTechnical Support. At this rate it’s going to take hours and hours to complete the download. Showing 1 - 15 of 39 comments. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. Uninstalling and reinstalling the Battle. 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. i ended the update agent task in the task manager. He then proceeded to run through the gambit of attempted fixes, completely uninstalling battlenet and WoW - and worked through this article. I’ve deleted the BNet Files and Cache as that worked in the past but now i’m stumped. Step 2: In Game Settings, find your World of Warcraft and check the option Additional command line arguments. Re-downloaded the launcher and tried downloading again. Program Data was a hidden file, so you'll have to go to view and check 'Hidden Items' to view this folder. net and select WoW. Help! Since the newest patch in WoW I’ve been unable to load the game. See, you got it half right. My guess is overloaded Blizzard servers. Step 4. 2. Check for Firewall/Antivirus Blocking. net is running, close it; Close all Battle. net app, however it is permanently stuck on Initializing. 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. • 2 mo. it probably looked something like this. Vanasmut-tichondrius. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. My Battle. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Same issue here, stuck on ‘Initializing…’. Stuck on Initializing 0% after trying basically every solution I could find. Then once they are all uninstalled, go in and manually delete the main World of Warcraft folder where the. net update agent in task manager before it would work to reopen and start the patch successfully. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance there might be a known issue affecting all players. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. net Launcher. Switching battlenet launcher to the Beta version. Reopen the Battle. Check BIOS settings for World of Warcraft. Now we are unable to reinstall the program. net launcher (or window). net app and install the program till you get to the initialization loop. msc and open System Configuration. In the Windows Search bar, type msconfig. Hopefully that helps, good luck! Catch Me Live At: Me On Twitter: 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. I’ll have to wait, I guess. net folder. I have been trying to install retail WoW all evening, and the battle. benchmarksupport@ul. Completely close the battle net app then navigate to the directory above. Run the Blizzard Battle. For PC, A. net app > Select WoW to install > Stuck on Initializing (2203048/2203048)… I’ve routed through my neighbor’s network and the same results. net launcher and still says initializing. I had the same issue basically installer stuck on “initializing” and “Grabbing another update” for over an hour. net Desktop App is stuck at "Initializing," try the following steps: Update or temporarily uninstall any. ahh ok, im still stuck at 0% initializing . I can’t reinstall WoW.