I was just wondering if anyone was experiencing the same issue this morning before I create a support ticket. Follow these steps to troubleshoot the problem and resume the installation or update process. Oh sorry - it does waste my time, electricity and my mental health. Once the game ran, the “Initializing” disappeared and the PLAY button lit up. Xee-draenor March 27, 2023, 9:52pm 1. net' folder and 'Diablo IV' folder. I’ve tried all fixes listed here plus a few others the CoD community came up with when facing the same problem. Game Install Stuck on Initializing. Aderya-bloodhoof November 16, 2022, 7:23pm #84. Jeges-outland November 16, 2022, 7:03pm #45. Type msconfig. Looking at trying Hardcore Classic out so redownloaded Battle. msc in the search box and. net Launcher. Sayman-nesingwary March 9, 2021, 10:09pm #1. Stuck at initializing?Same issue here, stuck on ‘Initializing…’. Misstps-mograine November 16, 2022, 7:45am #8. Running windows 10. Lolyp-argent-dawn November 16, 2022,. Féyre-burning-blade November 16, 2022, 9:21pm. Hello everyone i installed WOW classic a month ago and everything was running smooth till about a week ago on the battle. 2 Common Issues Subject. I guess the interim fix for now is to just run the exe and log in manually. I was surprised there weren’t already threads about his in this support forum. If I uninstall battle. net, tried to reinstall and since then either stuck on “Updating battle. Stuck at "initializing". I did not have a WoW window up, but for some reason the process was still. Also, if I go and launch each individual . Following someone elses advice, I tried uninstalling the battle. So glad I’m not the only one. Any help on this from the tech savvy would be appreciated. I deleted the retail folder entirely and copied the classic folder. Initializing is taking forever. 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. net Update Agent" or something similar, and end the task. Already ran as Admin, renamed folders, flushed DNS…. I’ve gone into Task Manager and killed all Blizzard processes and made sure the WoW. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. Press Command + I. Emeldavi-tichondrius. The problem is not on my side. net, flushed DNS, restarted computer, restarted internet, changed internet connection, etc. net or World of Warcraft processes in the Task Manager. i went up to download the game. It is now stuck on "Applying Updates 0%". I have also tried repairing my game and still no joy : (. exe. Seriously how many times do we have to see this before Blizzard makes an affirmative move to end all the problems around this ongoing issue. killing agent in task manager. Imagine being on your 9th expansion and not being able to cope with what, by now, must be very predictable volumes of traffic. net launcher and still says initializing. Stuck on initializing, every update. Make sure your firewall or antivirus isn’t blocking Battle. For me it is stuck at initializing. Launcher stuck on initializing. The update servers are unreachable. The_Sinful. 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. IF it D. net files, or a problem connecting to the patching server. It began as a memory access crash while playing the game. net app and re open it or when I quit WoW (no matter which version) - Retail, TBC and Classic keeps updating. Just navigate to where your WoW installation is (usually C:Program FilesWorld of Warcraft) and delete those three folders. You almost certainly don’t, and it just takes a while to get. cleared caches. How do I fix this?Support Technical Support. then relaunched into wow and it started updating properly. Then once they are all uninstalled, go in and manually delete the main World of Warcraft folder where the. However, it refuses to update the game and remains stuck on initializing. exit bnet > task manager > end bnet update agent > open bnet. 14. I’ve disabled my firewall. Make sure your firewall or antivirus isn’t blocking Battle. Same problem on 2 computers. FIX. Tick the checkbox for Hidden items, and click on the Program Data folder. Just going in an endless loop of saying it’s updating but doesn’t actually do anything. 2 Common Issues Subject. Around 70 gig to go it displayed PLAY button. 2 Likes. Scan and Repair didn’t do anything either, got stuck just the same as Updating. Jeges-outland November 16, 2022, 6:59pm #38. Wait for a minute then plug your modem and router back into the power source. Been stuck on 94% with initializing for the newest update for WoW, this has been happening since yesterday when the patch was launched. Birchfox-giantstalker November 16, 2022, 7:28pm #93. So far I´ve tried: Exit the app and launch it again. Been stuck for over 30min like this now. I have several other Battle. 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. Instead of using a wireless connection, use a physical LAN. 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. Install stuck on "Initializing". Our team is already on the case working to resolve this issue as quickly as possible. Your computer has had it with wow and cancelled its own subscription. I’ll have to wait, I guess. Low and behold I can’t even download the game I paid for because it gets stuck in an infinite initializing loop. Renamed the copy to retail and relaunched battlenet as admin. Update the Battle. 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. net website gives you a potential fix. After I exited retail wow again it’s just gone straight back to. Or at least, that’s what fixed it for me last time it happened to me. Common Problems. Support Account My Gifts Careers Company. Kranox-mazrigos. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Switching battlenet launcher to the Beta version. Clean up. That did not work for me, still stuck at initializing even after closing all bnet processes in task manager. Update or temporarily uninstall any security programs, which may mistakenly identify the login module as a security threat. net won’t update. Deleting bnet folder in C:ProgramData. Oramir-alonsus November 16, 2022, 9:27pm. However, the update wouldn't ever start actually. Can't install the game, the download is stuck. I can’t get past the “initializing” stage to start the. Checked folder permissions over the wow folder including rechecking the files within the directory. 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. Nothing is working helllpppp. exe and manually loging in, doesn’t help. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. i had 8gigs left on my disc and it kept initializing for 2hours at 4%. I have opened a ticket with blizzard but response time via email is not the best. Here are some possible reasons and troubleshooting steps you can try: Network Issues: Poor or unstable internet connection can cause the update to get stuck. I had WotLK and retail installed but it still could not locate either one even after manually pointing it at the file location. Same issue here, stuck on ‘Initializing…’. World of Warcraft Forums. Already try login out, login back, restarting computer. However, I now have access to the game. In this scenario, you can fix the discussed issue by following the below-listed instructions. yea same thing here spent all day in the Emergency room and came home to my game as broken as I am. Silvansaria-nordrassil. im not sure why its not connecting for wow when hearthstone, diablo etc work. Sometimes an ISP might have. Technical Support. I tried running Battle. Jalkoth-blades-edge November 9, 2022, 6:34am #1. I’ve tried all the methods for fixing it online. Technical Support. Baradûr-draenor. net Desktop App; Update or. I thought it was battle. 270. World of Warcraft Lore Overview for people who don't really care Part 2: Part 2: The Expansions (WOTLK-MOP)Select all Agent, Blizzard Battle. 1 Like. That did not work for me, still stuck at initializing even after closing all bnet processes in task manager. Already try login out, login back, restarting computer. Had the same issue on Windows 11. I have tried restarting my pc, disabling the firewall and running as admin there has been no joy still stuck on initializing. Stuck on Initializing. Victa-ashbringer March 27, 2021, 3:03am 1. I’ve been having this issue since trying to install on my macbook last night, and wanted to outline everything. Stuck on Initializing. Either “Initializing” or "Waiting for another download (and there is no other download). Updated: 3 weeks ago Article ID: 13934. Right click and select Run as Administrator on the launcher. OS: Windows 11 (22H2) compilation: 22621. Stuck on Initializing since Windows Update. This hasn’t worked for me. Support Technical Support. msc in the search box and select System Configuration from the best match. It doesn’t move. 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. I have tried all steps to fix it, but nothing works…. World of Warcraft Arena World Championship. What worked for me. For some reason, WOW stays stuck initializing. Then select World of Warcraft, and click its Reset In-Game options button. I’ve tried everything recommended except reinstalling bnet launcher. World of Warcraft Forums. Krugraa-argent-dawn (Krugraa) December 16, 2021, 10:03pm #3. Uncheck everything on Network Bandwith. 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. Battle net launcher seams stuck on updating… just spinning at Initializing 0%. My guess is overloaded Blizzard servers. 3 Likes. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. If I pause and resume it gets stuck on waiting on another update, despite being the only battlenet-game on the computer. Show more. Here are some possible reasons and troubleshooting steps you can try: Network Issues: Poor or unstable internet connection can cause the update to. Download Stuck on 0% initializing. Hopefully that helps, good luck!How to fix the WoW update stuck initializing? Uncheck the ”Load startup items” box. Troubleshooting steps when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing" Failed to Initialize Direct3D. 2 Likes. I have rebooted the. Up to two hours before the download starts. I think the download servers are dead. I am sorry but I can't remember exactly. 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. 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 . Sianguste-garrosh December 17, 2022, 1:59pm #4. I renamed the 'Battle. See the original post and comments on r/wow subreddit. Revert the folder name change. Trepan-archimonde November 16,. Initializing, doesn’t work. Brewmeister-ashbringer November 16, 2022, 7:46pm #124. Let it initialize for 5-10 minutes before you think you have a problem. November 14, 2023. Nazwyn-terenas (Nazwyn) November 16, 2022, 7:28pm 94. WoW Download is stuck on initializing. And as a lot of players have come back, it is a bit busy, but in general these things will get fixed quite quick. Cant download wow? Support Technical Support. net app shows that there are updates for: WoW Classic. Been stuck for more than 4 hours. Run Battle. Me too. Thought they would’ve made some improvements. net process in task manager and then right click > launch as administrator on battle. I tried restarting the client, I tried rebooting my computer. No matter which one I have it work on, the Update gets stuck on “Initializing” at 0% and won’t. Go ahead and delete both of those folders. Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. For what it’s worth, stuck on initializing for about 40 minutes now, after rebooting the PC because I was stuck on “waiting for another update to finish” for half an hour. Click the Blizzard icon at the top left part of the screen and choose Settings from the dropdown menu. Third day in a row now. Sucks. This process uses my internet @ 500kb/s and downloads about 200mb. I know global download speeds are low but I have. 1: 145: October 24, 2023 MacOS - Memory leak since Beta DF and WoW goes to 120 GO of. This is found in C:/ProgramData (which is a hidden folder). thanks so much! My frustrations are lifted. Restart your device and try downloading the update again. The game will not be updating; click Play. Uninstalling and reinstalling battlenet. My current speed test shows 300mbit+ and another game downloaded just a bit earlier at 40mb/s. Rambush-rattlegore. I have deleted Battle. net app Cache, also reinstalled it. Uninstalling and reinstalling the Battle. thought it was just me… gave up and uninstalled - now I can’t reinstall. net again. I have tried troubleshooting with every article available for a variety of issues. i roughly was able to reinstall the App after saying ‘Update agent went to sleep’. net launcher, and started re-installing wotlk. exe in the game directory instead of throught the Battle. net app, however it is permanently stuck on Initializing. I got stuck on the scan for retail but not for beta. same here… pls send help. Community Tournaments. minnesotaHunter (Topic Creator) 11 years ago #3. Noob question, but my game has been stuck on Initializing for well over 50 min now. Just delete the Battle. i tried everything I deleted the bnet and tried everything I could read and still stuck at Initializing, with a folder that has 1,232 Files, and 11 Folders on the install location that never update or have. WoW gets stuck on initializing when trying to update. Expect at least some free game time for this. Renamed the copy to retail and relaunched battlenet as admin. Missing Gnomelia and/or Hearthstone Card Back After Defeating Hogger. After a few seconds it. net launcher but it wouldn’t reinstall. I cannot update wow (retail) as i get stuck in initializing. Delete the created folder and change the renamed folder to the original name. net app and after I open the installer, it just stays on “Updating Blizzard Agent” for ever…Tried rebooting my Mac, downloading again the bnet app, nothing helps. net, flushed DNS, restarted computer, restarted internet, changed internet connection, etc. well I did try lots of stuff like reinstalling app. Rebooted the computer. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. 2 Common Issues CAS System Unable to Initialize ClientHandler. If your World of Warcraft (WoW) update is stuck on "initializing," it can be caused by various factors. net Launcher. Switch to the Game Install/Update tab by clicking on it and scroll down to the Network Bandwidth section. Kranox-mazrigos November 16, 2022, 7:02pm #44. Nothing helps. Click on the lock and unlock it,. Maybe it helps! Or maybe try instal warzone and see if that works. At least it worked for me. Technical Support. net. net with Admin Right and in Compatibility Mode. MacOS Stuck at initializing: BLZBNTAGT0000138F. Greetings, My Battle. 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. Restart my computer. 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. Restart my computer. In the Processes tab, end all processes related to the Blizzard app. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. net app completely, didn’t help. Click the Downloads tab and scroll down to the bottom and you will see. 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. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Initializing (XXX/1006) It is moving incredibly slowly for having gigabit internet and SSD storage. Have tried stopping all the battle. Ethernia-tirion November 16, 2022, 7:16pm #67. Unable to Gain. While being stuck it also sends and downloads data at full speed, so battle. Clean up. 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 knew I’d have to relearn spells and rotations, but tbh, this seems a lot more like a 3rd line technical. (Don’t enter with your id and password) Step 4: Download WoW with your regions. selective startup. net, uninstalled Battle. ahh ok, im still stuck at 0% initializing . I guess the interim fix for now is to just run the exe and log in manually. Cook food. Turn off your PC. Follow these steps to troubleshoot the. Sometimes fetching download manifest. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. 1 Like. Edit: Restarting the app in admin mode seems to have sped up the initialization speed. I’m stuck as well…. It is now stuck on "Applying Updates 0%". 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). Gummikylling-draenor November. You’ll have to: Reset your user interface, this will ensure. net cache, ran as administrator, reinstalled battle. What a mess. World of Warcraft on Reddit! Open task manager and close Xbox game manager thing, then close b. Under Background processes, find " Battle. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance you may not be able to update. 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). The games run well. Starting as admin is the important part. It seems the only fix, for me atleast, is to leave the update on initializing for 35-45 minutes, it will eventually budge. In such cases: Restart your router. However, it refuses to update the game and remains stuck on. I’ve also tried pausing and resuming with no avail and double checked there’s enough space on SSDs. Fix, rename etc. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. I have uninstalled battlenet and all games, deleted all folders, even the hidden ones. Keep getting BLZBNTAG0000138F Scan and Repaired multiple times, same. Thank you! You solved my issue. Battle Net gets stuck on initializing (Fix)It never goes past initializing. Agnass-anvilmar. Shower. Battle net launcher seams stuck on updating… just spinning at Initializing 0%. For what it’s worth, stuck on initializing for about 40 minutes now, after rebooting the PC because I was stuck on “waiting for another update to finish” for half an hour. November 14, 2023. Video driver crash in World of Warcraft with AMD video cards (7900 XTX) on DirectX 12. Open Task Manager. thought it was just me… gave up and uninstalled - now I can’t reinstall. It’s the same result. Sometimes Battle. Started downloading. 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. 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”. Technical Support. I am also stuck with this problem. Not working here “Initializing” Tried all the tricks here. Installed bnet and then tried to. It needs 16gb of free storage to download the patch. If I leave it up and try to let the client figure itself out, it'll sit there doing nothing for hours. I’ve also tried pausing and resuming with no avail and double checked there’s enough space on SSDs. Check for Firewall/Antivirus Blocking. At the board meeting someone came up with an idea let’s release 2 updates in one day then there will definitely be more players and we will be able to boast about how many. thought it was just me… gave up and uninstalled - now I can’t reinstall. Following someone elses advice, I tried uninstalling the battle. I’m stuck as well…. Its been like this for a while. Inside there, you can find Blizzard Entertainment and Battle. The Updating never gets anywhere, stuck on 0%, with it also saying "Initializing". Users share their solutions and experiences for downloading WoW Retail on Windows 10 or 11. Darkseid-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 7:30pm #102. 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…Put the birds to bed. Click on This PC (Windows 10) and open the system partition C. Nothing is working helllpppp. Zuvykree: Stuck on initializing. Ways to Fix Fix World of Warcraft Update Stuck on Initializing on Windows 11 Run Blizzard App in a Selective Startup. Both the PTR and live versions are displaying the same problem. Look for any battle. same here. Chromie-ahnqiraj November 16, 2022, 9:26pm #352. Perl-anetheron (Perl) March 9, 2021, 10:17pm #2. My current speed test shows 300mbit+ and another game downloaded just a bit earlier at 40mb/s. Show more. IP Release, Renew, and Flush DNS. Same issue. log file from Documents/3DMark to ul. Help pleaseIssue with initializing. Start battlenet. this hasnt worked either. Kurai888. I did have to tell the launcher where my game folder was again, but it immediately updated and was playable again. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. I know global. Low and behold I can’t even download the game I paid for because it gets stuck in an infinite initializing loop. Stuck on Initializing. Bypass the launcher that way. ŶŦǶNyŦǑP5-1100 December 15, 2020, 3:34pm #1. net cache files following the steps Here. You can do that here: ^JH”World of Warcraft Forums [Main Thread] Download Stuck on 0% initializing then BLZBNTAG0000138F. SjurEido. Im at a loss on what to do. Some suggest closing Steam, running as admin, or updating Windows as possible fixes.