World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net; Rename World of Warcarft folder to something else;World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Trepan-archimonde November 16,. Open the Battle. net launcher but it wouldn’t reinstall. Technical Support. Still stuck on initializing. Updated: 6 months ago Article ID: 14236 Common Problems. net client, rule out internet problems, clean the Battle. I can’t get past the “initializing” stage to start the. Under the General tab, select the Selective startup. net launcher but it wouldn’t reinstall. When I started the Battle. Same happened to me yesterday. net launcher (or window). So, this worked for me. 0% Updating, nothing is happening - > I closed Battle. Open Battle. Restarted bnet. I had the issue where it would do the initializing loop. net app and re open it or when I quit WoW (no matter which version) - Retail, TBC and Classic keeps updating. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. SupportTechnical Support. idx files, doing a clean install of the battlenet launcher, clearing the battlenet cache, restarting my computer, and launching battlenet as admin, relaunching countless times and just letting it sit for an hour now and it hasn’t budged whatsoeverStuck on "Initializing. While being stuck it also sends and downloads data at full speed, so battle. any attempt to render video gets stuck at "Initializing Video Export". Phantasticus-azuremyst November 16, 2022, 7:54pm #139. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance there might be a known issue affecting all players. Its been like this for a while. it’s not even downloading it just initializing over and over and you have to wait like 15 mins to even play the game. Already try login out, login back, restarting computer. For problems installing or patching World of Warcraft, connecting to the realms or crashing during game play. We do not need any AgentNGDP files for now. He says that Battle. net Desktop App Update or temporarily uninstall any security programs , which may mistakenly identify the login module as a security threat My Battle. In the World of WarCraft Info box, go to the Sharing & Permissions section. Be patient guys, Blizzard is a small indie company with very limited resources. None of my friends have this issue. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. My current speed test shows 300mbit+ and another game downloaded just a bit earlier at 40mb/s. Then try wow again. net and wait a minute and it should start initializing. Tried exiting and relaunching the battle. Closing processes in task manager. This can be caused by something blocking the Battle. com and I'll take a look. I have restarted the application. Be patient guys, Blizzard is a small indie company with very limited resources. Stuck on Initializing since Windows Update. Open task manager and close Xbox game manager thing, then close b. The steps that worked for me was as follows: Make sure auto-update is disabled on your Battle. Open task manager, force stop the battle. Wait for a minute then plug your modem and router back into the power source. Victa-ashbringer March 27, 2021, 3:03am 1. So i have played wow on this laptop since it was birthed 2 years ago (Alienware m17). I’m stuck on the initialising steps. Initializing (XXX/1006) It is moving incredibly slowly for having gigabit internet and SSD storage. I think the download servers are dead. Zuvykree: Stuck on initializing. net App. Stuck at 99% cannot scan and repair. net launcher. Zero progress gets made. Leaubergine-draenor November 16, 2022,. Boards. (Don’t enter with your id and password) Step 4: Download WoW with your regions. Zuvykree: Stuck on initializing. 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. Help please. Run troubleshooting for WoW download update stuck on initializing. GTAForums does NOT endorse or allow any kind of GTA Online modding, mod menus, tools or account selling/hacking. Continues to sit on (2203048/2203048) It is strange that it’s the same issue on all 3 of my machines. Got this same issue. net app, however it is permanently stuck on Initializing. Maybe it helps! Or maybe try instal warzone and see if that works. Up to two hours before the download starts. Nothing is working helllpppp. thought it was just me… gave up and uninstalled - now I can’t reinstall. net and the download seems to continuously get stuck on 'Initializing', making no progress. net Launcher and attempt the installation again. reinstalling WoW with partial deletion of the data files. Instead of using a wireless connection, use a physical LAN. 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. 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. Unplug your Modem and Router from the power source. Been stuck on initializing for over an hour. Confirmed Wow classic WOTLK is working fine. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. Are you stuck on initializing when trying to update or launch World of Warcraft? You are not alone. net desktop app. LoadingAre you having trouble with your World of Warcraft installation or update? Do you see the annoying "Initializing. Uncheck the ” Load startup items ” box. Blizzard had absolutely no say in when the warzone update released. 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. Brêez-outland November 16, 2022, 6:32pm #18. The app is stuck on “Updating”, with WoW Classic at 0%, PTR at 83%, and retail WoW at 0%. run as admin. Switch to the Game Install/Update tab by clicking on it and scroll down to the Network Bandwidth section. . net app Cache, also reinstalled it. net desktop app i got a notification that i needed to download an update for WOW classic so i proceded to intalling the update but when i did the update is stuck in ‘‘initializing’’ and doesnt seem to download the update. Right click and select Run as Administrator on the launcher. EDIT: Looks like when you exit the game it goes back to Initializing…. 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. Technical Support. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. Pointyënd-ashkandi July 13, 2023, 8:53am #1. rename the Diablo 4 Beta folder. switching to beta, giving battle. Run the Blizzard Battle. Step 1: Go to Blizzard Battle. The new Battle. Step 3: Open with Offline Mode in settings. Earlier today, I got stuck in a never-ending scan and repair loop. My current speed test shows 300mbit+ and another game downloaded just a bit earlier at 40mb/s. Sometimes a simple reboot can fix stuck updates. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. Foxaris-draenor November 28, 2022,. Every time I close Battle. Kill the battle. NET. Been stuck on 94% with initializing for the newest update for WoW, this has been happening since yesterday when the patch was launched. im not sure why its not connecting for wow when hearthstone, diablo etc work. Battle net launcher seams stuck on updating… just spinning at Initializing 0%. Eject the flash drive and connect it to your Steam Deck while in Desktop Mode. Start battlenet again. Then relaunch and it should work. Then once they are all uninstalled, go in and manually delete the main World of Warcraft folder where the. 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. tried, still have to initialize 280mb and it goes like 0. Step 3: Click the Done button from the bottom right corner to save the settings. I’m having the same problem too - My desktop PC isn’t updating but oddly my laptop works ok which I don’t get as I used the desktop for wow yesterday and I’ve ran WoW on my laptop for weeks. Phaidon-rexxar November 9, 2023, 7:50pm 11. 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. i am completely unable to play the game, after. Technical Support. World 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. Edit 2: Got past the first initialization loop and into a measured megabyte download only to get stuck in yet another initialization loop. What a mess. The file I'm working with is a a frame-based animation - 160 x 160px, 120 frames. net full disk access, making sure there was no world of warcraft folder in applications, AND restarting, it worked!Update 2: Finally got past the indexes… but the download speed of the game is atrocious at 2. Run a security scan to remove any viruses or malware infections. I have the same problem, been waiting for over an hour now on initializing. Press the Battle. Click the box for Safe Mode and then click the Network option underneath at the bottom. I returned to retail WoW earlier this year but fell off. That doesn’t seem to accomplish anything. When there is a wow update, the ‘initializing’ phase of the download is very slow. Stuck on initializing screen and now ‘waiting on. net Update Agent" or something similar, and end the task. Delete the created folder and change the renamed folder to the original name. Mine started when I was going to restart WoW and I was met with an update in the battle. Delete the Battle. Step 4. net is closed, along with any other World of Warcraft of proprietary processes in the Task Manager. 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. I assumed maybe it didn’t like my D drive, so i went to. Tried restarting deleting cache folder restarting comp. Sometimes a simple reboot can fix stuck updates. I was told the best solution is to completely. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. That did the trick!WoW update stuck on Initializing, any help? I already had a look on bnet and deleted ny battlenet folder to try and fix it; but no luck. bambiwnl-1285 March 14, 2022, 12:15am 1. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15, 2022,. Scan & repair files, uninstalled wow and downloaded again as well the battle. net app, however it is permanently stuck on Initializing. Then just relaunch the launcher. " SupportTechnical Support. Nothing changes it. That did not work for me, still stuck at initializing even after closing all bnet processes in task manager. net or WoW processes sitting in the background via your task manager. I’ll have to wait, I guess. WoW gets stuck on initializing when trying to update. m stuck at initializing! WHo would have expected that from Blizzard on a launch day! 2 Likes. Fixes I’ve tried: Deleting bnet folder in C:ProgramData Closing processes in task manager Switching battlenet launcher to the Beta version Uninstalling and. Let it initialize for 5-10 minutes before you think you have a problem. Imagine being on your 9th expansion and not being able to cope with what, by now, must. Then, press CTRL+ALT+DEL to get to your task manager, and end any process that is called AGENT. I’ve tried restarting Battle. exe in my retail folder and logged in manually w/ authenticator. Initializing, doesn’t work. I have tried it all, from clearing caches, cookies, flushing. Your computer has had it with wow and cancelled its own subscription. Uninstalled everything to do with battlenet launcher, used VPN to switch country, reinstalled launcher and located game and started update straight away. if you receive any specific errors from the Desktop App about the installation process that can help narrow down what’s causing this. Update stuck initializing I did my updates and everything yesterday but when I launched battlenet today, first it gave me a battlenet update then the Wow update was stuck at initializing, been trying to solve it for 2 hours now. NET. I’ve tried everything recommended except reinstalling bnet launcher. Друидяшка-soulflayer November 27, 2022, 4:44pm 598. 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. 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. Put Battle. I recently tried to download this game after a good few years away and got stuck on this issue like many others. net, the game started to update, as usual. thought it was just me… gave up and uninstalled - now I can’t reinstall. 2. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Uncheck everything on Network Bandwith. Shakazdi-wyrmrest-accord October 6, 2022, 1:03am 1. Open the Battle. Brewmeister-ashbringer November 16, 2022, 7:46pm #124. I have rebooted the. 10 votes, 13 comments. Having the same problem for the last 20 minutes now…. Was there ever an actual fix for this? I have tried literally all of the tier one stuff Blizz. Check out this thread to see what worked for them and how you can get back. net. Account, App, & Shop; World of Warcraft; Warcraft Rumble; Diablo IV; Diablo Immortal; Overwatch 2;. 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. I had the same issue basically installer stuck on “initializing” and “Grabbing another update” for over an hour. Technical Support. Riddington. Hello blizzard hamster wheel it faster, thanks. well thats weird, launching the wow. I conducted a scan/repair thinking that might help but fell into the infinite loop instead. SOLUTION: I ran the Wow. I tried running Battle. net again. Kymthegreat-staghelm November 8, 2023, 6:23pm 1. Try uninstalling ALL versions of WoW (Classic, Wrath, and Dragonflight) through the Battle. Click on the Disable all and then OK to confirm changes. When I started the Battle. Step 3. So far I´ve tried: Exit the app and launch it again. At least it worked for me. Restarting the PC. Resolve Any Internet Connection Issues. I r…What a mess. Just unistall the game, then stop. Dartanin-ghostlands. net and select WoW. Click on Blizzard and choose Settings from the drop-down menu. Now as part of uninstall of Battle. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. all other games work fine, just not wow. WoW Installation stuck at initializing. net in Program Files (x86) and Program Data. it probably looked something like this. Only problem is, my game just stays on initializing loop forever. 57 Likes. Deodu-kazzak December 9, 2022, 9:38am 618. Technical Support. Found the fix! Uninstall the driver in device manager under game controllers. This is the fix that’s worked for me. Keep getting BLZBNTAG0000138F Scan and Repaired multiple times, same. Voodoopanda-stormscale November 16, 2022,. Hello everyone i installed WOW classic a month ago and everything was running smooth till about a week ago on the battle. Uninstalling and reinstalling the Battle. ago. Revert the folder name change. AggravatingTest3760. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. 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. 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. Dezyy-hellfire November 16, 2022, 7:54pm #138. I even did a clean install of everything and still nothing. For me it is stuck at initializing. My guess is overloaded Blizzard servers. catflapps. Restarted CPU and all that jazz. I started experiencing this issue a few hours ago after being spammed with lua errors in-game with no addons enabled. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. Technical Support. Low and behold I can’t even download the game I paid for because it gets stuck in an infinite initializing loop. But it is stuck at "initializing", no matter what I do. 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% “Initializing download”. i have uninstalled both wow and battlenet. Same problem on 2 computers. Capernian-bronzebeard November 16, 2022, 7:39pm #118. Jaidyn. solution is to open you. I’ll have to wait, I guess. I had to go in and relocate each of them and it was fine, except for World of Warcraft. net folder. net, clear out all the WoW folders per Blizzard blue-post instructions, reinstall. The installation however, stops at Initializing (2145572/2145572), and then goes back to Updating after a few seconds, and then back to Initializing. Hit the Windows key and R. Within this directory just delete the folder named Battle. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Ways to Fix Fix World of Warcraft Update Stuck on Initializing on Windows 11 Run Blizzard App in a Selective Startup. ahh ok, im still stuck at 0% initializing . net app shows that there are updates for: WoW Classic. See full list on makeuseof. Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to bring up the Task Manager. I can’t start WoW client directly because it’s not compatible (probably because of phase two today, it. i had 8gigs left on my disc and it kept initializing for 2hours at 4%. I left it running overnight for 10+ hours, still Initializing… SOLUTION: I ran the Wow. Running windows 10. Hey Victa, For more information about this and steps you can try to resolve it, check out. Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing" Updated: 4 months ago C:\Program Files (x86)\World of Warcraft. Finally, restart your PC and start the Blizzard app again. Best. Warcraft III: Reforged. 7) Trying to update to 10. Danelliah-silvermoon November 16, 2022, 7:08am 4. This has happened now for several days, and I cannot play the game at all. Wrathofevil-1493 January 8, 2023, 6:19am #1. See, you got it half right. Test the internet speed. 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. We've tried restarting battle net, restarting computer, going into beta battle. Login to Battle. net -closing tasks in Task Manager related to Battle. net files, or a problem connecting to the patching server. Zero progress gets made. To do that, follow these simple steps: Right-click on the Blizzard app’s desktop shortcut and open Properties. restarted and hardbooted. Technical Support. Leave this window open, and alt-tab to the Battle. net client. Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did nothing, several times. Anyone else come across this and how to work around it? Using a 14in M1 Pro MBP. In the Processes tab, end all processes related to the Blizzard app. Mine is stuck on Initializing (452/452 bytes) and just doesnt budge. SoM sure goona be fun. I’ll have to wait, I guess. Type msconfig. I just tried to empty the cache and change region, it doesn’t work. 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, . net Stuck in a Refresh Loop. Loading WoW gets stuck on initializing when trying to update. Stuck on Initializing/Waiting on another update - Technical Support. Create another 'administrator' account on the machine and use that instead. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any ongoing issues. I'm trying to install the game for an hour now, but it get stuck at "Initializing 2127019/2127019" and I'm running out of option. I was able to do an update for classic WoW, but not retail. Nallianah-wyrmrest-accord. World of Warcraft Forums [Main Thread] Download Stuck on 0% initializing then BLZBNTAG0000138F. net, even if I also. If I pause and resume it gets stuck on waiting on another update, despite being the only battlenet-game on the computer. 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. Delete the Battle. It should say Install instead of Play. I recently uninstalled it to make room for another game. Maybe it helps! Or maybe try instal warzone and see if that works. TravelingGleeman •. Already ran as Admin, renamed folders, flushed DNS…. Restart your computer to resolve problems caused by programs and services running in the background. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. I have restarted the application. Blizzard seems to have a network issue. i looked at google for similar posts, every post said to end tasks for discord, steam etcc. net Desktop app. 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…Getting stuck on initializing can also indicate corrupt files, or there’s a problem with the drive the game is installed on. cleared caches. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net app, but now Im on 0% for installing battle. make sure you are running steam as admin and then run the game again. Force deleted everything about the game from my computer, reinstall doesn’t work. Technical Support. WoW download stuck on "initializing". I even did a clean install of everything and still nothing. net launcher on the desktop and select Properties. Alter your DNS to unblock Blizzard download servers, then run the update once more. Game Install Stuck on Initializing. I downloaded a free VPN, set my location to HK and set my login region to Asia - it started. Add a Comment. This might fix the issue. I managed to fix the issue by completely uninstalling World of Warcraft and the battlenet app. Followed alot of tips from forum posts with similar problem. I fixed mine!Hello, It started couple hours ago. Was there ever an actual fix for this? I have tried literally all of the tier one stuff Blizz. Jeges-outland November 16, 2022, 7:03pm #45. Inside there, you can find Blizzard Entertainment and Battle. Sayman-nesingwary March 9, 2021, 10:09pm #1. selective startup. Technical Support. I have been trying to install retail WoW all evening, and the battle. I can run a speed test and my internet is fine,. net Launcher. net today, Nov. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. There was also a World of Warcraft update that happened in the meanwhile and it went through just fine, but my DI update is stuck on 99% - Initializing, for more than 1 hour already. Recently, my Battle. If anybody has this problem, open task manager and end the task "Agent". Same issue. net app > Select WoW to install > Stuck on Initializing (2203048/2203048)… I’ve routed through my neighbor’s network and the same results. Silvansaria-nordrassil. SjurEido. 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. Windows applied an update last week and since then haven’t been able to log in or update WoW. 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. Help please. Same also, for PTR, and all versions of wow. I'm OCE, and completely unable to patch to most recent build. Terrko-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 7:21pm #79.