net Launcher. Close Blizzard processes. Thank you! You solved my issue. Been stuck for more than 4 hours. Click the Downloads tab and scroll down to the bottom and you will see. 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. Game Install Stuck on Initializing. Updated: 4 months ago Article ID: 302546 Common Problems I click on install for a game and the install button changes to the spinning Battle. Warcraft III: Reforged. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III is a 2023 first-person shooter video game primarily developed by Sledgehammer Games and published by Activision. well thats weird, launching the wow. Nowaqu-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 7:57pm #144. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. Once the download actually starts in safe mode you can return to normal windows and it will get past the initializing loop. WoW update is stuck on initializing. I play on a Mac. Click on the lock and unlock it,. Battle net launcher seams stuck on updating… just spinning at Initializing 0%. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. I managed to fix the issue by completely uninstalling World of Warcraft and the battlenet app. com If your Blizzard app is stuck while initializing, the issue can be caused by the lack of privileges. Technical Support. Try logging out of the Battle. Either “Initializing” or "Waiting for another download (and there is no other download) Giving up for the night. net and opened it again → Now I am stuck at ‘Waiting for another update. Blizzard Authenticator is stuck on Setting up after I type in my account details. net launcher but it wouldn’t reinstall. Been stuck on initializing for over an hour. Won’t go past that. It also doesn’t matter which I tell it to update while pausing the other two. thought it was just me… gave up and uninstalled - now I can’t reinstall. net Desktop App is stuck at "Initializing," try the following steps: Update or temporarily uninstall any. net I’ve also removed WoW, which now I think might have been a mistake. To me this is absurd. 57 Likes. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on. This is likely causing the stuck on initializing for most players right now (though getting stuck at this stage may be caused by other issues outside of the current CDN. World of Warcraft on Reddit! Premium Explore Gaming. net app, but now Im on 0% for installing battle. 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 Tools folder to automatically rebuild outdated or corrupt files. Check the ”Hide all Microsoft services” box. Switching battlenet launcher to the Beta version. Vorlin-dalaran Same. WoW gets stuck on initializing when trying to update. After a few seconds it. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Kill those processes (but don’t kill the launcher) and the update should proceed as normal. At some point, instead of “Updating”, the blue button will say “Update” (this happens every 30 seconds or something like that). ago. 15 years ago it was one click and you could play, but as technology advances, the. Start the update (installation in your case) Close the Battle. Look for any battle. Randymarsh-draenor December 6, 2022, 9:57pm #614. Try plugging your computer directly into your modem. net cache, whitelist the. Restarting the PC. Create another 'administrator' account on the machine and use that instead. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III | Reddit. Wrathofevil-1493 January 8, 2023, 6:19am #1. Renamed the copy to retail and relaunched battlenet as admin. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. 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. The “agent” is crashing my whole internet connection, does nothing. Hope this helps. Restarting this did not work. Nothing changes it. Already submitted 3 bug reports through the battle. Try creating a new user account on Windows, and add it to. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. Stuck on Initializing. Scan and repair, doesn’t work. ago go to programdata on your main hard drive, delete battle. I was able to do an update for classic WoW, but not retail. Click on the Disable all and then OK to confirm changes. Looking for some assistance here if possible. 1. 2 Common Issues Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. Windows. Restart my computer. IP Release, Renew, and Flush DNS. 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 had the same issue basically installer stuck on “initializing” and “Grabbing another update” for over an hour. Cannot update wow at all. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net is running, close it; Close all Battle. Restarted CPU and all that jazz. net Launcher. Fortunately for me it got past initializing phase though again it was seemingly stuck there for more then 30min. Following someone elses advice, I tried uninstalling the battle. Delete the Cache folder; Restart computer and launch. Why can’t I install World of Warcraft? Try creating a new administrator account to resolve. Uninstall Battle. net Desktop App, then try to update a game. Remedial steps taken:WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. It is stuck on initializing. 1 Like. Right click and select Run as Administrator on the launcher. Community Tournaments. Close battle. Technical Support. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Basically it was just stuck on “updating battle. net launcher’s window. Furthermore, I paid 90 euros for pre-order to play it will pre-launch, and I’m. I’ve tried: Other games update and download without issues. 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. I deleted the retail folder entirely and copied the classic folder. 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. -Reboot PC -reinstall Battle. Fix, rename etc. Your computer has had it with wow and cancelled its own subscription. Hearthstone. Rambush-rattlegore. Tried restarting deleting cache folder restarting comp. I can’t even install battle net app… I did it because I was stuck on initializing, and now I’m completely stuck with app… it’s annoying. I’ll have to wait, I guess. ’ - > I went outside with my dog for 30 mins. I have the same problem, been waiting for over an hour now on initializing. net App. Under Background processes, find " Battle. net app > Select WoW to install > Stuck on Initializing (2203048/2203048)… I’ve routed through my neighbor’s network and the same results. Nothing changes it. I purchased an external hard drive to re install wow. Uninstalling and reinstalling battlenet. Same issue. ago • Edited 1 yr. When I started the Battle. net launcher, and started re-installing wotlk. Scan & repair files, uninstalled wow and downloaded again as well the battle. Try uninstalling ALL versions of WoW (Classic, Wrath, and Dragonflight) through the Battle. Technical Support. yea same thing here spent all day in the Emergency room and came home to my game as broken as I am. Install stuck on "Initializing". It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. restarted and hardbooted. Been stuck on waiting for this thing to “update” for a half hour now. Showing 1 - 15 of 39 comments. For me it started yesterday already. Follow same steps to turn Safe mode off and boot back normally. Join the discussion in this forum thread and find out possible solutions. Clear all app cache. The connection issue is one of the most common reasons that cause Battle. ” I have tried causing the downloader to “start this update now” but that has no effect. WoW Download is stuck on initializing. I have restarted the application. Kymthegreat-staghelm November 8, 2023, 6:23pm 1. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. #354. After a few seconds it. Support Technical Support. 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. 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”. Stuck in Initializing - Technical Support - World of Warcraft Forums. net installer. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Updated: 6 months ago Article ID: 14236 Common Problems. I have uninstalled battlenet and all games, deleted all folders, even the hidden ones. net, flushed DNS, restarted computer, restarted internet, changed internet connection, etc. exe file. -force quit battle. 1 MannerAlarming6150 • 1 yr. also manually patching agent and nothing helped even a little. Earlier today, I got stuck in a never-ending scan and repair loop. Sometimes a simple reboot can fix stuck updates. I’ve also restarted the client as well as my PC. Press Windows key + R to open the Run dialogue. I can’t start WoW client directly because it’s not compatible (probably because of phase two today, it. • 2 mo. However, I’ve noticed over the last few weeks, that the download speed is extremely slow, talking down to like 15kbs as if this was 2001 and I was on 56k dial up. Now I got stuck in the Initializing 2145581/2145581 loop. But it is stuck at "initializing", no matter what I do. Update the Battle. Cofe-azuremyst November 16, 2022, 7:20pm #72. That doesn’t seem to accomplish anything. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Already try login out, login back, restarting computer. Zero progress gets made. Check for Firewall/Antivirus Blocking. Yeah i have a fix for it (it worked for me anyway), close the game + the launcher completely, go into task manager, find the battle net update agent and close it then reopen the launcher, lmk if it works. Technical Support. net processes, restarting, etc. 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. I tried to install the update but it was very very slow, like ~80 kb/s. Be patient guys, Blizzard is a small indie company with very limited resources. You just need to go to this website, find your realm, and check what its current server. Trepan-archimonde November 16. I have tried it all, from clearing caches, cookies, flushing. Getting stuck on initializing can also indicate corrupt files, or there’s a problem with the drive the game is installed on. It never goes past initializing. WoW Installation stuck at initializing. Thought they would’ve made some improvements. And as a lot of players have come back, it is a bit busy, but in general these things will get fixed quite quick. net ” (without quotes). 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. < 1 2 3 >. Net Launcher somehow lost the location of all of my games. I’m having the same issue. Click on Blizzard and choose Settings from the drop-down menu. After recording data for about 5 minutes, click “export text. Been stuck on 94% with initializing for the newest update for WoW, this has been happening since yesterday when the patch was launched. Expect at least some free game time for this. Help & Support. 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 haven’t played the game for a long time and with dragon flight the one expansion I’ve wanted to play for a while now, I bought it a few days ago got sometime so I can catch up a few of my characters in levels for the release but now the game is stuck in an updating loop when I install it, it doesn’t even attempt to install the game but freezes at initializing (2127019/2127019) and then. I left it running overnight for 10+ hours, still Initializing… SOLUTION: I ran the Wow. 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 players we. SeriousAdult • 1 yr. i have uninstalled both wow and battlenet. Support My Tickets Contact Support Support. Downloading WOW Initializing stuck on (2145571) Desktop App Tech Support. net cache. Right-click the Battle. Disable all the background apps and close the other running apps other than WoW on your PC. I managed to fix the issue by completely uninstalling World of Warcraft and the battlenet app. 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. World of Warcraft Arena World Championship. I managed to finally get the game to fully install after trying a couple suggestions in conjunction with each other. net launcher and still says initializing. I was told the best solution is to completely. Sayman-nesingwary March 9, 2021, 10:09pm #1. Same issue here, stuck on ‘Initializing…’. 3. Keep getting BLZBNTAG0000138F Scan and Repaired multiple times, same. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15, 2022,. Occasionally, you may find your World of Warcraft update stuck on initializing because of internet connectivity issues. Blizzard Forums It never goes past initializing. Technical Support. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. Try login in to another account, or create a free trial, and see if that fixes it. For whatever reason Overwatch is stuck updating itself, it just says “Initializing…”. Usually a restart of the client or my pc will fix it. FIX. net update agent, force stop battle. Technical Support. When the WoW update gets stuck on initializing, you must disable other apps and processes, update the Battle. Update your drivers and operating system to resolve any compatibility issues. The exact same thing is happening to me right now. Why is the. That doesn’t seem to accomplish anything. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. After being stuck on 'initializing' for nearly 3 hours and going to scan and repair - I now get a download estimate of 87. Technical Support. cleared caches. It doesn’t move. This might fix the issue. Servers maxed out due to the rest of the world wanting to update WoW, and CoD players updating Warzone. net it says Hearthstone is updating but is stuck at 0% and Initializing. For real though, I have no clue. an I dont have an antivirus at all. Pennab-mirage-raceway November 16, 2022, 7:34pm #109. See, you got it half right. Best. It’s taken 30+ minutes to download another 30 MB, from 250 to 280MB. Then select World of Warcraft, and click its Reset In-Game options button. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. Now we are unable to reinstall the program. net Desktop App Update or temporarily uninstall any security programs , which may mistakenly identify the login module as a security threat My Battle. net Desktop App is stuck at "Initializing," try the following steps: Restart Battle. 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. Once the game ran, the “Initializing” disappeared and the PLAY button lit up. Expect at least some free game time for this. Technical Support. Same issue here, stuck on ‘Initializing…’. It is now stuck on "Applying Updates 0%". I’ve turned on viewing of hidden files and deleted the Battle. Deleting bnet folder in C:ProgramData. Support Technical Support. Account, App, & Shop; World of Warcraft; Warcraft Rumble. i am completely unable to play the game, after. EDIT: Looks like when you exit the game it goes back to Initializing…. Third day in a row now. Wait for a minute then plug your modem and router back into the power source. Baradûr-draenor. restarted and hardbooted. . Nothing is working helllpppp. mine aswell starting downloading the game a minute ago but has gone back to the initializing. Restarted bnet. I had WotLK and retail installed but it still could not locate either one even after manually pointing it at the file location. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Basically it was just stuck on “updating 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. At this rate it’s going to take hours and hours to complete the download. The game will not be updating; click Play. Keep getting BLZBNTAG0000138F Scan and Repaired multiple times, same … Common Problems. 4M subscribers in the wow community. Turn off your PC. Elbodeep-area-52. Game Install or Update Stuck at 0 B/s. 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. 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 icon, but nothing else happens. i cant install because im still i initializing… ive also attempted to install in a new folder. I have fast internet and the space on the computer. Other games on Bnet update just fine. net in the allowed list in your firewall settings and see if the download moves past “Initializing”. Switch to the Game Install/Update tab by clicking on it and scroll down to the Network Bandwidth section. make sure you are running steam as admin and then run the game again. net is running, close it. Foxaris-draenor November 28, 2022,. tried, still have to initialize 280mb and it goes like 0. And every time it gets to this number it. This worked for me as well, thanks. net Desktop App is stuck at "Initializing," try the following steps: Restart Battle. Reopen the Battle. net processes, restarting, etc. Followed alot of tips from forum posts with similar problem. net, the game started to update, as usual. LoadingAre you having trouble with your World of Warcraft installation or update? Do you see the annoying "Initializing. Agnass-anvilmar. That did not work for me, still stuck at initializing even after closing all bnet processes in task manager. This process uses my internet @ 500kb/s and downloads about 200mb. Stuck between initializing and fetching patch manifest. In such cases: Restart your router. It should say Install instead of Play. Every now and then it’ll start downloading at like 150 bytes a second for a. I ran the repair tool and that solved the issue. net. SupportTechnical Support. Voodoopanda-stormscale November 16, 2022,. I guess the interim fix for now is to just run the exe and log in manually. I can run a speed test and my internet is fine,. The games run well. 3. exe in the game directory instead of throught the Battle. net launcher (or window). Then on relaunch of bnet it said. Then when it loops, end the app by going to the blizzard logo in the top left, right click, and click exit. Same problem on 2 computers. net and wait a minute and it should start initializing. I have the same problem, been waiting for over an hour now on initializing. WoW Installation stuck at initializing. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. net and the download seems to continuously get stuck on 'Initializing', making no progress. net app icon and choose ‘Run as administrator’. 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. TravelingGleeman •. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15, 2022,. Maybe it helps! Or maybe try instal warzone and see if that works. 1 Like. Fixes I’ve tried:. exe. Goto the Cog icon above your Email and switch to a different region. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Either “Initializing” or "Waiting for another download (and there is no other download) Giving up for the night. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. Updated: 3 weeks ago Article ID: 13934 Product:. love this game. Battle net launcher seams stuck on updating… just spinning at Initializing 0%. What worked for me. net in Program Files (x86) and Program Data. NET and GPU. MMORPG. 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. World of Warcraft Forums Support Technical Support. Then once they are all uninstalled, go in and manually delete the main World of Warcraft folder where the. Perma "Updating/Initializing". net launcher Close any process related to Steam and Discord Temporarily disable anti-virus/malware (in my case I disabled. Darkseid-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 7:30pm #102. I cannot update wow (retail) as i get stuck in initializing. (M1 Max, running OS12. See full list on makeuseof. Dartanin-ghostlands. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Stuck on initializing, every update. 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, . Did a scan and repair but it was still stuck on initializing. Technical Support. If I leave it up and try to let the client figure itself out, it'll sit there doing nothing for hours. However, it refuses to update the game and remains stuck on initializing. Scan & repair files, uninstalled wow and downloaded again as well the battle. net folder in its entirety. Baradûr-draenor. Nowaqu-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 7:57pm #144. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Hmm. It needs 16gb of free storage to download the patch. Continues to sit on (2203048/2203048) It is strange that it’s the same issue on all 3 of my machines. Now, navigate to the Services tab. Stuck on initializing screen and now ‘waiting on. Help! Since the newest patch in WoW I’ve been unable to load the game. rename the Diablo 4 Beta folder. I started experiencing this issue a few hours ago after being spammed with lua errors in-game with no addons enabled.