This has happened now for several days, and I cannot play the game at all. Stuck at initializing?For me it started yesterday already. Under Background processes, find " Battle. Checked folder permissions over the wow folder including rechecking the files within the directory. 57 Likes. So far I´ve tried: Exit the app and launch it again. Once you are at character select, close the first unauthenticated 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. So, this worked for me. Zero progress gets made. an I dont have an antivirus at all. net app, however it is permanently stuck on Initializing. benchmarksupport@ul. net. . SeriousAdult • 1 yr. But it is stuck at "initializing", no matter what I do. 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. 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. It doesn’t move. 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”. Your computer has had it with wow and cancelled its own subscription. Its nice that blizz “does not. (Don’t enter with your id and password) Step 4: Download WoW with your regions. WoW Stuck on Initializing Help Trying to download World of Warcraft on Battle. 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. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. SoM sure goona be fun. . Now we are unable to reinstall the program. Paused the update and when I resume it says something about being in a queue. net folder. Trepan-archimonde November 16,. Fixes I’ve tried:. m stuck at initializing! WHo would have expected that from Blizzard on a launch day! 2 Likes. Scan/Fix. I deleted the retail folder entirely and copied the classic folder. 1 Like. Open the Battle. Technical Support. Did a scan and repair but it was still stuck on initializing. Keep getting BLZBNTAG0000138F Scan and Repaired multiple times, same … Common Problems. " message that never goes away? If so, you are not alone. The progress bar below the Install/Update button is currently at Initializing (242/1006) with a creeping progression. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net website gives you a potential fix. Here are the instructions: Download the tool from this page. I have returned after a 3 year gap. Expect at least some free game time for this. Then, press CTRL+ALT+DEL to get to your task manager, and end any process that is called AGENT. Technical Support For problems installing or patching World of Warcraft, connecting to the realms or crashing during game play. Already submitted 3 bug reports through the battle. Start the update (installation in your case) Close the Battle. net cache. World of Warcraft. 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. net and the blue play button says “Updating” below it says " Applying updates" and its at 0% been like that for a long time, Things I have tried. The steps that worked for me was as follows: Make sure auto-update is disabled on your Battle. Hit the Windows key and R. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. 1 Like. Try plugging your computer directly into your modem. net and select WoW. WoW Installation stuck at initializing. 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. Quick update: I managed to get hands on another PC where I did a fresh install of b. net launcher”. Restarted bnet. net update agent uses my full bandwidth while doing nothing. I’ve tried everything recommended except reinstalling bnet launcher. After that, navigate to the following path: C:ProgramDataBlizzard EntertainmentBattle. love this game. net app shows that there are updates for: WoW Classic. Like topic says the install download will not go beyond initializing 2203048/2203048 and is in loop. Getting stuck on initializing can also indicate corrupt files, or there’s a problem with the drive the game is installed on. any attempt to render video gets stuck at "Initializing Video Export". exe in my retail folder and logged in manually w/ authenticator. I’ve tried restarting Battle. Tried restarting deleting cache folder restarting comp. So far, the game seems a lot more technical than I remember. net app. Program Data was a hidden file, so you'll have to go to view and check 'Hidden Items' to view this folder. Nazwyn-terenas (Nazwyn) November 16, 2022, 7:28pm 94. Same thing is happening to me and the only way to fix it is to end it. I downloaded a free VPN, set my location to HK and set my login region to Asia - it started. Phaidon-rexxar November 9, 2023, 7:50pm 11. ran as. Tried restarting deleting cache folder restarting comp. If anybody has this problem, open task manager and end the task "Agent". Close Blizzard processes. Zero progress gets made. If your World of Warcraft (WoW) update is stuck on "initializing," it can be caused by various factors. So i have played wow on this laptop since it was birthed 2 years ago (Alienware m17). 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. Turn on your. The app is stuck on “Updating”, with WoW Classic at 0%, PTR at 83%, and retail WoW at 0%. net launcher”. 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. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. Dartanin-ghostlands. Here I am again ($&*!). I guess the interim fix for now is to just run the exe and log in manually. MMORPG. Leaubergine-draenor November 16, 2022,. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. Technical Support. The_Sinful. Installed Battle. 4MB/s. net. net and blizzard folders. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. it’s not even downloading it just initializing over and over and you have to wait like 15 mins to even play the game. What worked for me. ” I have tried causing the downloader to “start this update now” but that has no effect. I have been trying to install retail WoW all evening, and the battle. net cache files following the steps Here. net launcher and still says initializing. Click on the Disable all and then OK to confirm changes. 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. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. It’s always initializing and reclaiming disc space. I had this issue. Zarisavia-argent-dawn December 5, 2022, 1:34pm #613. Was there ever an actual fix for this? I have tried literally all of the tier one stuff Blizz would suggest as well as the. World of Warcraft Forums [Main Thread] Download Stuck on 0% initializing then BLZBNTAG0000138F. Help! Since the newest patch in WoW I’ve been unable to load the game. SOLUTION: I ran the Wow. • 1 yr. Jeges-outland November 16, 2022, 6:59pm #38. net application. The progress bar below the Install/Update button is currently at Initializing (242/1006) with a creeping progression. 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. That doesn’t seem to accomplish anything. net, uninstalled Battle. thought it was just me… gave up and uninstalled - now I can’t reinstall. World of Warcraft Forums Support Technical Support. Run the Blizzard Battle. After recording data for about 5 minutes, click “export text. Edit: Restarting the app in admin mode seems to have sped up the initialization speed. At some point, instead of “Updating”, the blue button will say “Update” (this happens every 30 seconds or something like that). When I started the Battle. Update your drivers and operating system to resolve any compatibility issues. 7) Trying to update to 10. Once the download actually starts in safe mode you can return to normal windows and it will get past the initializing loop. Was working fine everyday im on just today it wont complete update. I managed to fix the issue by completely uninstalling World of Warcraft and the battlenet app. I ran the repair tool and that solved the issue. 1 Like. Sometimes fetching download manifest. You just need to go to this website, find your realm, and check what its current server. Now, navigate to the Services tab. Or at least, that’s what fixed it for me last time it happened to me. So far I´ve tried: Exit the app and launch it again. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. For whatever reason Overwatch is stuck updating itself, it just says “Initializing…”. net app Cache, also reinstalled it. Step 3. Click on the Disable all and then OK to confirm changes. Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did nothing, several times. Do NOT post them here or advertise them, as per the forum rules. 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. Technical Support. World of Warcraft on Reddit! Premium Explore Gaming. Fortunately for me it got past initializing phase though again it was seemingly stuck there for more then 30min. Technical Support. Community Tournaments. Stuck on Initializing/Waiting on another update - Technical Support. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. net client, and then try the above steps again. Tried that, and completely uninstalled and reinstalled Bnet. Topic Replies Views Activity; Stuck in loading screens. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. I tried to install the update but it was very very slow, like ~80 kb/s. Stuck as well, i’m on EUW, can’t download the prepatch. net icon, but nothing else happens. I've now completely uninstalled everything from my Battle. It is now stuck on "Applying Updates 0%". Fixes I’ve tried:. Or at least, that’s what fixed it for me last time it happened to me. I recently uninstalled it to make room for another game. Restart the Battle. I managed to finally get the game to fully install after trying a couple suggestions in conjunction with each other. Baradûr-draenor. My Battle. Every single time WoW has an update, no matter how small, I get stuck on initializing. net is closed, along with any other World of Warcraft of proprietary processes in the Task Manager. Elbodeep-area-52. I’ve tried: Other games update and download without issues. Support. reinstalling WoW with partial deletion of the data files; And now, finally, I removed everything related to BattleNet, Blizzard, and World of Warcraft and started a new fresh install. 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. Today I wanted to play WoW. Same here, stuck on initializing. That did not work for me, still stuck at initializing even after closing all bnet processes in task manager. Have tried stopping all the battle. 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. If that does not help try installing the latest driver for the Elgato Game Capture HD which can be found here. net launcher, and started re-installing wotlk. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. Deleting the Battle. net launcher keeps showing “Updating” and “Initializing”… and 0% completion. Restarting this did not work. It is stuck on initializing. Expect at least some free game time for this. Updated: 4 months ago Article ID: 206714 Common Problems. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. The connection issue is one of the most common reasons that cause Battle. Start up the launcher, and it just says Initializing. Phantasticus-azuremyst November 16, 2022, 7:54pm #139. I cannot update wow (retail) as i get stuck in initializing. I can’t start WoW client directly because it’s not compatible (probably because of phase two today, it. Press Windows key + R to open the Run dialogue. I will send you all i got from this timeline =) Oramir. Once the game ran, the “Initializing” disappeared and the PLAY button lit up. net and wait a minute and it should start initializing. Anyone else. Only problem is, my game just stays on initializing loop forever. Alex470 • 1 yr. Technical Support. Your computer has had it with. Technical Support. killing agent in task manager. Check BIOS settings for World of Warcraft. Game stuck on initializing. 4 GB. minnesotaHunter (Topic Creator) 11 years ago #3. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. Voodoopanda-stormscale November 16, 2022,. rename the Diablo 4 Beta folder. and it stuck on initializing, occasionally moves a bit but barely, the download just d o e s n t start. Turned off my anti-virus and firewall, cleared battle. Step 2: In Game Settings, find your World of Warcraft and check the option Additional command line arguments. It should say Install instead of Play. Your computer has had it with wow and cancelled its own subscription. Scan & repair files, uninstalled wow and downloaded again as well the battle. In the Windows Search bar, type msconfig. net Launcher. Open Task Manager. Now as part of uninstall of Battle. Then once they are all uninstalled, go in and manually delete the main World of Warcraft folder where the. I have fast internet and the space on the computer. Silvansaria-nordrassil. net. Etzzy-doomhammer January 27, 2020, 6:22pm #4. comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment Jobinstein • Additional comment actions. Stuck on initializing. • 2 mo. Step 2: Reinstall BattleNet. 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”. When the WoW update gets stuck on initializing, you must disable other apps and processes, update the Battle. Fix, rename etc. Either “Initializing” or "Waiting for another download (and there is no other download) Giving up for the night. The problem is not on my side. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. Character transfer wont work and i am stuck! Customer Support. Step 3 of the link worked for me. I was sitting waiting for Deathwhisper to become active trying not to lose my mind over the lag, when suddenly I disconnect from the server. I have also tried repairing my game and still no joy : (. I am sorry but I can't remember exactly. Fresh Battle. At least it worked for me. net app and re open it or when I quit WoW (no matter which version) - Retail, TBC and Classic keeps updating. Step 2. net . Technical Support. Try plugging your computer directly into your modem. I have tried everything I possibly can find on the internet. Boot into Safemode. Phantasticus-azuremyst November 16, 2022, 7:54pm #139. For me it is stuck at initializing. We've tried restarting battle net, restarting computer, going into beta battle. Select the World of WarCraft folder. I had the same issue a few days ago and I fixed it by launching the game through wow. Oh sorry - it does waste my time, electricity and my mental health. SupportTechnical Support. proxy settings. You’ll have to: Reset your user interface, this will ensure. Tick the checkbox for Hidden items, and click on the Program Data folder. net agent is continuously crashing and restarting the “initializing” step of the download. Restart my computer. Been stuck for more than 4 hours. Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. Edit 2: Got past the first initialization loop and into a measured megabyte download only to get stuck in yet another initialization loop. Support Technical Support. 7th ? The initializing zipped along quite fast until it reached around 250 MB of 442 MB, then it bogged down to a crawl. World of Warcraft. Delete the Cache folder; Restart computer and launch. Uncheck everything on Network Bandwith. I was stuck in initializing also. Zuvykree: Stuck on initializing. Windows. Try creating a new user account on Windows, and add it to. Many players have reported this issue on the official forum and shared their possible solutions. net app completely, didn’t help. net, clear out all the WoW folders per Blizzard blue-post instructions, reinstall. I have tried it all, from clearing caches, cookies, flushing. Delete the Battle. net Launcher and attempt the installation again. Technical Support. Game Install Stuck on Initializing. 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, . ago go to programdata on your main hard drive, delete battle. ago • Edited 1 yr. net app. Not working here “Initializing” Tried all the tricks here. Whenever I try to install my hearthstone game it says initializing until about 19% and then just stops. net launcher. Confirmed Wow classic WOTLK is working fine. net desktop app. net it says Hearthstone is updating but is stuck at 0% and Initializing. Agnass-anvilmar. I ended up reinstalling the game. I need to be in that queue! I tried posting this in the Bug report forum but i dont see a way to create a topic. Technical Support. I think the download servers are dead. I knew I’d have to relearn spells and rotations, but tbh, this seems a lot more like a 3rd line technical. Don't forget to backup your Interface folder, though. For me it started yesterday already. Hopefully that helps, good luck!Catch Me Live At: Me On Twitter: all people curious on how to fix this, the answer MIGHT be to just give it time. 2. I had WotLK and retail installed but it still could not locate either one even after manually pointing it at the file location. When I started the Battle. Running windows 10. I've looked into old threads and multiple articles going back several years, tried everything from deleting the cache, disabling my firewall, creating a new profile on my pc, but nothing has fixed the issue except uninstalling and re-installing the game. 2 Common Issues. Technical Support. r/ModernWarfareIII is a developer-recognized community focused on the title. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. Blizzard had absolutely no say in when the warzone update released. net, the game started to update, as usual. EDIT: Looks like when you exit the game it goes back to Initializing…. Go to the Battle. I’ve had this issue before. The_Sinful. Pwnmode-mograine October 6, 2022, 3:11am #6. Technical Support. CAS System Unable. Restarted my PC and was able to start up wow just fine. Low and behold I can’t even download the game I paid for because it gets stuck in an infinite initializing loop. Furthermore, I paid 90 euros for pre-order to play it will pre-launch, and I’m. For whatever reason Overwatch is stuck updating itself, it just says “Initializing…”. Close other applications (Steam, etc) Switched to Google's DNS. This is what fixed it for me. Try de-instal and then cleanup hdd + register. My Tickets. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15, 2022,. Every time I close Battle. Installed Battle. Pekins-firemaw November 15, 2022, 6:37pm #1. And yes my drivers are up to date. Updated: 6 months ago Article ID: 14236 Common Problems. Waiting on another installation, doesn’t work. For PC, A. Mine is stuck on Initializing (452/452 bytes) and just doesnt budge.