switch to dragonflight beta and uninstall. If you don’t see all 3 folders in each. Every time I close Battle. Sheqz-tarren-mill November 16, 2022, 7:05pm #47. net processes in Task Manager; Navigate to the following: C: ProgramData Blizzard Entertainment Battle. These items can improve healing, durability, or damage output. So, this worked for me. Close battle. Technical Support. netGlad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. Usual way to resolve this is to reboot your computer and then start the launcher to get the update. Didn’t do anything. X:world of warcraftworld of warcraft Good luck. 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. net but the download is stuck at initializing/0% and then I get the whoops! window. Perl-anetheron (Perl) March 9, 2021, 10:17pm #2. 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. 2 Common Issues CAS System Unable to Initialize ClientHandler. Running windows 10. 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”. Reinstall the Battle. Before deleting files, make sure Battle. 1 Like Azráel-aggramar November 16, 2022, 8:52pm #25. 1. Hopefully it gets a fix. net folder. Seems a widespread issue. Gelebor-hydraxis. This process uses my internet @ 500kb/s and downloads about 200mb. Baradûr-draenor. Just came here to confirm that I was able to solve it by doing Safe Mode (with Network), and then running the install from there. Trying to download World of Warcraft on Battle. and “Waiting on. The initializing zipped along quite fast until it reached around 250 MB of 442 MB, then it bogged down to a crawl. 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. Delete the Battle. I’ve turned on viewing of hidden files and deleted the Battle. net, even if I also. cleared caches. Their issue that they need to fix. Nothing changes it. net is currently unavailable, the update process will be impacted and the client will not be able to initialize the WoW. net App (skip Step 6 for now, we will re-install later). Or at least, that’s what fixed it for me last time it happened to me. 1 Like Azráel-aggramar November 16, 2022, 8:51pm #24 I’m curious to see if that will even work. 8 MB in the Initialization phase, and then stops and switches to Updating. If I leave it up and try to let the client figure itself out, it'll sit there doing nothing for hours. Select the World of WarCraft folder. Update or temporarily uninstall any security programs, which may mistakenly identify the login. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild outdated or corrupt files. Now, navigate to the Services tab. Updated: 6 months ago Article ID: 14236 Common Problems. For whatever reason Overwatch is stuck updating itself, it just says “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”. Restart your computer to resolve problems caused by programs and services running in the background. Thought they would’ve made some improvements after OW2’s awful launch. After a few seconds it. World of Warcraft ForumsI pre purchased the Dragonflight expansion, resubbed for 3 months and wanted to install wow, but it is stuck at “Initialising”. 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. Same issue here, also on a Mac Studio (M1 Max, running OS12. Thanks though. Revert the folder name change. 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. Jardz-area-52 (Jardz) September 12, 2023, 10:31pm 1. it sat at 0% for about 20-30 mins then had install showing on the button but applying updates under the button. Getting stuck on initializing can also indicate corrupt files, or there’s a problem with the drive the game is installed on. net. The Battle. 2 Common Issues. Delete the Cache folder; Restart computer and launch. Solution 1: Run Battle. This is one of the most common reasons that cause Battle. net. Uncheck everything on Network Bandwith. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. Will not let me uninstall until the updates are complete. net application. Open Battle. I've now completely uninstalled everything from my Battle. Support Technical Support. Stuck at initializing?Getting stuck on initializing can also indicate corrupt files, or there’s a problem with the drive the game is installed on. 4. Replying to. us. Rename World of Warcarft folder to something else. net update agent uses my full bandwidth while. Game Install or Update Stuck at 0 B/s. Restart the Battle. NET and GPU. Already ran as Admin, renamed folders, flushed DNS…. Launcher stuck on initializing. Community Tournaments. 1 Like. Open Battle. net as administrator. Hit the Windows key and R. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. net update agent” from there. net and still. netWorld of Warcraft Forums. Mine keeps saying that I need to update… but all it does is reclaim space and closes. I did some investigating via different apps as well as a third party program designed to test conflicts with System files and it does seem like the client is conflicting with UAC virtualization for the client, and update agent. net launcher, and started re-installing wotlk. While this forum is NOT intended to replace our support…. Technical Support. I can’t start WoW client directly because it’s not compatible (probably because of phase two today, it needs to update). net client right? Dèschanel-stormrage July 11, 2023, 11:45pm #3. Control panel > user accounts > Change User Account Control Settings. ’ - > I went outside with my dog for 30 mins. Start the update (installation in your case) Close the Battle. Game update starts and then stops installing. 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. Necrodemos-wyrmrest-accord. Either “Initializing” or "Waiting for another download (and there is no other download) Giving up for the night. I have tried troubleshooting with every article available for a variety of issues. LoadingI’ve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. 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. But it is stuck at "initializing", no matter what I do. Retest. Krugraa-argent-dawn (Krugraa) December 16, 2021, 10:03pm #3. Re-downloaded the launcher and tried downloading again. President but it will crash our. net -Deleting the -Blizzard Entertainment- folder in ProgramData Still it just endlessly gets stuck on. Blizzard ForumsI just launched battle. The app is stuck on “Updating”, with WoW Classic at 0%, PTR at 83%, and retail WoW at 0%. It is now stuck on "Applying Updates 0%". I have fast internet and the space on the computer. I bought Dragonflight for my friend however when he's trying to install World of Warcraft, it is stuck initializing forever at 2145571 / 2145571 . November 14, 2023. 0% Updating, nothing is happening - > I closed Battle. net is running, close it; Close all Battle. BNET Update Agent Stuck at 45%. 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. Try closing background applications to. Troubleshooting steps for when a game. Thought they would’ve made some improvements after OW2’s awful launch. Windows. So glad I’m not the only one. Stuck on ‘initializing’. Game update starts and then stops installing. Really stumped on this one. net app > Select WoW to install > Stuck on Initializing (2203048/2203048)… I’ve routed through my neighbor’s network and the same results. Your computer has had it with wow and cancelled its own subscription. There are several reasons why this could happen, including issues with the game files, server maintenance, or problems with your computer’s settings. net folder and restart your Blizzard App. If anybody has this problem, open task manager and end the task "Agent". Hello, It started couple hours ago. 2. net folder in its entirety. net or WoW processes sitting in the background via your task manager. Received Wrong Amount of Bloody Tokens from PvP World Quest - Overcoming A Mountain: Krolkoth. net Desktop App with these steps: • Uninstall the Blizzard Battle. 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 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. Mine is named D:install D:installWorld of Warcraft Pointing to the D:install when asked by battle. Game update starts and then stops installing. You have tried everything, so I doubt these are new, but it helped me: Turn the computer off, unplug it for 30. Didn’t do anything. Step 2. I shouldn’t need to have a degree or follow 10 different steps to simply click and play WoW. C:\Program Files (x86)\World of Warcraft. I have deleted Battle. 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 and opened it again → Now I am stuck at ‘Waiting for another update. Agnass-anvilmar. Phaidon-rexxar November 9, 2023, 7:50pm 11. net as an administrator can sometimes fix the initialization problem. i have tried uninstalling wow retail, wow classic, and wow ptr and reinstalling wow retail. r/starcitizen. 2 Common Issues CAS System Unable to Initialize ClientHandler. Game update starts and then stops installing. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Battle Net gets stuck on initializing (Fix)Getting stuck on initializing can also indicate corrupt files, or there’s a problem with the drive the game is installed on. Our team is already on the case working to resolve this issue as quickly as possible. net installation directory, and the default path should look like this: C:ProgramDataBlizzard EntertainmentBattle. So the recommendation would be to disable it for. 0% Updating, nothing is happening - > I closed Battle. Killsalot. ago. I found I had to go and manually End Task on the Battle. Are many others having this problem?World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. :C 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” 🙃That doesn’t seem to accomplish anything. In the Processes tab, end all processes related to the Blizzard app. Test the internet speed. 1 Like Phaidon-rexxar November 9, 2023, 7:50pm Game will not load, because the updater is stuck on initializing. When I started the launcher today it showed updates, but then didn’t load them. General Discussion. Anyone else stuck on 0% updating or initializing? Update not working for me. net. Reopen the Battle. If you don’t see all 3 folders in each. Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing" I can’t reinstall WoW. You could try going to into run>msconfig>boot>safe_boot + networking box checked. Then once they are all uninstalled, go in and manually delete the main World of Warcraft folder where the. Start the test and launch the Battle. net and select WoW. Unable to Complete Achievement - Dream On. 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. I cannot update wow (retail) as i get stuck in initializing. → When I came home, Waiting for another update is. - and World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria, and must run one of our games. At some point, instead of “Updating”, the blue button will say “Update” (this happens every 30 seconds or something like that). → Now I am sitting at my. I have plenty of space on my SSD, looked at other fixes and now luck. The “update” is just stuck at 0 %. World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. So far I´ve tried: Exit the app and launch it again. Tick the checkbox for Hidden items, and click on the Program Data folder. 30. I can’t start WoW client directly because it’s not compatible (probably because of phase two today, it. It’s been three weeks since the release of World of Warcraft’s newest expansion, Dragonflight; with the first Season of content and raiding well underway, Internet. October 28, 2023. Advanced Troubleshooting If the above steps fail, try the steps provided in the articles below . 3. switch to dragonflight beta and uninstall. I have tried restarting my pc, disabling the firewall and running as admin there has been no joy still stuck on initializing. Uncheck the ” Load startup items ” box. Battlenet is the go-to client if you want to play big title games like Diablo 4, Overwatch 2, World of Warcraft, etc. net Launcher. To do this, go to the Battle. What more can we even attempt?Perma "Updating/Initializing". net when it gets stuck on the update button instead of install. Initializing is taking forever. net and still. I’ll have to wait, I guess. net and opened it again → Now I am stuck at ‘Waiting for another update. net Launcher and attempt the installation again. Delete the Bnet and blizzard folders inside the appdata. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. 2 Common Issues. General Discussion. net but the download is stuck at initializing/0% and then I get the whoops! window. Click it, then select World of Warcraft to update. net App (skip Step 6 for now, we will re-install later). 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. Open file explorer/file manager (Right Click Windows Start) Navigate to the folder where the desktop application would normally be installed. And now, finally, I removed everything related to BattleNet, Blizzard, and World of Warcraft and started a new fresh install. Bandwidth settings have no limits or any schedule but still it’s been extremely slow. I have been trying to install retail WoW all evening, and the battle. I have also tried repairing my game and still no joy : (. net or World of Warcraft processes in the Task Manager. I have tried restarting my pc, disabling the firewall and running as admin there has been no joy still stuck on initializing. Subject line: Stuck on initializing. After that i closed the battle net launcher and all instances running in task manager (including updater agent) then relaunched into wow and it started updating. Game will not load, because the updater is stuck on initializing. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any ongoing issues. net app on your computer. net and. I recommend keeping an eye on the forums for any updates as we get them. net Desktop App with these steps: • Uninstall the Blizzard Battle. trying to install World of Warcraft and the install gets stuck at "Initializing 2145571/2145571". Close all other applications to resolve software conflicts and free up resources. Try uninstalling ALL versions of WoW (Classic, Wrath, and Dragonflight) through the Battle. Slide the slider all the way down to never Notify. Killsalot. If these basic fixes do not help the situation, it’s time to move on to more complex steps. I just launched battle. Same issue. 14. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. Troubleshooting steps when a game installation or update is stuck on. Sometimes fetching download manifest. 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. ran as admin, uninstalled. I have restarted the application. • Next (before re-installing) let’s delete any Battle. Just. Click the box for Safe Mode and then click the Network option underneath at the bottom. While being stuck it also sends and downloads data at full speed, so battle. It’s taken 30+ minutes to download another 30 MB, from 250 to 280MB. I’ve deleted the BNet Files and Cache as that worked in the past but now i’m stumped. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Download Stuck on 0% 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. Every other day when I try to log into the game, I get another update, with times of being stuck on initializing ranging between 5 minutes and half an hour. You don't have two big updates on the same day. First, restart your computer. Something else to try - there is a little downwards pointing arrow at the top of the bnet launcher. Here are some possible reasons and troubleshooting steps you can try: Network Issues: Poor or unstable internet connection can cause the update to. Try uninstalling ALL versions of WoW (Classic, Wrath, and Dragonflight) through the Battle. Wait for a minute then plug your modem and router back into the power source. Technical Support. I’m stuck as well…. Now i get ‘Incompatible’ on all servers. Exit Bnet -> Open Folder that contains WoW folder -> Rename to something like "World of Warcraft_backup" -> Open Bnet and click update, it will change to "Install" (Skip this if it already changed to "Install") -> Rename WoW folder back to "World of Warcraft" (previous name). net cache. Type msconfig. Try creating a new administrator account to resolve permissions issues. net, the game started to update, as usual. We've tried restarting battle net, restarting computer, going into beta battle. Try this, this works for me all the time for all games on Bnet. If these basic fixes do not help the situation, it’s time to move on to more complex steps. Update your drivers and operating system to resolve any compatibility issues. net processes, restarting, etc. This patch/update really screwed things up and is making a lot of experiences in game very. net app. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. battle. Stuck on Initializing/Waiting on another update - Technical Support. Aggronaught, If it's stuck saying it's initializing, I'd suspect a permissions problem somewhere still. net desktop application uses a process called Agent to install and patch Blizzard games. Delete the Cache folder. Was there ever an actual fix for this? I have tried literally all of the tier one stuff Blizz. Spacehunt-westfall. net launcher (or window). net. I play on a Mac. 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. net Desktop App is stuck at "Initializing," try the following steps:Waited for an hour and the initializing part just stopped, had to press update again. Click settings. Low and behold I can’t even download the game I paid for because it gets stuck in an infinite initializing loop. Open comment sort options. Supersalv • 10 mo. Delete the Cache folder. I’ve tried all fixes listed here plus a few others the CoD community came up with when facing the same problem. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. Been stuck on waiting for this thing to “update” for a half hour now. -Reboot PC -reinstall Battle. i have uninstalled both wow and battlenet. 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. Here’s how to do that: Firstly, right-click the shortcut of Battlenet launcher shortcut on the desktop and select Properties. If Battle. Also, if I go and launch each individual . net Desktop App with these steps: • Uninstall the Blizzard Battle. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild. Update 2: Finally got past the indexes… but the download speed of the game is atrocious at 2. The default path should look like this: C:ProgramDataBlizzard EntertainmentBattle. Jambrix November 16, 2022, 9:43pm #37. In World of Warcraft Dragonflight, your best option is to rely on crafted items to improve your character. Quick update: I managed to get hands on another PC where I did a fresh install of b. For me it started yesterday already. thought it was just me… gave up and uninstalled - now I can’t reinstall. net in Program Files (x86) and Program Data. → When I came home, Waiting for another update is no longer there and it is 0% Updating. Aerlas-magtheridon November 16, 2022,. I tried all of the solutions here and got nowhere until i opened task manager> Right click Bnet update agent> open file location, then in task manager end task on the update. net Desktop App. net Desktop App. net folder. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. Been stuck for more than 4 hours. Troubleshooting steps when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing" Failed to Initialize Direct3D. Scan and repair doesn’t work either. 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. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net app and re open it or when I quit WoW (no matter which version) - Retail, TBC and Classic keeps updating. So glad I’m not the only one. So im stuck on initializing and have been for some time, i’ve tried the task manger method, running update as admin method, scanning & repairing, closing discord etc etc etc. It should say Install instead of Play. Restart the PC then restart the Battle. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing Troubleshooting steps when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing" Updated: 4 months ago Article. Aeveraani-argent-dawn. Check if the Battle. Every other day when I try to log into the game, I get another update, with times of being stuck on initializing ranging between 5 minutes and half an hour. net Desktop Application gets stuck on Downloading New Files. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. That doesn’t seem to accomplish anything. Technical Support. 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. I use no addons. Keep getting BLZBNTAG0000138F Scan and Repaired multiple times, same. 2 Likes. and also rebooting battle. go to the Boot tab. net app Cache, also reinstalled it. But when I click on the game I am presented with “update World of Warcraft” and it starts all over again - seems to be in a loop, stuck at 0% and not going anywhere fast. Here’s how to do it: Right-click the Battle. net app. Cannot update wow at all. Installed bnet and then tried to install WoW but “got the initializing…” loop. Update stuck at initializing. net launcher. Click on This PC (Windows 10) and open the system partition C. net and opened it again → Now I am stuck at ‘Waiting for another update. Restarted bnet. Femfatale-haomarush. I tried running Battle. Initializing (XXX/1006) It is moving incredibly slowly for having gigabit internet and SSD storage. If it's actually using network then just leave it and it should finish eventually. ago. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing". Switching battlenet launcher to the Beta version. Rambush-rattlegore July 15, 2023, 12:40am #1. I can’t get past the “initializing” stage to start the. But sometimes, the download in the Battle. November 14, 2023. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance there might be a known issue affecting.