Scan & repair files, uninstalled wow and downloaded again as well the battle. I ended up reinstalling the game. net app and re open it or when I quit WoW (no matter which version) - Retail, TBC and Classic keeps updating. net app. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Was there ever an actual fix for this? I have tried literally all of the tier one stuff Blizz. Waiting on another installation, doesn’t work. #$%#. I can’t start WoW client directly because it’s not compatible (probably because of phase two today, it. Fixes I’ve tried:. i have uninstalled both wow and battlenet. Check for Firewall/Antivirus Blocking. Click on dropdown down arrow on the top left corner. Desktop App Tech Support. This might fix the issue. Recently, my Battle. It took a bit of time, but it eventually got done. Have tried stopping all the battle. Been stuck on initializing for over an hour. Restarted bnet. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild. Tried that, and completely uninstalled and reinstalled Bnet. Nerd-argent-dawn November 16, 2022, 8:17pm. My Tickets. Click on locate the game, choose the folder. I have to close the client and restart it a minimum of four times to get the update to begin. So I finally gave in, saved my WTF, Interface, Screenshots folders from each of the 3 WoW directories (retail, classic, PTR), uninstalled all of them, and used Battle. Constant Updates and Endless Initialising. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. Delete the Battle. 2 Likes. Restarted client, restarted PC. net processes, restarting, etc. Technical Support. Technical Support. well thats weird, launching the wow. Nallianah-wyrmrest-accord. Run troubleshooting for WoW download update stuck on initializing. Anyone know what can be done about this? Pausing the update just makes the launcher think there’s ANOTHER update. Once the game ran, the “Initializing” disappeared and the PLAY button lit up. Delfi-frostwhisper November 16, 2022, 5:52pm #14. 7) Trying to update to 10. Other users comment with their own experiences, tips and feedback on the same problem. Let it initialize for 5-10 minutes before you think you have a problem. net and blizzard folders. com. At this rate it’s going to take hours and hours to complete the download. If I leave it up and try to let the client figure itself out, it'll sit there doing nothing for hours. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. If the issue you are experiencing is not on the list above, make sure you check our Support Site!If that doesn’t do it, it would be really helpful if you could describe the issue in more details, e. Click the box for Safe Mode and then click the Network option underneath at the bottom. This resolved this issue for me. Thaelia-deathwing. Jambrix November 16, 2022, 9:43pm #37. Tried everything I’ve seen posted and no dice. Stuck on Initializing/Waiting on another update - Technical Support. it probably looked something like this. Blizzard ForumsUnder the General tab, select Selective startup. 2. I’m stuck on the initialising steps. Net, deleted everything related to WoW and WotLK Classic and Battle. I have tried everything I possibly can find on the internet. Community Tournaments. And as a lot of players have come back, it is a bit busy, but in general these things will get fixed quite quick. Worked for me when stuck in the battlenet app. Been stuck for over 30min like this now. Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. net Agent". So the launcher seems to be stuck at initializing the update, taking what seems far too long to update WoW. Press the Battle. net Desktop Application gets stuck on Downloading New Files. On the other hand, if you’re still stuck at the initializing screen, make sure to move on. 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. Hmm. Turn on your. World of Warcraft Forums Game Install Stuck on Initializing. Oh sorry - it does waste my time, electricity and my mental health. Either “Initializing” or "Waiting for another download (and there is no other download) Giving up for the night. 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. Reopen the Battle. You have tried everything, so I doubt these are new, but it helped me: Turn the computer off, unplug it for 30. I have been trying to install retail WoW all evening, and the battle. net. Evoker Level 70 Boost Gear Reverting From 424 to 414. Are you having trouble with your World of Warcraft installation or update? Do you see the annoying "Initializing. net Stuck in a Refresh Loop. net App (skip Step 6 for now, we will re-install later). Then it worked! Hopefully this is to some help to. 5 Likes. Closed my Antivirus. go to the Boot tab. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Sometimes fetching download manifest. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Missing Gnomelia and/or Hearthstone Card Back After Defeating Hogger. 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. After that, navigate to the following path: C : ProgramData Blizzard Entertainment Battle. Technical Support. Launcher Stuck at Initializing. -tried uninstalling from the battle. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. Tried everything I can think now doing system restore as one last attempt to fix. Clearing the Battle. net app and install the program till you get to the initialization loop. Silvansaria-nordrassil. )Restarting battle. Look for any battle. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. The Updating never gets anywhere, stuck on 0%, with it also saying "Initializing". 8 MB in the Initialization phase, and then stops and switches to Updating. 56 Likes. Close the task manager. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15,. Vengeful Chicken is available for the next 3 days (NA)Update is stuck on initializing for World of Warcraft retail (worked fine for classic). Try to get into your wow folder : world of warcraft > retail , then double click on your wow. Right-click on the Battle. Reset the permissions on your WoW folder: 1. restarted and hardbooted. Switch to the Game Install/Update tab by clicking on it and scroll down to the Network Bandwidth section. net app, however it is permanently stuck on Initializing. 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. Occasionally, you may find your World of Warcraft update stuck on initializing because of internet connectivity issues. You can close battle. LoadingI have the same problem, been waiting for over an hour now on initializing. And now, finally, I removed everything related to BattleNet, Blizzard, and World of Warcraft and started a new fresh install. net cache. 01) upvotes r/kde. I had WotLK and retail installed but it still could not locate either one even after manually pointing it at the file location. net again. . restarted and hardbooted. Stuck on scanning and repair mode - General Discussion - World of. Once the download actually starts in safe mode you can return to normal windows and it will get past the initializing loop. World of Warcraft on Reddit! Members Online. (Am on a mac. Technical Support. Support Technical Support. Technical Support. I’ve tried everything recommended except reinstalling bnet launcher. net or WoW processes sitting in the background via your task manager. WoW Stuck on Initializing Help Trying to download World of Warcraft on Battle. net app. -force quit battle. For what it’s worth, stuck on initializing for about 40 minutes now, after rebooting the PC because I was stuck on “waiting for another update to finish” for half an hour. 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. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. Net, deleted everything related to WoW and WotLK Classic and Battle. Cannot update wow at all. Restarting the PC. Cofe-azuremyst November 16, 2022, 7:20pm #72. Check the ”Hide all Microsoft services” box. 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. Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or update is 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, . Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. ago. Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing" Installed Battle. net files from appdata, localappdata, etc; start reinstall of Battle. This has happened now for several days, and I cannot play the game at all. Launcher stuck on initializing. 1 Like. The “agent” is crashing my whole internet connection, does nothing. ago. After I exited retail wow again it’s just gone straight back to. Go to the Battle. Here are the steps to fix Blizzard waiting on another update: 1. In most cases, we find that “Initializing…” getting stuck is typically caused by a conflicting third-party program, damaged/corrupted local Battle. I'm having the same problem as this guy, basically the installer hangs at the beginning with the Battle. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. Restarting this did not work. Read on the forum that you can try to reinstall the battle. Keep getting BLZBNTAG0000138F Scan and Repaired multiple times, same … Common Problems. Scan and repair, doesn’t work. One of the more memorable moments leading up to World of Warcraft: Dragonflight’s launch came a few months back when Ion Hazzikostas was asked about a certain impossible-to-miss sword sticking out of Silithus. Been stuck on 94% with initializing for the newest update for WoW, this has been happening since yesterday when the patch was launched. Technical Support. Usually a restart of the client or my pc will fix it. I have fast internet and the space on the computer. Open comment sort options Best; Top; New. Trepan-archimonde November 16. Help please. net App. EDIT: Looks like when you exit the game it goes back to Initializing…. Step 4. 7. net . r/starcitizen. Close Unwanted Programs and Services on Windows. Today I wanted to play WoW. all other games work fine, just not wow. After that, navigate to the following path: C:ProgramDataBlizzard EntertainmentBattle. World of Warcraft Forums Wotlk classic Update Stuck on Initializing. Jalkoth-blades-edge November 9, 2022, 6:34am #1. 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. Pekins-firemaw November 15, 2022, 6:37pm 1. Configure your security software's exception list to allow Blizzard applications to run. It has been 2 days. I have tried everything the internet has told me to try. Delete the Cache folder. I have fast internet and the space on the computer. Same here, stuck on initializing. EDIT: Looks like when you exit the game it goes back to. Blizzard failing at being a game company. Unplug your Modem and Router from the power source. There has been a bug in bnet for as long as I remember where either the remaining data or download speed are reported wrong or the download just seems "stuck". Leaf-azuremyst November 16, 2022, 7:16am #5. Seems its on Blizz’s back end. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. Step 3 of the link worked for me. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. secondary logon. Getting stuck on initializing can also indicate corrupt files, or there’s a problem with the drive the game is installed on. net client right? Dèschanel-stormrage July 11, 2023, 11:45pm #3. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net app, but now Im on 0% for installing battle. Only problem is, my game just stays on initializing loop forever. I have fast internet and the space on the computer. I recently uninstalled it to make room for another game. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Still stuck on initializing. Are many others having this problem?Step 2. World of Warcraft Forums Update stuck on initializing. Clear all app cache. NET. Scan and repair, doesn’t work. Disable any proxies that may interfere with the login module. Known WoW Classic Technical Support Issues [Updated - Jan 6th, 2023] Well met, adventurers! We’ll be using this forum thread to track known technical support issues, like conflicts which cause performance errors, crashes, and connection problems in WoW Classic. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance there might be a known issue affecting all players. Either “Initializing” or "Waiting for another download (and there is no other download). While being stuck it also sends and downloads data at full speed, so battle. Turn on your. IP Release, Renew, and Flush DNS. Xee-draenor March 27, 2023, 9:52pm 1. Restart my computer. Mine was doing this just now but I just let it roll for about 10 mins and it started downloading eventually. 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. Same problem on 2 computers. We've tried restarting battle net, restarting computer, going into beta battle. Already ran as Admin, renamed folders, flushed DNS…. The game won’t even install, it is stuck on update/initializing loop. Nazwyn-terenas (Nazwyn) November 16, 2022, 7:28pm 94. 2. If you don’t see all 3 folders in each. The “agent” is crashing my whole internet connection, does nothing. Technical Support. Closing processes in task manager. net launcher Close any process related to Steam and Discord Temporarily disable anti-virus/malware (in my case I disabled. Nothing works. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. Expect at least some free game time for this. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance there might be a known issue affecting all players. Wait for a minute then plug your modem and router back into the power source. After that, navigate to the following path: C :\ ProgramData \ Blizzard Entertainment \ Battle. I guess the interim fix for now is to just run the exe and log in manually. Click settings. 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. an I dont have an antivirus at all. net app completely, didn’t help. Battle Net gets stuck on initializing (Fix) Game update starts and then stops installing. I’ve tried restarting Battle. • 1 yr. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. I’ve tried: Reinstalling BNet app. Close all other applications. Select the Compatibility tab. I recently uninstalled it to make room for another game. Step 3. 2 Likes. ahh ok, im still stuck at 0% initializing . World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues CAS System Unable to Initialize ClientHandler. Stuck on initializing screen and. Technical Support. Wait for the update. Your computer has had it with wow and cancelled its own subscription. Terrko-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 7:21pm #79. Here’s how to do it: 1) Close WoW and ensure it’s not running in the background. You’ll have to: Reset your user interface, this will ensure. I play on a Mac. The games run well. Then input -d3d11 in the box. This worked for me on release day as well!!! Thanks! I’ve reinstalled the game twice now because the stupid update has been stuck on initializing. 7th ? The initializing zipped along quite fast until it reached around 250 MB of 442 MB, then it bogged down to a crawl. Updated: 3 weeks ago Article ID: 13934 Product:. Click on the Disable all and then OK to confirm changes. Hello, It started couple hours ago. What worked for me. :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” 🙃World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. SOLUTION: I ran the Wow. It’s always initializing and reclaiming disc space. I have the same issue. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. If there is no maintenance in your region follow the steps below to resolve this. net launcher (or window). Basically it was just stuck on “updating battle. Was recently kicked out of the game a little over thirty minutes ago (right before the second stage of the time rift), and now I apparently need to apply an update for the second time today. I’m also having this issue. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. I deleted the retail folder entirely and copied the classic folder. net Update Agent" or something similar, and end the task. Net Launcher somehow lost the location of all of my games. im not sure why its not connecting for wow when hearthstone, diablo etc work. Lolyp-argent-dawn November 16, 2022,. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. At some point, instead of “Updating”, the blue button will say “Update” (this happens every 30 seconds or something like that). My WoW PTR update remains at 83%, WoW Classic and Retail remain at 0% updates, and the app is stuck on “…Initializing” no matter which update I set it on executing. Also. Trepan-archimonde November 16,. I’m stuck as well…. Trepan-archimonde November 16,. net. EDIT: Looks like when you exit the game it goes back to Initializing…. 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. Didn’t do anything. Check out the list below,. Then press the Esc key to open the Game Menu. One hour ago I tried this: 0% Updating, nothing is happening - > I closed Battle. I am trying to install world of Warcraft on my pc but its stuck on initializing and battlenet checking residency on install I just updated my cod cold war but world of Warcraft refuses to install. " SupportTechnical Support. Worked for me when stuck in the battlenet app. I did have to tell the launcher where my game folder was again, but it immediately updated and was playable again. 2 Common Issues. The “update” is just stuck at 0 %. Also, if I go and launch each individual . Reinstall the Battle. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. Support Technical Support. Open Task Manager. I did not have a WoW window up, but for some reason the process was still recognised as running, this prevented the update from starting. 2 Common Issues CAS System Unable to Initialize ClientHandler. Brownpaw-draenor November 16, 2022,. Thanks though. net folder and restart your Blizzard App. thought it was just me… gave up and uninstalled - now I can’t reinstall. I’m stuck as well…. Thought they would’ve made some improvements after OW2’s. World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. Restart the Battle. Updated: 4 months ago Article ID: 206714 Common Problems. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. Loading. this a solution that I found when my world of Warcraft download got stuck at 0 B/s and wouldn't move no matter how long I left it up. Thought I would log in and saw there was the latest patch, so clicked for it to get going and it seems to initialise, reclaim space and then looks good to go. run as admin. Nothing changes it. Keep getting. I think the download servers are dead. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. LoadingWorld of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. 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. Support. Me too. I guess the interim fix for now is to just run the exe and log in manually. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any ongoing issues. My Battle. I can't install the PTR, I don't see the option in the app; The download got stuck; Error: Unable to initialize storage; The Public Test Realm (PTR) is a special service you can use to test game. January 6, 2023. Neither. net App (skip Step 6 for now, we will re-install later). Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. Try plugging your computer directly into your modem. 5 M1 MBP. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance there might be a known issue affecting all players. It’s stuck on Initializing. Under the General tab, select Selective startup. net files, or a problem connecting to the patching server. Trepan-archimonde November 16,. net, the game started to update, as usual. Game Install or Update Stuck at 0 B/s. Yeah go to task manager processes after you close the launcher from the task bar and make sure to stop the “Battle. Uncheck the box next to the “Enable peer-to-peer” option and click on Done in order to accept the changes.