reinstalling WoW with partial deletion of the data files. Been this way for 2 days, Did a windows update (I'm on 11, theres a . minnesotaHunter (Topic Creator) 11 years ago #3. net app quickly enough, it’ll say initializing under the play button, then checking data indices, then starts reclaiming disk space. net desktop app, and game processes, and click End Process. Following someone elses advice, I tried uninstalling the battle. net and still. 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. Stuck on update/initializing. net launcher (or window). I have followed the instructions mentioned here: WOW Stuck at Initializing but to no avail. Eventually, you can improve their stats through embellishments, which offer a unique effect thanks to. I have been trying to install retail WoW all evening, and the battle. 2 Common Issues. Had the big DLL problem in March as well. Deleting these files is perfectly safe and won't harm your system in any way. I tried running Battle. (Am on a mac. 3) Scan and fix files. Stuck on initializing, can’t play. I have tried everything there is. 14. Check out this thread and see if any of them work for you. I have the same problem, been waiting for over an hour now on initializing. Nothing changes it. net update agent uses my full bandwidth while. Are many others having this problem?World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. net app and re open it or when I quit WoW (no matter which version) - Retail, TBC and Classic keeps updating. Tried to repair - stuck. 🤔 ( I have. 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. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. I often use WoW to play. Restart your computer and try the install/update now. Have already restarted my PC and tried to pause/restart the update. I might have re-installed the launcher and the game completely from scratch. It’s always initializing and reclaiming disc space. Delete the Cache folder. Updated Windows 10, . After a few seconds it. Next, if that didn’t work, cancel the update entirely and restart. ago. I’ve disabled my firewall. Either “Initializing” or "Waiting for another download (and there is no other download) Giving up for the night. net. Step 2: Reinstall BattleNet. Cancelling the scan replaces the game’s ‘Play’ button with ‘Update,’ which just begins the scan once again. That doesn’t seem to accomplish anything. Select the World of WarCraft folder. Sometimes fetching download manifest. At some point, instead of “Updating”, the blue button will say “Update” (this happens every 30 seconds or something like that). 00 version with the 30 day gametime and I go to download the game again. Check the “ Run this program as an administrator. I recommend keeping an eye on the forums for any updates as we get them. Update 2: Finally got past the indexes… but the download speed of the game is atrocious at 2. Here’s how to fix your screen freezing in the loading men in World of Warcraft: The battle. Open the Battle. If like me you are experiencing issues with the launcher and wish to play; Go to where the game is saved on your hard drive (for example) C:World of Warcraft_classic_. Many players have reported this issue on the official forums and some of them have found solutions. Macbook. Updated: 3 weeks ago Article ID: 13934. Can't install the game, the download is stuck. net app > Select WoW to install > Stuck on Initializing (2203048/2203048)… I’ve routed through my neighbor’s network and the same results. Keep getting BLZBNTAG0000138F Scan and Repaired multiple times, same … Krugraa-argent-dawn (Krugraa) December 16, 2021, 10:03pm #3. net launcher, and started re-installing wotlk. 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. Same issue here, also on a Mac Studio (M1 Max, running OS12. Trying to update to 10. Now i get ‘Incompatible’ on all servers. Vincerus-stormrage November 14, 2023, 4:47pm 1. I recently tried to download this game after a good few years away and got stuck on this issue like many others. net or World of Warcraft processes in the Task Manager. And now, finally, I removed everything related to BattleNet, Blizzard, and World of Warcraft and started a new fresh install. Cannot update wow at all. look in the task manager. Attempt the install or update while the winMTR tool is running. Support Technical Support. Sometimes World of Warcraft's updates requires a little encouragement to get going. Try using a different network. I’m stuck as well…. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. World of Warcraft Forums I pre purchased the Dragonflight expansion, resubbed for 3 months and wanted to install wow, but it is stuck at “Initialising”. 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 currently have, another person but Mr. battle. net, Blizzard, and/or Blizzard Entertainment folders in the Windows temporary file locations below. Force deleted everything about the game from my computer, reinstall doesn’t work. net app Cache, also reinstalled it. 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 stressful experience. My current speed test shows 300mbit+ and another game downloaded just a bit earlier at 40mb/s. 270. I’m stuck on the initialising steps. Killsalot. Kill those processes (but don’t kill the launcher) and the update should proceed as normal. Updating 0% Initializing. I’ve tried: Reinstalling BNet app. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. After that, navigate to the following path: C:\ProgramData\Blizzard Entertainment\Battle. I have not been able to play the game for weeks now. net app is known to not be very VPN friendly, so try downloading the data. Nerd-argent-dawn November 16, 2022, 8:17pm #181. Many players have reported this issue on the official forums and some of them have found solutions. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. Read on the forum that you can try to reinstall the battle. In such cases: Restart your router. net app and try to install World of Warcraft again. Aerlas-magtheridon. 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”. I can’t get past the “initializing” stage to start the. October 28, 2023. So glad I’m not the only one. 1 Like. Community. Something else to try - there is a little downwards pointing arrow at the top of the bnet launcher. Look for any battle. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on. net App (skip Step 6 for now, we will re-install later). Click on the lock and unlock it,. Such as packet loss occurring corrupting the data. minnesotaHunter (Topic Creator) 11 years ago #3. [Main Thread] - High World MS during afternoon - Nova/Wind ISP/Telecom Italia Sparkle Nov 2023. Updated: 4 months ago Article ID: 206714 Common Problems. ” I have tried causing the downloader to “start this update now” but that has no effect. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing Troubleshooting steps when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing" Updated: 4 months ago Article. Nazwyn-terenas (Nazwyn) November 16, 2022, 7:28pm 94. Tried that, and completely uninstalled and reinstalled Bnet. Type msconfig. Any updates on this issue? Stuck on initializing for a while now. I’ve deleted the BNet Files and Cache as that worked in the past but now i’m stumped. Constant Updates and Endless Initialising. Trying to do update that is apparently needed today but just stuck. I have fast internet and the space on the computer. Update your drivers and operating system to resolve any compatibility issues. net is closed, along with any other World of Warcraft of proprietary processes in the Task Manager. Uninstalling and reinstalling battlenet. net or WoW processes sitting in the background via your task manager. Battlenet is the go-to client if you want to play big title games like Diablo 4, Overwatch 2, World of Warcraft, etc. net app and install the program till you get to the initialization loop. If I pause and resume it gets stuck on waiting on another update, despite being the only battlenet-game on the computer. Continues to sit on (2203048/2203048) It is strange that it’s the same issue on all 3 of my machines. 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). If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. Followed alot of tips from forum posts with similar problem. I had the same issue basically installer stuck on “initializing” and “Grabbing another update” for over an hour. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing". Its been like this for a while. You could try going to into run>msconfig>boot>safe_boot + networking box checked. How to Fix a World of Warcraft Update Stuck on Initializing on Windows. Usual way to resolve this is to reboot your computer and then start the launcher to get the update. Spam left click on the button so you can click right when it says Update (it disappears in a fraction of a second, you need to spam the left. Reinstall the Battle. If Battle. Having the same issue. Yeah go to task manager processes after you close the launcher from the task bar and make sure to stop the “Battle. net Desktop App. Technical Support. To prevent this from happening, we encourage you to regularly update your security software and configure your. Uninstall doesn’t work. Disable any proxies that may interfere with the login module. Battle. Subject line: Stuck on initializing. net and update the game to see if the issue persists. Rebooted PC. 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’m stuck as well…. I’ve disabled my firewall. net is running, close it; Close all Battle. Anyone else come across this and how to work around it? Using a 14in M1 Pro MBP. Restart your computer to resolve problems caused by programs and services running in the background. It’s updating, the launcher bugs out currently to where it will stop showing it downloading all the encoding tables and. Step 3 of the link worked for me. Waiting on another installation, doesn’t work. See full list on makeuseof. 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. Worked for me when stuck in the battlenet app. Stuck on Initializing/Waiting on another update - Technical Support. Technical Support. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. Im at a loss on what to do. Unplug your Modem and Router from the power source. Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing" Updated: 4 months ago If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. World of Warcraft Arena World Championship. Collect Primeval Essence from primal storms and spend it to earn the event-exclusive items: a full set of item level 252 armor for your class and spec, the Bag of. Account, App, & Shop; World of Warcraft; Warcraft Rumble; Diablo IV; Diablo Immortal. → Now I am sitting at my computer, watching Battle. Support My Tickets Contact Support Support. SupportTechnical Support. Constant Updates and Endless Initialising. I had the same issue basically installer stuck on “initializing” and “Grabbing another update” for over an hour. If I try again, it keeps failing. net. Rebooting the PC helped. Shakazdi-wyrmrest-accord October 6, 2022, 1:03am 1. → Now I am sitting at my. I’ve tried restarting Battle. Changing region. Click on This PC (Windows 10) and open the system partition C. Same issue here. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. Support. net app, but now Im on 0% for installing battle. By Shan Abdul Jan 6, 2023. After I exited retail wow again it’s just gone straight back to. Look for any battle. all other games work fine, just not wow. net and opened it again → Now I am stuck at ‘Waiting for another update. Having the same problem for the last 20 minutes now…. 2 Common Issues. After that, navigate to the following path: C : ProgramData Blizzard Entertainment 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, . Was there ever an actual fix for this? I have tried literally all of the tier one stuff Blizz. Update? No, the initializing doesn’t end here. Seems its on Blizz’s back end. Zero progress gets made. net, Blizzard, and/or Blizzard Entertainment folders in the Windows temporary file locations below. Uninstall doesn’t work. I play on a Mac. net app on your computer. Try creating a new administrator account to resolve permissions issues. 1 Like. All drivers are up to date. The game won’t even install, it is stuck on update/initializing loop. Tick the checkbox for Hidden items, and click on the Program Data folder. Blizzard seems to have a network issue. and also rebooting battle. Cannot Update / Download World of Warcraft. Then went into the retail folder and deleted everything while it was still in this state. net launcher”. Had the same issue on Windows 11. I conducted a scan/repair thinking that might help but fell into the infinite loop instead. → Now I am sitting at my computer, watching Battle. If anybody has this problem, open task manager and end the task "Agent". General Discussion. netGlad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. → When I came home, Waiting for another update is no longer there and it is 0% Updating. im not sure why its not connecting for. Try closing background applications to. Installed Battle. Methnazhar-wyrmrest-accord November 8, 2023, 2:37amAnd as a lot of players have come back, it is a bit busy, but in general these things will get fixed quite quick. Spacehunt-westfall. Help please. You don't have two big updates on the same day. PC with fresh install has Windows 10. 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. LoadingThought 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. 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”. Open Battle. Blizzard CS - The Americas @BlizzardCS. Troubleshooting steps for when a game. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any ongoing issues. If I pause and resume it gets stuck on waiting on another update, despite being the only battlenet-game on the computer. 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. • Next (before re-installing) let’s delete any Battle. World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues CAS System Unable to Initialize ClientHandler. ’ - > I went outside with my dog for 30 mins. You could try going to into run>msconfig>boot>safe_boot + networking box checked. Uncheck the ” Load startup items ” box. Their issue that they need to fix. Support Technical Support. net app installation is doing the same thing: getting stuck on the Updating function. Try creating a new user account on Windows, and. Dezyy-hellfire November 16,. Update stuck at initializing. Under Background processes, find " Battle. However, a lot of users are entering a problem where the updates and downloading in the Battlenet software either don’t start at all or get stuck in the. Support Account My Gifts Careers Company. Blizzard seems to have a network issue. At this rate it’s going to take hours and hours to complete the download. net folder. Aerlas-magtheridon. 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. After that, navigate to the following path: C :\ ProgramData \ Blizzard Entertainment \ Battle. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance there might be a known issue affecting all players. November 14, 2023. Stuck on ‘initializing’. World of Warcraft Forums – 15 Nov 22 WoW download 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, . We've tried restarting battle net, restarting computer, going into beta battle. Open comment sort options. exe. Reopen the Battle. Then try this article:Step 1: Go to Blizzard Battle. WoW download stuck on "initializing". You’ll have to: Reset your user interface, this will ensure. I bought Dragonflight for my friend however when he's trying to install World of Warcraft, it is stuck initializing forever at 2145571 / 2145571 . If your World of Warcraft (WoW) update is stuck on "initializing," it can be caused by various factors. At some point, instead of “Updating”, the blue button will say “Update” (this happens every 30 seconds or something like that). 0% Updating, nothing is happening - > I closed Battle. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing"World of Warcraft Forums Wotlk classic Update Stuck on Initializing. It’s stuck on Initializing. 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. If it’s still getting stuck, go ahead and post your. Restart the Battle. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. net client altogether. Also. This happened to me and I reset and reinstalled everything. Bigboyslim-argent-dawn December 14, 2022, 6:47pm #1. Constant Updates and Endless Initialising - Technical Support - World of Warcraft Forums. net app Cache, also reinstalled it. If I leave it up and try to let the client figure itself out, it'll sit there doing nothing for hours. Net, deleted everything related to WoW and WotLK Classic and Battle. Click on the Disable all and then OK to confirm changes. 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. -Reboot PC -reinstall Battle. net servers are down. 0% Updating, nothing is happening - > I closed Battle. net, Blizzard, and/or Blizzard Entertainment folders in the Windows temporary file locations below. Then once they are all uninstalled, go in and manually delete the main World of Warcraft folder where the. Aggronaught, If it's stuck saying it's initializing, I'd suspect a permissions problem somewhere still. Seems its on Blizz’s back end. 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. Update or temporarily uninstall any security programs, which may mistakenly identify the login module as a security threat. 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. Or at least, that’s what fixed it for me last time it happened to me. It took about an hour for the process to finish initializing and I had to completely uninstall wow TBC classic before it would start to update my retail wow. NET. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance there might be a known issue affecting. It doesn’t move. Start the test and launch the Battle. Just unistall the game, then stop. Didn’t do anything. Try uninstalling ALL versions of WoW (Classic, Wrath, and Dragonflight) through the Battle. → When I came home, Waiting for another update is no longer there and it is 0% Updating again. C:\Program Files (x86)\World Of Warcraft_retail_. Keep getting BLZBNTAG0000138F Scan and Repaired multiple times, same. Shocckington-tichondrius November 14, 2023, 4:52pm 2. net launcher and still says initializing. . Hit the Windows key and R. 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. 48. net Agent". I r…Are you having trouble with your World of Warcraft installation or update? Do you see the annoying "Initializing. Check out my new post on How Much is WOW Per Month. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. com Waiting on another installation, doesn’t work. Same problem on 2 computers. It is now stuck on "Applying Updates 0%". If I pause and resume it gets stuck on waiting on another update, despite being the only battlenet-game on the computer. Can't install the game, the download is stuck. Open Battle. 7) Trying to update to 10. WoW gets stuck on initializing when trying to update. Click on locate the game, choose the folder. thought it was just me… gave up and uninstalled - now I can’t reinstall. net desktop app may resolve rare launcher issues. General Discussion. Very slow but it is downloadingJinji-whisperwind July 11, 2023, 8:31pm #1. Updated: 3 weeks ago Article ID: 13934. net, Blizzard, and/or Blizzard Entertainment folders in the Windows temporary file locations below. Ensure you’re running Battle. If these basic fixes do not help the situation, it’s time to move on to more complex steps. I r… First, pause and resume the update to see if the issue resolves itself. Once the download actually starts in safe mode you can return to normal windows and it will get past the initializing loop. Reinstall the Battle. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. Run Blizzard App in a Selective Startup. Try de-instal and then cleanup hdd + register. Retest. Slide the slider all the way down to never Notify. How to Fix World of Warcraft Update Stuck on Initializing?If you are encountering difficulties with the initialization phase of a World of Warcraft update, there are a number of possible remedies to consider based on the. Jardz-area-52 (Jardz) September 12, 2023, 10:31pm 1. Start the update (installation in your case) Close the Battle. There are several reasons why this could happen, including issues with the game files, server maintenance, or problems with your computer’s settings. If doing so. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. At least it worked for me.