What a mess. 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 whatsoeverWoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. WoW Installation stuck at initializing. same and “w8ing for another patch”. If your Blizzard app stuck on. Lightpetal-azuremyst November 16, 2022, 7:50pm #130. How to install a Blizzard game you already own on a different computer. Лунокрыл-eversong November 16, 2022, 6:53am #3. Thelight-darkspear. Chromie-ahnqiraj November 16, 2022, 9:26pm #352. 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. Your servers are gonna be incompatible so don’t waste your time trying it. net launcher. As Tratt mentioned, the troubleshooting steps below should have the most impact: Bnet Agent crashing when initializing fresh install. Katalin-ghostlands November 16, 2022, 6:23pm #17. Mine is stuck on Initializing (452/452 bytes) and just doesnt budge. Kranox-mazrigos November 16, 2022, 7:02pm #44. Now head to the Compatibility tab and check on the Run this program as an administrator option. Start the update (installation in your case) Close the Battle. You cant make any progress so in the end you will need to buy more game time right ? This is a win win situation for them ofc Installed Battle. Restart your device and try downloading the update again. Aerlas-magtheridon. What worked for me. WoW update is stuck on initializing. I found I had to go and manually End Task on the Battle. Thelight-darkspear November 16, 2022,. Jambrix November 16, 2022, 9:43pm #37. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Agnass-anvilmar. I know global. New comments cannot be posted. Kranox-mazrigos November 16, 2022, 7:02pm #44. I even did a clean install of everything. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. Kymthegreat-staghelm November 8, 2023, 6:23pm 1. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15, 2022, 7:00pm #2. This, so to say error, occurs especially during the download and installation process of one of the offered games. Very frustrating. Hmm. Ensure that your internet connection is stable and working properly. Initializing is taking forever. I was running into this on a fresh install. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. being an old vet in this game I remember the times back at the start with issues like this and Blizzard would credit us day to our subscriptions - I. Technical Support. -Reboot PC -reinstall Battle. However, it refuses to update the game and remains stuck on. Up to two hours before the download starts. Battlenet installs no problem, its just the initializing loop when trying to download WoW. net, updating windows 10 optional and intel, deleting the Warcraft files multiple times. Technical Support. Follow these steps to troubleshoot and resolve the issue: restart the app, update or uninstall security programs, delete the tools folder, close other. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Today i had a update on Battle Net app, now it started to update WOW, its stuck in “Initializing” for over 1 hour, restarted the update, the app, the PC and nothing happens. I’ve had just about enough of this. 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. net, the app may be stuck at \"Initializing\" and not progressing. Same issue here, stuck on ‘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. i have tried uninstalling wow retail, wow classic, and wow ptr and. Just not the live version. PS tried all the steps you mentioned as well as reinstalling bnet. 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, . WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net file > Agent file > latest agent file > latest AgentNGDP file and send that to: Techinfo@blizzard. NET. Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. Technical Support. Seems its on Blizz’s back end. Nowaqu-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 7:57pm #144. net, so I uninstalled and now bnet re-install is stuck on 0% for a few. Zobo-argent-dawn December 3, 2022, 6:12pm 609. I have tried everything there is. Tyler1-2130 June 16, 2023, 11:09pm 3. Shogox-2378 November 18, 2023, 10:57am 1. Please read the following rules before commenting: All comments must be on topic and add something of substance to the post;How to fix WoW update stuck initializing error? Run the Blizzard app with administrator privileges. The update can stay in initializing mode for 30-45-60 min. 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. It just gets stuck in an update / initialising loop. Restarting battle. Now the game is stuck on initializing. I tried creating a new adm account and it. The progress bar below the Install/Update button is currently at Initializing (242/1006) with a creeping progression. same here, seems like the update servers might be down. Deleting bnet folder in C:\ProgramData. Caellen-doomhammer November 16, 2022, 9:17pm #331. I have tried restarting my pc, disabling the firewall and running as admin there has been no joy still stuck on initializing. Step 1. I had the same issue basically installer stuck on “initializing” and “Grabbing another update” for over an hour. Zuul-balnazzar November 16, 2022, 6:55pm #33. Stuck on Initializing. For me it started yesterday already. With W11, the result is the same. Stuck on initializing, every update. 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. Net, deleted everything related to WoW and WotLK Classic and Battle. Basically it was just stuck on “updating battle. So glad I’m not the only one. EDIT: Looks like when you exit the game it goes back to. I have tried removing all traces of battle net from my pc, including %appdata% %localdata% and program data etc, removed the WoW client and attempted a fresh re install, this wouldn’t even initialise. Delete the Cache folder. I was surprised there weren’t already threads about his in this support forum. One such issue is the “Stuck on Initializing Update” error, which can be frustrating for players. I can’t start WoW client directly because it’s not compatible (probably because of phase two today, it. Leave this window open, and alt-tab to the Battle. → When I came home, Waiting for another update is no. servers aren’t responding:. I googled it, found this thread and read it all. Here are the instructions. Technical Support. 4MB/s. 13. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild. net says it has another update working. I left it running overnight for 10+ hours, still Initializing… SOLUTION: I ran the Wow. Recently, my Battle. same here, seems like the update servers might be down. Help pleaseI just launched battle. If I try again, it keeps failing. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Quick update: I managed to get hands on another PC where I did a fresh install of b. Even though it’s going slowy, it is downloading now. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Technical Support. Still cannot install battle. Delete the Battle. check. I knew I’d have to relearn spells and rotations, but tbh, this seems a lot more like a 3rd line technical support simulator. Technical Support. At some point, instead of “Updating”, the blue button will say “Update” (this happens every 30 seconds or something like that). They do their best to solve this issue. net cache folder can resolve problems with the logon module. Close all other applications to resolve software conflicts and free up resources. Expect at least some free game time for this. net should fix the issue, but a addon manager sometimes. So far I´ve tried: Exit the app and launch it again. Update 2: Finally got past the indexes… but the download speed of the game is atrocious at 2. Now, you can check if Blizzard launcher stuck on initializing. Was there ever an actual fix for this? I have tried literally all of the tier one stuff Blizz. Technical Support. Checking the logs for the update agent it looks like it was constantly. 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. You can close battle. 2 Likes. net' folder and 'Diablo IV' folder. net installer. Be patient guys, Blizzard is a small indie company with very limited resources. 2 Likes. Blizzard servers? Being totally inadequate?WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. I’m stuck as well…. net. Hatorri-argent-dawn November 16, 2022, 7:43pm 121. Exactly. The problem is not on my side. net. Reopen the Battle. 3 Likes. Tried opening wow. . (or you could delete it if you really know what you're doing) Pulled up the Run menu (WIN+R) and enter 'C:programdata' (notice there is no space between program and. 10 Likes. net client, rule out internet problems, clean the. my battlenet client is trying to update wow and its stuck on initializing. Fogg-silvermoon November 18, 2022, 7:06am #551. Getting stuck on initializing can also indicate corrupt files, or there’s a problem with the drive the game is installed on. Baradûr-draenor. Keep getting BLZBNTAG0000138F Scan and Repaired multiple times, same … Hopefully it gets a fix. net -Deleting the -Blizzard Entertainment- folder in ProgramData Still it just endlessly gets stuck on. Basically it was just stuck on “updating battle. Closing processes in task manager. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. I understand the game needs updates. Thaelia-deathwing. But this is just frustrating at this point. not to mention fixing my OS. I’ll have to wait, I guess. Already submitted 3 bug reports through the battle. Start battle. Suddenly 5mb/s and everything works. Also stuck on initializing. I have opened a ticket with blizzard but response time via email is not the best. Checked folder permissions over the wow folder including rechecking the files within the directory. Hexenmeíster-amanthul November 16, 2022, 7:06pm #49. After all, we never had any launch issues and we’re famous for absolutely stable. Fortunately for me it got past initializing phase though again it was seemingly stuck there for more then 30min. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. net desktop app. Zuul-balnazzar November 16, 2022, 7:11pm #60. Having the same problem for the last 20 minutes now…. catflapps. go to the Boot tab. net. Very frustrating. Technical Support. exe. I was surprised there weren’t already threads about his in this. Reinstall the Battle. Try logging out of the Battle. stuck now allso and nothing works. It seems the only fix, for me atleast, is to leave the update on initializing for 35-45 minutes, it will eventually budge. Basically it was just stuck on “updating battle. I had to go in and relocate each of them and it was fine, except for World of Warcraft. Check out this thread to see what worked for them and how you can get back. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15, 2022, 7:00pm 2. What more can we even attempt?I was given the advice to use these instructions found in the “Blizzard Support: Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing” and it worked for me. Katalin-ghostlands November 16, 2022, 6:23pm #17. -force quit battle. Technical Support. Was looking forward to a nice evening with. net or OW2 itself. exe and manually loging in, doesn’t help. Still stuck, cannot play the game i pay for. The progress bar below the Install/Update button is currently at Initializing (242/1006) with a creeping progression. 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. Rule Out Internet Issues. Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did nothing, several times. I am unable to download the new patch and am stuck on initializing I have already restarted my entire pc. Every now and then it’ll start downloading at like 150 bytes a second for a minute then get back to being stuck at. If Battle. My desktop PC isn’t updating but oddly my laptop works ok which I don’t get as I used the desktop for wow yesterday and I’ve ran WoW on my laptop for weeks. Game Install Stuck on Initializing. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. Silvansaria-nordrassil. 57 Likes. Ballbreaker-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 10:27pm #456. 9 Likes. 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. run Battlenet and install WOW. Followed alot of tips from forum posts with similar problem. Scan and repair, doesn’t work. • 1 yr. Restarting the PC. Getting stuck on initializing can also indicate corrupt files, or there’s a problem with the drive the game is installed on. 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!WoW Stuck on Initializing Help Trying to download World of Warcraft on Battle. Emeldavi-tichondrius. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. Unable to update retail after 25/10 patch. stuck here to, been sitting watching initilising for just under 2 hours, maybe time to give up cancel if blizz cant even get their act together with updates god help us for next expansionSame issue here, stuck on ‘Initializing…’. Mostly with the recently. Turned off my anti-virus and firewall, cleared battle. Skarbrand-kazzak November 29, 2022,. Some of the time Battle. PS tried all the steps you mentioned as well as reinstalling bnet. Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did nothing, several times. I think a compensation is needed - if you cannot provide the service you are paid to provide to your customers, you need to give compensation. Then back restart to normal and play. Step 3 of the link worked for me. Craftgoblin-guldan November 16, 2022, 9:17pm #332. After setting up a VPN Connection (to Canada), I closed Bnet from taskmanager and restarted it. result file (. → When I came home, Waiting for another update is no longer there and it is 0% Updating again. I’m having the same issue. For whatever reason Overwatch is stuck updating itself, it just says “Initializing…”. I’ve also tried pausing and resuming with no avail and double checked there’s enough space on SSDs. I just did the same also rushed home for this. . not to mention fixing my OS. 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”. Disable any proxies that may interfere with the login module. Expect at least. Under Background processes, find " Battle. 0 and a WoW patch introducing an entirely new playable class the same day. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Technical Support. Support. It just gets stuck in an update / initialising loop. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. If you don’t see all 3 folders in each. Reboot Windows to safe mode + network. NET. Im on 0% instalation process at bnet. I had the same problem (on Windows 10), the installer kept getting stuck on "Initializing 0% (528/528). Hexenmeíster-amanthul November 16, 2022, 7:06pm #49. My desktop PC isn’t updating but oddly my laptop works ok which I don’t get as I used the desktop for wow yesterday and I’ve ran WoW on my laptop for weeks. Thaelia-deathwing November 16, 2022, 7:30pm #101. Stuck on initializing for the past 45min . Third: Stuck at 35%. Tried opening wow. ’ - > I went outside with my dog for 30 mins. Wish they fix this issue. Hellbirah-aggramar July 14, 2023, 7:57pm #3. net launcher and still says initializing. net Launcher. American VPN doesn’t seem to work. Oh sorry - it does waste my time, electricity and my mental health. Then when it loops, end the app by going to the blizzard logo in the top left, right click, and click exit. I had the same issue basically installer stuck on “initializing” and “Grabbing another update” for over an hour. I’ve disabled my firewall. The game will not be updating; click Play. love this game. Alcatrazchad-silvermoon. Restart the Battle. Technical Support. Click on locate the game, choose the folder. net, flushed DNS, restarted computer, restarted internet, changed internet connection, etc. If I pause and resume it gets stuck on waiting on another update, despite being the only battlenet-game on the computer. Start battle. net stuck at 0 B/s just because of lacking admin right. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. One of the recently-reported problems concerns a stuck in the initializing screen. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance there might be a known issue affecting all players. net desktop app. net app to no avail. 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. Restart the PC then restart the Battle. Same issue here, tried restarting pc back to initializing. Your servers are gonna be incompatible so don’t waste your time trying it. 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. Many users have proven its effective. Why is the. well thats weird, launching the wow. Only problem is, my game just stays on initializing loop forever. Restarted bnet. Really glad I tried installing it before I reactivated. net but the download is stuck at initializing/0% and then I get the whoops! window. Hope this helps. same and “w8ing for another patch”. How to resolve this issue when installing or updating a game. same and “w8ing for another patch”. net app and install the program till you get to the initialization loop. Try closing the Battle. NET. Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. I lost a whole evening with this bs last time and then in the morning it worked fine. → Now I am sitting at my computer, watching Battle. According to some user reports, some third-party software and VPNs can trigger. :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. Share Sort by: Best. Loopyshadow-alonsus November 16, 2022, 7:13pm #63. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. And every time it gets to this number it. Support Technical Support. Nariwen-argent-dawn November 16, 2022, 2:43pm #12. Control panel > user accounts > Change User Account Control Settings. 1 Like. Technical Support. 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. net launcher (or window). I fixed mine! I had to pause all updates. 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, . Install stuck on "Initializing". I had WotLK and retail installed but it still could not locate either one even after manually pointing it at the file location. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. Wait for the update. Im at a loss on what to do. net_old'. Sadly, same here stuck at “Initializing…” for hour and half now. NET. Already submitted 3 bug reports through the battle. net, even if I also. 819. Wish they fix this issue. Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. Select all Agent, Blizzard Battle. Also stuck on waiting for download. Technical Support. Earlier today, I got stuck in a never-ending scan and repair loop. net is down at the moment, it will interfere with the update process, preventing the client from initializing the WoW update. PS tried all the steps you mentioned as well as reinstalling bnet. SupportTechnical Support. Uninstalling and reinstalling battlenet. Following someone elses advice, I tried uninstalling the battle. 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. Hellbirah-aggramar July 14, 2023, 7:57pm #3. Rule Out Internet Issues. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. Oramir-alonsus November 16, 2022, 9:27pm. Control panel > user accounts > Change User Account Control Settings. Was working fine everyday im on just today it wont complete update. net in Program Files (x86) and Program Data. net”. Rebooting the PC helped. (Download speeds ranging between 20kbs to 150kbs)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, . Double-click the launcher’s icon to open it or search for it in the Start menu. After Uninstalling I cant even re-install WoW at all this is crazy it just keeps scanning and repairing and says its going to update then fails over and over, horrible. Support Technical Support. Lavende-drakthul August 26, 2020, 8:14pm. Revert the folder name change. Now the game is stuck on initializing. net launcher”. I have also tried repairing my game and still no joy : (. stuck here to, been sitting watching initilising for just under 2 hours, maybe time to give up cancel if blizz cant even get their act together with updates god help us for next expansion 6 Likes Voodoopanda-stormscale November 16, 2022, 6:42pmWoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. 1. Technical Support. net folder. Mostly with the recently. net desktop app for more than a few minutes, follow the steps to disable proxies, plug into modem, delete cache and tools. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. Pendragon-scarshield-legion November 16, 2022, 7:05pm #48. Is there a fix to this or a new problem/bug that. Getting stuck on initializing can also indicate corrupt files, or there’s a problem with the drive the game is installed on.