I guess the interim fix for now is to just run the exe and log in manually. 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. General Discussion. I restarted my computer and restarted BattleNet multiple times and it finally went through. I often use WoW to play. Also. NET. Agnass-anvilmar. 🤔 ( I have. net launcher”. Visit our main page to know more: ----- This is not a technical support forum. 2 Common Issues. 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. Phantasticus-azuremyst November 16, 2022, 7:54pm. net. Blizzard failing at being a game company. 48. 14. net launcher, and started re-installing wotlk. Stuck on update/initializing. net. Any suggestion on how to fix would. Here are the steps to fix Blizzard waiting on another update: 1. Help pleaseOur team is already on the case working to resolve this issue as quickly as possible. Same problem on 2 computers. Silvansaria-nordrassil. The only reason why I uninstalled it in the first place was due to a bug where both WoW Classic and normal WoW wouldn’t install/patch, and would instead be caught in a loop of initializing the update, reclaiming disc space, then saying that they were waiting for other updates, and then going back in the loop, forever. Lolyp-argent-dawn November 16, 2022,. net again. 57 Likes. Support My Tickets Contact Support Support. Open comment sort options. ŶŦǶNyŦǑP5-1100 December 15, 2020, 3:34pm #1. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15,. net folder and restart your Blizzard App. I’ve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. Running windows 10. World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues CAS System Unable to Initialize ClientHandler. 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. Press Command + I. 3 So I clicked on View all patch notes to see something that is actually from shadowlands. net app. General Discussion. Be patient guys, Blizzard is a small indie company with very limited resources. Technical Support. 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". Stuck on "Initializing. Either “Initializing” or "Waiting for another download (and there is no other download). I have restarted the application. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15, 2022,. • 2 mo. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on. SupportTechnical Support. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. Technical Support. I was able to do an update for classic WoW, but not retail. Select the Compatibility tab. Tried that, and completely uninstalled and reinstalled Bnet. net folder. Try creating a new user account on Windows, and. Low and behold I can’t even download the game I paid for because it gets stuck in an infinite initializing loop. At this rate it’s going to take hours and hours to complete the download. Windows. Hibb-tichondrius August 26, 2020, 6:25pm #1. Stuck on "Initializing. net cache folder can resolve problems with the logon module. net -Deleting the -Blizzard Entertainment- folder in ProgramData Still it just endlessly gets stuck on. Anyone else stuck on 0% updating or initializing? Update not working for me. Your computer has had it with wow and cancelled its own subscription. net is running, close it. Sometimes a simple reboot can fix stuck updates. Thought they would’ve made some improvements after OW2’s awful launch. Initializing usually means something is downloading in the background which happens to me at every patch. Fixes I’ve tried:. Keep getting. 2 Likes. Once the game ran, the “Initializing” disappeared and the PLAY button lit up. 2 Likes. WoW update is stuck on initializing. But it is stuck at "initializing", no matter what I do. I started experiencing this issue a few hours ago after being spammed with lua errors in-game with no addons enabled. Fixes I’ve tried:. It’s the same result. Support Account My Gifts Careers Company. FIX. • Next (before re-installing) let’s delete any Battle. 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. Download Stuck on 0% initializing. restarted and hardbooted. The update servers are unreachable. Anyone know what can be done about this? Pausing the update just makes the launcher think there’s ANOTHER update. I’ve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. World of Warcraft Forums Stuck on initialising. net app shows that there are updates for: WoW Classic. I'm trying to install on macOS Ventura 13. Start battle. cleared caches. To fix the WoW stuck on loading screen issue, you can try to edit the configuration file. I can’t get past the “initializing” stage to start the. Running windows 10. 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. This happens to me every so often, clears up immediately when I turn my firewall off. Reinstall the Battle. 5. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. 2 Likes. Nánu-tichondrius July 11, 2023, 8:37pm #2. Look for any battle. Yeah go to task manager processes after you close the launcher from the task bar and make sure to stop the “Battle. net folder in its entirety. msc in the search box and. Game stuck at 0. Xee-draenor March 27, 2023, 9:52pm 1. Nazwyn-terenas (Nazwyn) November 16, 2022, 7:28pm 94. Voodoopanda-stormscale November 16, 2022,. Updated: 3 weeks ago Article ID: 13934 Product:. It’s the same result. Stuck on. Also, if I go and launch each individual . Just unistall the game, then stop. I downloaded a free VPN, set my location to HK and set my login region to Asia - it started downloading after 5 or so mins. While this forum is NOT intended to replace our support…. net, updating windows 10 optional and intel, deleting the Warcraft files multiple times. Hopefully that helps, good luck!World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues Waiting on Another Installation or Update. solution is to open you. Nowaqu-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 7:57pm #144. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. I’ve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. So far, the game seems a lot more technical than I remember. What more can we even attempt?SOLUTION: I ran the Wow. Fortunately, there are a few things you can do to. Emeldavi-tichondrius. If Battle. Kill those processes (but don’t kill the launcher) and the update should proceed as normal. Be it for downloading, launching, or updating these games on your PC. World of Warcraft Arena World Championship. im not the only one then? 5 Likes. 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. Fixes I’ve. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. 1 Like. Initializing is taking forever. Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. Walsìngham-pyrewood-village July 14, 2023,. The “agent” is crashing my whole internet connection, does nothing. I can’t launch the game because the launcher is evidently trying to update or download some files, but it is stuck between “Initializing” and “Waiting on another installation or update. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Stuck on scanning and repair mode - General Discussion - World of. I play on a Mac. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. Looking at trying Hardcore Classic out so redownloaded Battle. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. It is now stuck on "Applying Updates 0%". Hello, It started couple hours ago. The easiest fix for this problem is to just wait guys, don’t be impatient. Stuck at initializing?Start the battle. Same Problem here, now i have the classic feeling so many people enjoys. The progress bar below the Install/Update button is currently at Initializing (242/1006) with a creeping progression. I am trying to install World of Warcraft. ” I have tried causing the downloader to “start this update now” but that has no effect. Switching battlenet launcher to the Beta version. I was surprised there weren’t already threads about his in this support forum. net Desktop App with these steps: • Uninstall the Blizzard Battle. The “agent” is crashing my whole internet connection, does nothing. Trepan-archimonde November 16,. 3) Open the “ World of Warcraft ” folder again. Step 4. Uncheck the box next to the “Enable peer-to-peer” option and click on Done in order to accept the changes. Having the same problem for the last 20 minutes now…. The Repair Tool will scan your game files and attempt to fix any problems it finds. Advanced Troubleshooting. Step 3. It doesn’t move. If your World of Warcraft (WoW) update is stuck on "initializing," it can be caused by various factors. I can’t launch the game because the launcher is evidently trying to update or download some files, but it is stuck between “Initializing” and “Waiting on another installation or update. " SupportTechnical Support. Thought they would’ve made some improvements. While being stuck it also sends and downloads data at full speed, so battle. exe in my retail folder and logged in manually w/ authenticator. ago. Delete the Battle. Support Account My Gifts Careers Company. World of Warcraft Forums Stuck in "Initialising" when trying to install WOW after pre-purchase of Dragonflight. It also doesn’t matter which I tell it to update while pausing the other two. I’ve disabled my firewall. Technical Support. com Restart your PC. My original post was in the technical support forum ( Download Issue / Stuck in Initializing ) and it was suggested I come here for help with the issue. Expect at least some free game time for this. I have opened a ticket with blizzard but response time via email is not the best. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Once the download actually starts in safe mode you can return to normal windows and it will get past the initializing loop. I left it running overnight for 10+ hours, still Initializing… SOLUTION: I ran the Wow. Not working here “Initializing” Tried all the tricks here. WoW won't launch Windows 10 at times. I thought it was battle. Wait until the lights turn back on. net . net launcher from freshly downloaded . Step 3 of the link worked for me. Delete the Cache folder; Restart computer and launch. I was surprised there weren’t already threads about his in this support forum. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Technical Support. Clearing Download Cache on Steam. I deleted the retail folder entirely and copied the classic folder. Trepan-archimonde November 16. After that, navigate to the following path: C :\ ProgramData \ Blizzard Entertainment \ Battle. OS: Windows 11 (22H2) compilation: 22621. 7th ? The initializing zipped along quite fast until it reached around 250 MB of 442 MB, then it bogged down to a crawl. Tick the checkbox for Hidden items, and click on the Program Data folder. The app is stuck on “Updating”, with WoW Classic at 0%, PTR at 83%, and retail WoW at 0%. How to resolve this issue when installing or. I can’t get past the “initializing” stage to start the. Disable or temporarily uninstall these programs, restart your computer, and try. It has been 2 days. Blizzard had absolutely no say in when the warzone update released. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. cleared caches. Deleting Blizzard and BNet folders from ProgramData. Account, App, & Shop; World of Warcraft; Warcraft Rumble; Diablo IV; Diablo Immortal; Overwatch 2;. ago. net but the download is stuck at initializing/0% and then I get the whoops! window. Try uninstalling ALL versions of WoW (Classic, Wrath, and Dragonflight) through the Battle. net agent is continuously crashing and restarting the “initializing” step of the download. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. 2. PC. This process uses my internet @ 500kb/s and downloads about 200mb. exe in my folder and logged in manually w/ authenticator. netUpdate 2: Finally got past the indexes… but the download speed of the game is atrocious at 2. Step 3: Click the Done button from the bottom right corner to save the settings. Tried everything I’ve seen posted and no dice. Getting stuck on initializing can also indicate corrupt files, or there’s a problem with the drive the game is installed on. I think the download servers are dead. I have tried everything there is. Delete the Cache folder. net Desktop App with these steps: • Uninstall the Blizzard Battle. That doesn’t seem to accomplish anything. Worked for me when stuck in the battlenet app. C:Program Files (x86)World Of Warcraft_retail_. I have tried everything the internet has told me to try. October 28, 2023. net Desktop App is stuck at "Initializing," try the following steps: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. Its nice that blizz “does not. Disable all the background apps and close the other running apps other than WoW on your PC. Have already restarted my PC and tried to pause/restart the update. Vanasmut-tichondrius. Camuz-golemagg November 16, 2022,. Every single time WoW has an update, no matter how small, I get stuck on initializing. net as admin. net app completely, didn’t help. Check the ”Hide all Microsoft services” box. • Disabling Auto-Updates in the client. Boards. Click the Blizzard icon at the top left part of the screen and choose Settings from the dropdown menu. net should fix the issue, but a addon manager sometimes stops the update. Technical Support. Support. Click OK and Restart your Steam. net processes, restarting, etc. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance there might be a known issue affecting all players. im not sure why its not connecting for. net Update Agent" or something similar, and end the task. Sadly, same here. Up to two hours before the download starts. net’s scan and repair tool. I came home from work one hour earlier than usual just to be stuck in Updating. net, flushed DNS, restarted computer, restarted internet, changed internet connection, etc. 2) Open File Explorer. Right-click the Battle. net file > Agent file > latest agent file > latest AgentNGDP file and send that to: Techinfo@blizzard. Click on the lock and unlock it,. I tried running Battle. See, you got it half right. - and World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria, and must run one of our games. 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. Mine was doing this just now but I just let it roll for about 10 mins and it started downloading eventually. Pwnmode-mograine October 6, 2022, 3:11am #6. World of Warcraft, often abbreviated as WoW (or, when referring to the original game, vanilla, classic, or pre-BC), is a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game (MMORPG) developed by Blizzard Entertainment and released on November 23, 2004, on the 10th anniversary of the Warcraft franchise, three years after its announcement on September. Click on locate the game, choose the folder. Scan and repair doesn’t work either. Reinstall the Battle. SoM sure goona be fun. Phaidon-rexxar November 9, 2023, 7:50pm 11. Then click Options > Game Settings. I tried restarting the client, I tried rebooting my computer. NET. net and opened it again → Now I am stuck at ‘Waiting for another update. WoW download stuck on "initializing". The “agent” is crashing my whole internet connection, does nothing. It took a bit of time, but it eventually got done. Restarted bnet. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. When installing, game switches to “Updating” and gets into the loop of getting “Initializing (2127019/2127019)”. It seems the only fix, for me atleast, is to leave the update on initializing for 35-45 minutes, it will eventually budge. I purchased an external hard drive to re install wow. net app and re open it or when I quit WoW (no matter which version) - Retail, TBC and Classic keeps updating. World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. #$%#. A fresh install of Bnet and WoW has done nothing. Keep getting BLZBNTAG0000138F Scan and Repaired multiple times, same. Check the ” Run this program as an administrator ” box. This happened to me and I reset and reinstalled everything. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. I have fast internet and the space on the computer. Restart your computer and try the install/update now. Then input -d3d11 in the box. Following someone elses advice, I tried uninstalling the battle. net is closed, along with any other World of Warcraft of proprietary processes in the Task Manager. Trepan-archimonde November 16,. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. 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). Tried everything I can think now doing system restore as one last attempt to fix. Common Problems. In most cases, we find that “Initializing…” getting stuck is typically caused by a conflicting third-party program, damaged/corrupted local Battle. Blizzard ForumsUnder the General tab, select Selective startup. all other games work fine, just not wow. Perma "Updating/Initializing". net or World of Warcraft processes in the Task Manager. net app. Elbodeep-area-52. KDE is an international commmunity creating free and open source software. Explanation please Blizz, not a great customer experience. net cache, ran as administrator, reinstalled battle. net app > Select WoW to install > Stuck on Initializing (2203048/2203048)… I’ve routed through my neighbor’s network and the same results. Same issue here, tried restarting pc back to initializing. Windows applied an update last week and since then haven’t been able to log in or update WoW. Read on the forum that you can try to reinstall the battle. I have fast internet and the space on the computer. net full disk access, making sure there was no world of warcraft folder in applications, AND restarting, it worked!Just delete the Battle. Even asked Reddit. I found I had to go and manually End Task on the Battle. Seems its on Blizz’s back end. net processes, restarting, etc. :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” 🙃I thought it was battle. Technical Support. Already ran as Admin, renamed folders, flushed DNS…. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. Nerd-argent-dawn November 16, 2022, 8:17pm. Waiting on another installation, doesn’t work. Account, App, & Shop; World of Warcraft; Warcraft Rumble; Diablo IV; Diablo Immortal; Overwatch 2;. net app. Game Install or Update Stuck at 0 B/s. And as a lot of players have come back, it is a bit busy, but in general these things will get fixed quite quick. . net App (skip Step 6 for now, we will re-install later). Друидяшка-soulflayer November 27, 2022, 4:44pm 598. I have tried everything I possibly can find on the internet. I have uninstalled battlenet and all games, deleted all folders, even the hidden ones. 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. Updated: 3 weeks ago Article ID: 13934. Removing bandwidth limit. Battle Net gets stuck on initializing (Fix)Game update starts and then stops installing.