Expect at least some free game time for this. Both the PTR and live versions are displaying the same problem. Played wow no problems. net folder in its entirety. Best. Removing bandwidth limit. I have to close the client and restart it a minimum of four times to get the update to begin. Any help on this from the tech savvy would be appreciated. Show more. i ended the update agent task in the task manager. I repaired the client 3 times and it is still stuck in 99% Initializing for 3 hours now. How to fix the WoW update stuck initializing? Uncheck the ”Load startup items” box. Having the same problem for the last 20 minutes now…. Seems its on Blizz’s back end. It also doesn’t matter which I tell it to update while pausing the other two. 13. net desktop app. net in the allowed list in your firewall settings and see if the download moves past “Initializing”. Already submitted 3 bug reports through the battle. The “agent” is crashing my whole internet connection, does nothing. < 1 2 3 >. Having the same issue. 10 votes, 13 comments. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Battle net launcher seams stuck on updating… just spinning at Initializing 0%. 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. Technical Support. I’ve also tried pausing the WoW updates to allow the desktop application to finish, but with no luck. Then once they are all uninstalled, go in and manually delete the main World of Warcraft folder where the. Right-click the Battle. It is stuck on initializing. ” I have tried causing the downloader to “start this update now” but that has no effect. Type msconfig. 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. Technical Support. After that, navigate to the following path: C:ProgramDataBlizzard EntertainmentBattle. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. net app icon and choose ‘Run as administrator’. Or at least, that’s what fixed it for me last time it happened to me. 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. Already ran as Admin, renamed folders, flushed DNS…. net app, however it is permanently stuck on Initializing. Launcher stuck on initializing. Run a security scan to remove any viruses or malware infections. Deleted the files, uninstalled the launcher. I’ve tried all fixes listed here plus a few others the CoD community came up with when facing the same problem. Net Launcher somehow lost the location of all of my games. World of Warcraft - Patch Stuck on Initializing - Update Proble…Lovelost-azgalor Same for me. 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. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Hopefully that helps, good luck!Catch Me Live At: Me On Twitter: all people curious on how to fix this, the answer MIGHT be to just give it time. 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, . well thats weird, launching the wow. Sometimes a simple reboot can fix stuck updates. Like topic says the install download will not go beyond initializing 2203048/2203048 and is in loop. exe in my retail folder and logged in manually w/ authenticator. Earlier today, I got stuck in a never-ending scan and repair loop. Check the ”Hide all Microsoft services” box. :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’m trying to reinstall WoW but it’s just stuck on 0% initializing forever. Brewmeister-ashbringer November 16, 2022, 7:46pm #124. 15 years ago it was one click and you could play, but as technology advances, the. Stuck between initializing and fetching patch manifest. 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. Downloading WOW Initializing stuck on (2145571) Desktop App Tech Support. r/starcitizen. net launcher. My Tickets. 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”. The_Sinful. I’m having the same issue. exe in my retail folder and logged in manually w/ authenticator. Got better things to do. Blizzard failing at being a game company. 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. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Every time I close Battle. Oramir-alonsus November 16, 2022, 9:27pm. For me it started yesterday already. It will work then. reinstalling WoW with partial deletion of the data files. Blizzard seems to have a network issue. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. Hopefully that helps, good luck! Catch Me Live At: Me On Twitter: While it will be stuck on < Initializing (2145571/2145571) > for 30min without the wow folder increasing in memory size, after 30min it began downloading as it should. 1: 145: October 24, 2023 MacOS - Memory leak since Beta DF and WoW goes to 120 GO of. We are able to install battle. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Nothing is working helllpppp. Deleting bnet folder in C:ProgramData. 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 Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing" Updated: 4 months ago Article. After that reopen battlenet(do that as administrator, it may help), locate the folder of destiny and let it download. Reset the permissions on your WoW folder: 1. Pekins-firemaw November 15, 2022, 6:37pm #1. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15, 2022,. I tried to install the update but it was very very slow, like ~80 kb/s. It’s stuck on Initializing. Step 3 of the link worked for me. What a mess. Put Battle. Slide the slider all the way down to never Notify. The Battle. Technical Support. LoadingKrugraa-argent-dawn (Krugraa) December 16, 2021, 10:03pm #3. Make sure your firewall or antivirus isn’t blocking Battle. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild outdated or corrupt files. 2 Common Issues. SupportTechnical Support. run as admin. Just delete the Battle. Fresh Battle. Same also, for PTR, and all versions of wow. Boards. It began as a memory access crash while playing the game. Rename World of Warcarft folder to something else. Capernian-bronzebeard November 16, 2022, 7:39pm #118. net app. Then, press CTRL+ALT+DEL to get to your task manager, and end any process that is called AGENT. net. I was told the best solution is to completely. Had the same issue on Windows 11. 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. You don't have two big updates on the same day. SeriousAdult • 1 yr. Already try login out, login back, restarting computer. Confirmed Wow classic WOTLK is working fine. Mine started when I was going to restart WoW and I was met with an update in the battle. However, there’s a quick way to solve this problem, and all that you have to do is to run the application as an administrator. OS: Windows 11 (22H2) compilation: 22621. Many connection issues including slow bandwidth, BNS cache, unstable Internet can trigger the Blizzard app stuck on initializing. So far, the game seems a lot more technical than I remember. Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. If I uninstall battle. Technical Support. it’s not even downloading it just initializing over and over and you have to wait like 15 mins to even play the game. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. 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. Its been like this for a while. My guess is overloaded Blizzard servers. This is found in C:/ProgramData (which is a hidden folder). Same issue here, stuck on ‘Initializing…’. Your computer has had it with wow and cancelled its own subscription. Vorlin-dalaran Same. Agnass-anvilmar. deleting battle. Installed Battle. net, clear your wtf and cache folder, restart, and see if it works. Nowaqu-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 7:57pm #144. Wait for a minute then plug your modem and router back into the power source. 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. I had to go in and relocate each of them and it was fine, except for World of Warcraft. 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. Been stuck on waiting for this thing to “update” for a half hour now. Sianguste-garrosh December 17, 2022, 1:59pm #4. Dadirro-silvermoon November 16, 2022, 7:31pm. Restart my computer. also manually patching agent and nothing helped even a little. Same here - i can only assume it's as most of the players get home from work and all start the download at once and kills the servers. Game update starts and then stops installing. Baradûr-draenor. Try login in to another account, or create a free trial, and see if that fixes it. ran as. I'm trying to install on macOS Ventura 13. net Launcher. The “update” is just stuck at 0 %. Nallianah-wyrmrest-accord. i looked at google for similar posts, every post said to end tasks for discord, steam etcc. ahh ok, im still stuck at 0% initializing . Step 2. I have plenty of space on my SSD, looked at other fixes and now luck. Perma "Updating/Initializing". Leaubergine-draenor November 16, 2022,. Hello blizzard hamster wheel it faster, thanks. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. . I’m stuck on the initialising steps. Did a scan and repair but it was still stuck on initializing. 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. Go to the Battle. Uninstalled everything to do with battlenet launcher, used VPN to switch country, reinstalled launcher and located game and started update straight away. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. World of Warcraft Forums. Delete the Battle. I’ve been through every setting and it doesn’t seem to matter. net. EDIT: Looks like when you exit the game it goes back to. Many players have reported this issue on the official forums and some of them have found solutions. net app, however it is permanently stuck on Initializing. . You just need to go to this website, find your realm, and check what its current server. I had this issue. 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. #354. And yes my drivers are up to date. Been stuck for more than 4 hours. net and blizzard folders. I had the same issue basically installer stuck on “initializing” and “Grabbing another update” for over an hour. Deleting the Battle. If I try again, it keeps failing. World of Warcraft Forums. Look for any battle. net app completely, didn’t help. For me these steps worked but. LoadingIf it's stuck saying it's initializing, I'd suspect a permissions problem somewhere still. Alex470 • 1 yr. 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, . Not trying to run OW2, trying to run WoW. net cache. i went a step further and ended vanguard and gamepass tasks as well. net users are stuck at 1 percent when they update or install the app. After I exited retail wow again it’s just gone straight back to. Kill those processes (but don’t kill the launcher) and the update should proceed as normal. Technical Support. AggravatingTest3760. go to the Boot tab. Been sat for ages waiting to update, thought I was going insane. The exact same thing is happening to me right now. Anyone else come across this and how to work around it? Using a 14in M1 Pro MBP. Stuck on Initializing 0% after trying basically every solution I could find. Here’s how to fix your screen freezing in the loading men in World of Warcraft: The battle. Step 2: In Game Settings, find your World of Warcraft and check the option Additional command line arguments. it probably looked something like this. I have returned after a 3 year gap. Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. Technical Support. Confirm changes. I have rebooted the. Up to two hours before the download starts. Jeges-outland November 16, 2022, 6:59pm #38. Nothing works. Add a Comment. Then on relaunch of bnet it said. I managed to fix the issue by completely uninstalling World of Warcraft and the battlenet app. Use 'Show in Exporer', go into retail, and double-click on Wow. The Battle. Under Network Bandwidth, set both Latest updates and Future patch data values to 0 (0 means Unlimited). i cant install because im still i initializing… ive also attempted to install in a new folder. thought it was just me… gave up and uninstalled - now I can’t reinstall. g. I have fast internet and the space on the computer. net, even if I also. 2 Common Issues Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. Hi there, Also stuck on initializing. I have restarted the application. While being stuck it also sends and downloads data at full speed, so battle. all other games work fine, just not wow. So glad I’m not the only one. 8 MB in the Initialization phase, and then stops and switches to Updating. Kranox-mazrigos November 16, 2022, 7:02pm #44. Run a security scan to remove any viruses or malware infections. I can’t start WoW client directly because it’s not compatible (probably because of phase two today, it. I’ve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. 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. When I started the Battle. post your log again. “@Maverick_LIVE_ Go ahead and open a ticket then. I just tried to empty the cache and change region, it doesn’t work. net update agent uses my full bandwidth while doing nothing. 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. Hope this helps. The file I'm working with is a a frame-based animation - 160 x 160px, 120 frames. After a long day of problem solving at work, coming home to another problem isn’t. They just had a post in EU about sending a log into wow, but they edited the link and I am unsure of the steps. I ended up reinstalling the game. net app icon and choose ‘Run as administrator’. To check this is acutally works unpause your download for atleast 20MINS and check before and after folder size and check if it did increase or not. I have tried restarting my pc, disabling the firewall and running as admin there has been no joy still stuck on initializing. Recently, my Battle. Select Game Settings on the left of the window. Type msconfig. exe. Do NOT post them here or advertise them, as per the forum rules. To figure out what is causing this, the original suggestion still stands: First start 3DMark with Steam launch option "--trace" added via right click, properties, then start using force 64bit option and send 3dmark-native. And now I’m waiting for download to finish at lovely speed of 5MB/s if I’m lucky as I see it dropping to 3MB/s. Voodoopanda-stormscale November 16, 2022,. How to resolve this issue when installing or. 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. Try connecting your device directly to your computer and test in different USB ports on your PC. Click on the Disable all and then OK to confirm changes. Alter your DNS to unblock Blizzard download servers, then run the update once more. Low and behold I can’t even download the game I paid for because it gets stuck in an infinite initializing loop. Every now and then it’ll start downloading at like 150 bytes a second for a. ago go to programdata on your main hard drive, delete battle. • 1 yr. In the “Host” field, enter “ us. It looks like the installer/updated is stuck in a loop, as every time, it moves from initializing, it gives a set of number that increment until is gets to the number is being reported before (2145571/2145571). For me it started yesterday already. You can close battle. net as admin. Can't install, stuck at initializing. World of Warcraft Forums – 16 Nov 22 WoW download stuck on "initializing" Howdy! UPDATE! Thanks for the data I requested I have forwarded this to our team. net update agent in task manager before it would work to reopen and start the patch successfully. I had to go in and relocate each of them and it was fine, except for World of Warcraft. Switching battlenet launcher to the Beta version. Uncheck the ” Load startup items ” box. Windows applied an update last week and since then haven’t been able to log in or update WoW. Close battle. Control panel > user accounts > Change User Account Control Settings. 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. Technical Support. But it is stuck at "initializing", no matter what I do. However, I now have access to the game. With W11, the result is the same. Then when it loops, end the app by going to the blizzard logo in the top left, right click, and click exit. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15, 2022,. I'm trying to install the game for an hour now, but it get stuck at "Initializing 2127019/2127019" and I'm running out of option. Once you are at character select, close the first unauthenticated WoW. 2. Go ahead and delete both of those folders. 2 Common Issues Subject. net launcher. Start the update (installation in your case) Close the Battle. Lolyp-argent-dawn November 16, 2022,. Technical Support. 1. Please help, this is beyond frustrating… every other game has no. I’ll have to wait, I guess. Unplug your Modem and Router from the power source. I can’t start WoW client directly because it’s not compatible (probably because of phase two today, it. Wrathofevil-1493 January 8, 2023, 6:19am #1. I’ve turned on viewing of hidden files and deleted the Battle. It’s taken 30+ minutes to download another 30 MB, from 250 to 280MB. net website gives you a potential fix. Couldnt get past initializing update until i did this. Uncheck the box next to the “Enable peer-to-peer” option and click on Done in order to accept the changes. Support Technical Support. net client. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance there might be a known issue affecting all players. Same problem on 2 computers. Quick update: I managed to get hands on another PC where I did a fresh install of b. I’ve tried removing the . net launcher keeps showing “Updating” and “Initializing”… and 0% completion. Also, if I go and launch each individual . Checked folder permissions over the wow folder including rechecking the files within the directory. Close Blizzard processes. Servers maxed out due to the rest of the world wanting to update WoW, and CoD players updating Warzone. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any ongoing issues. This is the only game that makes it happen. " message that never goes away? If so, you are not alone. If I leave it up and try to let the client figure itself out, it'll sit there doing nothing for hours. Hmm. Put Battle. Here are the instructions: Download the tool from this page. ago • Edited 1 yr. I managed to finally get the game to fully install after trying a couple suggestions in conjunction with each other. That did not work for me, still stuck at initializing even after closing all bnet processes in task manager. Scan and Repair didn’t do anything either, got stuck just the same as Updating. r/ModernWarfareIII is a developer-recognized community focused on the title. And as a lot of players have come back, it is a bit busy, but in general these things will get fixed quite quick. Shakazdi-wyrmrest-accord October 6, 2022, 1:03am 1. Seems a widespread issue. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. Kill those processes (but don’t kill the launcher) and the update should proceed as normal. Stuck on Initializing/Waiting on another update - Technical Support. repeat until successful. net. Open Battle. Getting stuck on initializing can also indicate corrupt files, or there’s a problem with the drive the game is installed on. Click the Downloads tab and scroll down to the bottom and you will see. 1: 33: November 13, 2023 Flightstones randomly reset. Game is stuck at 99% in battle net launcher with 5mb remaining, originally it got stuck and I decided to scan and repair, this sent my game into an endless scan loop and I could no longer play the game, I reinstalled the battlenet launcher and eventually caved and reinstalled wow (note this is a big deal, as. Are many others having this problem? Battle net launcher seams stuck on updating… just spinning at Initializing 0%. I’ve also tried pausing and resuming with no avail and double checked there’s enough space on SSDs. Restart your computer to resolve problems caused by programs and services running in the background. Have tried stopping all the battle. The progress bar below the Install/Update button is currently at Initializing (242/1006) with a creeping progression. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on. I had WotLK and retail installed but it still could not locate either one even after manually pointing it at the file location. Technical Support. Uninstalled & went to reinstall, keep getting stuck in the scanning/initializing loop & once it was finally starting to properly install WoW battlenet launcher crashes, won’t load (says can’t run on the computer?! it always has before) so i uninstall the launcher & try to reinstall. 4MB/s. Check out this thread to see what worked for them and how you can get back. Now as part of uninstall of Battle. If you're using a Mac, Repair Disk Permissions to resolve any permission. He says that Battle. Within this directory just delete the folder named Battle. Tried restarting deleting cache folder restarting comp. net cache folder can resolve problems with the logon module. For whatever reason Overwatch is stuck updating itself, it just says “Initializing…”. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. Mine is stuck on Initializing (452/452 bytes) and just doesnt budge. 20 per sec. Initializing, doesn’t work. Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did nothing, several times.