Elbodeep-area-52. World of Warcraft Forums. Updated Windows 10, . 1 Like. I have fast internet and the space on the computer. At least it worked for me. I’ve tried: Other games update and download without issues. r/ModernWarfareIII is a developer-recognized community focused on the title. This hasn’t worked for me. Turn off your PC. After that, I restarted my PC and tried installing World of Warcraft again. 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. I have several other Battle. It’s the same result. For whatever reason Overwatch is stuck updating itself, it just says “Initializing…”. I did have to tell the launcher where my game folder was again, but it immediately updated and was playable again. For real though, I have no clue. OS: Windows 11 (22H2) compilation: 22621. I even did a clean install of everything and still nothing. If the Battle. This might fix the issue. Did a scan and repair but it was still stuck on initializing. Darkseid-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 7:30pm #102. 14. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Eat food. net folder. Thelight-darkspear. net cache. start installing the game but close the battlenet launcher again as soon as it starts actually downloading. net App and wait for any updates to. Clearing Battle. 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. 4MB/s. Phantasticus-azuremyst November 16, 2022, 7:54pm #139. Click on locate the game, choose the folder. net app > Select WoW to install > Stuck on Initializing (2203048/2203048)… I’ve routed through my neighbor’s network and the same results. Trepan-archimonde November 16,. Been stuck on 94% with initializing for the newest update for WoW, this has been happening since yesterday when the patch was launched. Up to two hours before the download starts. Game update starts and then stops installing. Click it, then select World of Warcraft to update. net launcher, and started re-installing wotlk. Got this same issue. However, I now have access to the game. Edit: Restarting the app in admin mode seems to have sped up the initialization speed. 1 Like. Stuck at initializing?Same issue here, stuck on ‘Initializing…’. 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. I’ve tried restarting Battle. Try turning off auto updates in bnet, force quit the launcher and updater in task manager and then try to manually update. Same thing is happening to me and the only way to fix it is to end it. 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 would suggest as well as the. I cannot update wow (retail) as i get stuck in initializing. Press Windows key + R to open the Run dialogue. I have tried troubleshooting with every article available for a variety of issues. Mine is stuck on Initializing (452/452 bytes) and just doesnt budge. net Desktop App; Update or. Aerlas-magtheridon. 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. Technical Support. Start battlenet again. go to the Boot tab. net Stuck in a Refresh Loop. Removing bandwidth limit. Try de-instal and then cleanup hdd + register. 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 WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. 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. Video driver crash in World of Warcraft with AMD video cards (7900 XTX) on DirectX 12. 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. Lolyp-argent-dawn November 16, 2022,. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. net, flushed DNS, restarted computer, restarted internet, changed internet connection, etc. Couldnt get past initializing update until i did this. Check for Firewall/Antivirus Blocking. Running windows 10. World of Warcraft. Having the same problem for the last 20 minutes now…. Zuvykree: Stuck on initializing. 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. Tried opening wow. Uninstalling and reinstalling battlenet. When I started the Battle. Having the same problem for the last 20 minutes now…. Technical Support. net app. yea same thing here spent all day in the Emergency room and came home to my game as broken as I am. At some point, instead of “Updating”, the blue button will say “Update” (this happens every 30 seconds or something like that). If you want to leave a comment on whether that worked for you or not, leave the comment in that topic… not here. Just navigate to where your WoW installation is (usually C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\) and delete those three folders. Cannot update wow at all. I have to close the client and restart it a minimum of four times to get the update to begin. Nothing changes it. This has happened now for several days, and I cannot play the game at all. net desktop app may resolve rare launcher issues. I’ve also tried pausing the WoW updates to allow the desktop application to finish, but with no luck. Agnass-anvilmar. 2 Common Issues Subject. Followed alot of tips from forum posts with similar problem. 1. Wait for the update. 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. It can repair corrupted files fix errors in the game’s database and even reset addons and keybindings. Community Tournaments. Pekins-firemaw November 15, 2022, 6:37pm 1. 1 Like. Be patient guys, Blizzard is a small indie company with very limited resources. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. I am unable to download the new patch and am stuck on initializing I have already restarted my entire pc. After ich freed some space it downloaded on its own without a problem! ReplyAre you stuck on initializing when trying to update or launch World of Warcraft? You are not alone. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Thought they would’ve made some improvements. Technical Support. It’s stuck on Initializing. all other games work fine, just not wow. Things i have tried so far that I have seen recommended on the internet: • Closing Discord during installation. Unable to Gain. Checked folder permissions over the wow folder including rechecking the files within the directory. If that does not help try installing the latest driver for the Elgato Game Capture HD which can be found here. net, clear out all the WoW folders per Blizzard blue-post instructions, reinstall. Technical Support. Battle Net gets stuck on initializing (Fix) It never goes past initializing. Restart your computer and try the install/update now. World of Warcraft Arena World Championship. Refreshing connection. Didn’t do anything. thanks so much! My frustrations are lifted. 1 Like. . 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). 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. Keep getting BLZBNTAG0000138F Scan and Repaired multiple times, same. Which meant all my addons and set-ups were erased. Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. Conscious_Occasion • 24 days ago. For some reason, WOW stays stuck initializing. 2 Likes. Did a scan and repair but it was still stuck on initializing. So glad I’m not the only one. Close battle. Shower. 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. So, this worked for me. Switching battlenet launcher to the Beta version. Expect at least some free game time for this. Received Wrong Amount of Bloody Tokens from PvP World Quest - Overcoming A Mountain: Krolkoth. Technical Support. So I have not played for years decided to download the battle. (Don’t enter with your id and password) Step 4: Download WoW with your regions. Disable any proxies that may interfere with the login module. AggravatingTest3760. Download stuck on the "Updating Battle. It’s stuck on initializing. Sucks. NET and GPU. Close all Battle. I tried to reinstall WoW and was stuck on initializing so I uninstalled the battle net app and now I lost my authenticator and I need to update my phone number now I'm fucked to sign in. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. Nazwyn-terenas (Nazwyn) November 16, 2022, 7:28pm 94. I found I had to go and manually End Task on the Battle. Ballbreaker-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 10:27pm #456. 13. November 14, 2023. net Desktop Application gets stuck on Downloading New Files. So try and do a clean fresh reinstall and then let it do its thing. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. Oddly enough, after i did a windows update, it suddenly came on for a while. The launcher is stuck on innitialising. Then went into the retail folder and deleted everything while it was still in this state. Showing 1 - 15 of 39 comments. In the “Host” field, enter “ us. You can close battle. Make sure your firewall or antivirus isn’t blocking Battle. i am completely unable to play the game, after. Let it initialize for 5-10 minutes before you think you have a problem. I pre purchased the Dragonflight expansion, resubbed for 3 months and wanted to install wow, but it is stuck at “Initialising”. Installed bnet and then tried to. Kranox-mazrigos November 16, 2022, 7:02pm #44. Stuck on Initializing/Waiting on another update - Technical Support. net app. Windows. Uninstall doesn’t work. World of Warcraft Arena World Championship. Support Technical Support. Any work around? I had the same problem yesterday. Been sat for ages waiting to update, thought I was going insane. Don't forget to backup your Interface folder, though. 1: 145: October 24, 2023 MacOS - Memory leak since Beta DF and WoW goes to 120 GO of. net app and after I open the installer, it just stays on “Updating Blizzard Agent” for ever…Tried rebooting my Mac, downloading again the bnet app, nothing helps. net Agent". 2 Common Issues CAS System Unable to Initialize ClientHandler. Mine is stuck on Initializing (452/452 bytes) and just doesnt budge. Purpletits-firemawSeptember 26, 2022, 6:48pm. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. I have rebooted the. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. Restarting the PC. After that, navigate to the following path: C :\ ProgramData \ Blizzard Entertainment \ Battle. Renamed the copy to retail and relaunched battlenet as admin. Stuck on Initializing since Windows Update. The game will not be updating; click Play. Create another 'administrator' account on the machine and use that instead. Kill those processes (but don’t kill the launcher) and the update should proceed as normal. Krugraa-argent-dawn (Krugraa) December 16, 2021, 10:03pm #3. It should say Install instead of Play. net desktop app, and game processes, and click End Process. Open Battle. net desktop app may resolve rare launcher issues. Run troubleshooting for WoW download update stuck on initializing. Confirmed Wow classic WOTLK is working fine. I deleted the retail folder entirely and copied the classic folder. Hello, It started couple hours ago. net, then end program on the blizzard updater, reopen b. net. Leave this window open, and alt-tab to the Battle. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. Click on the lock and unlock it,. I even did a clean install of everything and still nothing. I have tried troubleshooting with every article available for a variety of issues. If that doesn’t do it, it would be really helpful if you could describe the issue in more details, e. 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, . Waited for an hour and the initializing part just stopped, had to press update again. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III is a 2023 first-person shooter video game primarily developed by Sledgehammer Games and published by Activision. Stuck on initializing, every update. 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. Xee-draenor March 27, 2023, 9:52pm 1. The_Fluffy_Baron. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. Technical Support. Technical Support. The connection issue is one of the most common reasons that cause Battle. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Open the Battle. net, so I uninstalled and now bnet re-install is. WoW download stuck on "initializing". Comments are on moderation and will be approved in a timely manner. Updated:. net install and when I go to install Classic WoW, the install starts, gets to 82. Wait for a minute then plug your modem and router back into the power source. Just going in an endless loop of saying it’s updating but doesn’t actually do anything. I had the same issue a few days ago and I fixed it by launching the game through wow. Rambush-rattlegore July 15, 2023, 12:40am #1. I’ve tried all the methods for fixing it online. 1 Like. When I run 'ipconfig /flushdns' to flush the local DNS cache and watch my PiHole, I see a request for us. i ended the update agent task in the task manager. So far I´ve tried: Exit the app and launch it again. Sianguste-garrosh December 17, 2022, 1:59pm #4. Emeldavi-tichondrius. Two possible workarounds that could help are listed below until we get this fully resolved: Try clearing the Battle. 1 Like. So glad I’m not the only one. NET and GPU. Leaubergine-draenor November 16, 2022,. World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues Waiting on Another Installation or Update. See: Download Stuck on 0% initializing - #14 by Skelgarer-1963 - Technical Support - World of Warcraft Forums. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. Deleting bnet folder in C:\ProgramData. Scan and repair, doesn’t work. Installed Battle. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. The_Sinful. Closing processes in task manager. Right-click the Battle. I will send you all i got from this timeline =) Oramir-alonsus November 16, 2022, 9:27pm #353. Initializing, doesn’t work. 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. Earlier today, I got stuck in a never-ending scan and repair loop. A fresh install of Bnet and WoW has done nothing. Today I wanted to play WoW. I know global download speeds are low but I have. Same issue here, stuck on ‘Initializing…’. After a long day of problem solving at work, coming home to another problem isn’t. World of Warcraft Lore Overview for people who don't really care Part 2: Part 2: The Expansions (WOTLK-MOP)Select all Agent, Blizzard Battle. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues CAS System Unable to Initialize ClientHandler. net. I was able to do an update for classic WoW, but not retail. Clean up. It’s the same result. Stuck on. Reopen the Battle. Step 4. My guess is overloaded Blizzard servers. However, the update wouldn't ever start actually. net cache, ran as administrator, reinstalled battle. Turn off your PC. and it stuck on initializing, occasionally moves a bit but barely, the download just d o e s n t start. Agnass-anvilmar. This worked for me as well, thanks. Thought they would’ve made some improvements. World of Warcraft Forums I have been trying to install retail WoW all evening, and the battle. Technical Support. I’ve also tried pausing and resuming with no avail and double checked there’s enough space on. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. Cook food. Greetings all, We’ve been working to improve some of the available troubleshooting resources for our games. Please help, this is beyond. net desktop app and update the game to see if the issue persists. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance there might be a known issue affecting all players. Eat food. Follow these steps to troubleshoot the problem and resume the installation or update process. Check for Firewall/Antivirus Blocking. Rebooted the computer. 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. i have uninstalled both wow and battlenet. After 2 hours being stuck, I installed Windscribe too, used “New York - Empire” position, and it worked without any issue, i’m in game right now. Boot into Safemode. If it's stuck saying it's initializing, I'd suspect a permissions problem somewhere still. Seems a widespread issue. Account, App, & Shop; World of Warcraft; Warcraft Rumble; Diablo IV; Diablo Immortal; Overwatch 2;. Support My Tickets Contact Support Support. I’ve also tried pausing and resuming with no avail and double checked there’s enough space on SSDs. It happened to me. If a PC reboot doesnt fix. Switch to the Game Install/Update tab by clicking on it and scroll down to the Network Bandwidth section. Basically it was just stuck on “updating battle. Phaidon-rexxar November 9, 2023, 7:50pm 11. same issue, in the battle. Switching battlenet launcher to the Beta version. net app > Select WoW to install > Stuck on Initializing (2203048/2203048)… I’ve routed through my neighbor’s network and the same results. Emeldavi-tichondrius. net app completely, didn’t help. There was also a World of Warcraft update that happened in the meanwhile and it went through just fine, but my DI update is stuck on 99% - Initializing, for more than 1 hour already. Same issue here. Anyone else ever have an issue like this before? I think there are server issues right now. 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. same here. net launcher then go task manager close remaining apps then restart should probably fix it. this is my setup This PC – Windows-SSD (C:) – GAMES (if you only have one drive or This PC (D:) Games if you have two drives) installed in this folder is --Battle net – World of Warcraft and a few other games. I have the same problem, been waiting for over an hour now on initializing. Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. i have tried uninstalling wow retail, wow classic, and wow ptr and reinstalling wow retail. Paused the update and when I resume it says something about being in a queue. After a few seconds it. Start battlenet. 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. 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. Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did. :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” 🙃Best. net is running, close it. net -closing tasks in Task Manager related to Battle. net. Technical Support. any tips or fixes for it? Others have similar issues. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III is a 2023 first-person shooter video game primarily developed by Sledgehammer Games and published by Activision. net app completely, didn’t help. Welcome to the Technical Support forum for Blizzard Desktop Application. Thought they would’ve made some improvements. -force quit battle. It is now stuck on "Applying Updates 0%". Login to Battle. 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. Was working fine everyday im on just today it wont complete update. Every time I login to battle. I had the same issue a few days ago and I fixed it by launching the game through wow. Trepan-archimonde November 16,. Yeah, mine is stuck as well. C:\Program Files (x86)\World Of Warcraft_retail_.