mine aswell starting downloading the game a minute ago but has gone back to the initializing. If the Battle. Then press the Esc key to open the Game Menu. Turned off my anti-virus and firewall, cleared battle. msc in the search box and. Re-downloaded the launcher and tried downloading again. Clear all app cache. Ways to Fix Fix World of Warcraft Update Stuck on Initializing on Windows 11 Run Blizzard App in a Selective Startup. net Launcher. If it's stuck saying it's initializing, I'd suspect a permissions problem somewhere still. SupportTechnical Support. Tried restarting deleting cache folder restarting comp. I have several other Battle. net app and re open it or when I quit WoW (no matter which version) - Retail, TBC and Classic keeps updating. I guess the interim fix for now is to just run the exe and log in manually. Same problem on 2 computers. Update or temporarily uninstall any security programs, which may mistakenly identify the login module as a security threat. Check BlizzardCS on Twitter for breaking news and information on our services. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. g. This process uses my internet @ 500kb/s and downloads about 200mb. Baradûr-draenor. Low and behold I can’t even download the game I paid for because it gets stuck in an infinite initializing loop. same here… pls send help. Have tried stopping all the battle. Deleting bnet folder in C:ProgramData. Step 5. 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. Technical Support. 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. 1 Like. I’m stuck as well…. Please help, this is beyond. Step 1: Go to Blizzard Battle. Update the Battle. My guess is overloaded Blizzard servers. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. This might fix the issue. Technical Support. Some suggest closing Steam, running as admin, or updating Windows as possible fixes. net launcher, and started re-installing wotlk. I guess the interim fix for now is to just run the exe and log in manually. 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. Nazwyn-terenas (Nazwyn) November 16, 2022, 7:28pm 94. I am sorry but I can't remember exactly. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. just gets stuck. Any work around? I had the same problem yesterday. Ballbreaker-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 10:27pm #456. This is what fixed it for me. Video driver crash in World of Warcraft with AMD video cards (7900 XTX) on DirectX 12. exe and manually loging in, doesn’t help. deleting battle. SupportTechnical Support. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net cache files following the steps Here. 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. Now I got stuck in the Initializing 2145581/2145581 loop. Been stuck on 94% with initializing for the newest update for WoW, this has been happening since yesterday when the patch was launched. Uninstalling and reinstalling the Battle. WoW will launch without your BNet login. Control panel > user accounts > Change User Account Control Settings. I just launched battle. Initializing (XXX/1006) It is moving incredibly slowly for having gigabit internet and SSD storage. Two possible workarounds that could help are listed below until we get this fully resolved: Try clearing the Battle. Click on the Disable all and then OK to confirm changes. We've tried restarting battle net, restarting computer, going into beta battle. I’ve tried all the methods for fixing it online. This might fix the issue. Other games in the Blizzard launcher all download fine, it's. I can’t reinstall WoW. Once the download actually starts in safe mode you can return to normal windows and it will get past the initializing loop. I am also stuck with this problem. Technical Support. Restart your computer and try the install/update now. None of my friends have this issue. Troubleshooting steps when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing" Failed to Initialize Direct3D. I just bought the latest expansion of World of Warcraft today and I am installing it new on my PC (up until now, I have not played the game on the PC). World of Warcraft - Patch Stuck on Initializing - Update Probl…About 2 hrs this morning. Once you are at character select, close the first unauthenticated WoW. 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. net app. Click on dropdown down arrow on the top left corner. net and update the game to see if the issue persists. -force quit battle. Type msconfig. If I try again, it keeps failing. Install stuck on "Initializing". im not sure why its not connecting for. i ended the update agent task in the task manager. i am completely unable to play the game, after. Click on This PC (Windows 10) and open the system partition C. Was working fine everyday im on just today it wont complete update. Anyone else ever have an issue like this before? I think there are server issues right now. Stuck on "Initializing. Some suggest closing Steam, running as admin, or updating Windows as possible. Technical Support. The_Fluffy_Baron. C:Program Files (x86)World of Warcraft. 819. Thank you! Sometimes a simple reboot can fix stuck updates. I have returned after a 3 year gap. net installer. Support My Tickets Contact Support Support. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. Edit 2: Got past the first initialization loop and into a measured megabyte download only to get stuck in yet another initialization loop. Sucks. Technical Support. Please read the following rules before commenting: All comments must be on topic and add something of substance to the post;I bought Dragonflight for my friend however when he's trying to install World of Warcraft, it is stuck initializing forever at 2145571 / 2145571 . So I think the key thing here is patience. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Misstps-mograine November 16, 2022, 7:45am #8. net Launcher and attempt the installation again. Earlier today, I got stuck in a never-ending scan and repair loop. 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. Technical Support. net desktop app, and game processes, and click End Process. Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing"It is stuck on initializing. If Battle. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. Anyone else come across this and how to work around it? Using a 14in M1 Pro MBP. If a PC reboot doesnt fix. Technical Support. Why is the. Something else to try - there is a little downwards pointing arrow at the top of the bnet launcher. After that, navigate to the following path: C :\ ProgramData \ Blizzard Entertainment \ Battle. Make sure your firewall or antivirus isn’t blocking Battle. Perma "Updating/Initializing". So glad I’m not the only one. Kymthegreat-staghelm November 8, 2023, 6:23pm 1. Step 2: In Game Settings, find your World of Warcraft and check the option Additional command line arguments. exit bnet > task manager > end bnet update agent > open bnet. net in Program Files (x86) and Program Data. Press the Reset In-Game Options button to confirm. To fix the problem, you can try running Bettle. ago. Zuvykree: Stuck on initializing. Which meant all my addons and set-ups were erased. net, flushed DNS, restarted computer, restarted internet, changed internet connection, etc. post your log again. Stuck at "initializing". i cant install because im still i initializing… ive also attempted to install in a new folder. net app Cache, also reinstalled it. Scan and repair, doesn’t work. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. Step 2: Reinstall BattleNet. #354. Cancel reply. I have tried all steps to fix it, but nothing works…. net with Admin Right and in Compatibility Mode. Every single time WoW has an update, no matter how small, I get stuck on initializing. 57 Likes. 270. Trying to download World of Warcraft on Battle. Help pleaseIssue with 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. Support My Tickets Contact Support Support. Jeges-outland November 16, 2022, 6:59pm #38. When I started the Battle. 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. exe and manually loging in, doesn’t help. I've followed every step I possibly could, and still. Reopen the Battle. So, this worked for me. FIX. If this doesn’t work just report it and wait for a fix, it was a big problem a couple months ago. net update agent uses my full bandwidth while doing nothing. 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. I had WotLK and retail installed but it still could not locate either one even after manually pointing it at the file location. 1: 145: October 24, 2023 MacOS - Memory leak since Beta DF and WoW goes to 120 GO of. 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. So I think the key thing here is patience. The “agent” is crashing my whole internet connection, does nothing. Technical Support. PC with fresh install has Windows 10. Close battlenet. Capernian-bronzebeard November 16, 2022, 7:39pm #118. C:\Program Files (x86)\World Of Warcraft_retail_. It is now stuck on "Applying Updates 0%". To resolve this: Click the Cogwheel icon next to the Play or Update button and choose Show in Explorer. I have opened a ticket with blizzard but response time via email is not the best. Updated: 4 months ago Article ID: 206714 Common Problems. 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. Been stuck for more than 4 hours. Starting it as admin and so on. net app shows that there are updates for: WoW Classic. Emeldavi-tichondrius. Step 3: Open with Offline Mode in settings. NET and GPU. net Update Agent" or something similar, and end the task. Stuck on Initializing. Already try login out, login back, restarting computer. Right-click on the Battle. 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. Delete the Battle. Trepan-archimonde November 16,. Follow same steps to turn Safe mode off and boot back normally. I've looked into old threads and multiple articles going back several years, tried everything from deleting the cache, disabling my firewall, creating a new profile on my pc, but nothing has fixed the issue except uninstalling and re-installing the game. Was working fine everyday im on just today it wont complete update. Installed Battle. I've followed every step I possibly could, and still. If I pause and resume it gets stuck on waiting on another update, despite being the only battlenet-game on the computer. I might have re-installed the launcher and the game completely from scratch. IP Release, Renew, and Flush DNS. Technical Support. net desktop app may resolve rare launcher issues. Check BIOS settings for World of Warcraft. Initializing is taking forever. Nothing is working helllpppp. 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. 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. -Reboot PC -reinstall Battle. Its nice that blizz “does not. net to re-install each one. Trepan-archimonde November 16. all other games work fine, just not wow. Look for any battle. net cache, ran as administrator, reinstalled battle. Technical Support. Right-click the Battle. Started downloading. NET. Technical Support. Scan/Fix. Having the same problem for the last 20 minutes now…. Did a scan and repair but it was still stuck on initializing. WoW will launch without your BNet login. Inside there, you can find Blizzard Entertainment and Battle. Open Battle. 5. Sometimes Battle. 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 update is stuck on initializing. net. Click the box for Safe Mode and then click the Network option underneath at the bottom. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. and here we go 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 stress…Put the birds to bed. net. Not working here “Initializing” Tried all the tricks here. net process in task manager and then right click > launch as administrator on battle. Restart my computer. In the World of WarCraft Info box, go to the Sharing & Permissions section. After that, navigate to the following path: C:ProgramDataBlizzard EntertainmentBattle. Emeldavi-tichondrius. Close all other applications to resolve software conflicts and free up resources. net app > Select WoW to install > Stuck on Initializing (2203048/2203048)… I’ve routed through my neighbor’s network and the same results. net launcher. I have opened a ticket with blizzard but response time via email is not the best. Select all Agent, Blizzard, and game processes, and click End Process. Check the ”Hide all Microsoft services” box. Etzzy-doomhammer January 27, 2020, 6:22pm #4. battle. “@jaebird88 (2) Right-click the WoW icon on your desktop & select run as administrator. Been stuck on 94% with initializing for the newest update for WoW, this has been happening since yesterday when the patch was launched. Recently, my Battle. It took a bit of time, but it eventually got done. net. Right-click the Battle. Instead of using a wireless connection, use a physical LAN. I play on a Mac. Was recently kicked out of the game a little over thirty minutes ago (right before the second stage of the time rift), and now I apparently need to apply an update for the second time today. Our team is already on the case working to resolve this issue as quickly as possible. How to fix the WoW update stuck initializing? Reboot both your router and modem. Game update starts and then stops installing. Imagine being on your 9th expansion and not being able to cope with what, by now, must be very predictable volumes of traffic. . Be patient guys, Blizzard is a small indie company with very limited resources. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. Delete the created folder and change the renamed folder to the original name. I’ve also tried pausing the WoW updates to allow the desktop application to finish, but with no luck. Nothing is working helllpppp. run as admin. So far, the game seems a lot more technical than I remember. I suspect that the client isn't updating, but instead that the Battle. Are you having trouble with your World of Warcraft installation or update? Do you see the annoying "Initializing. I've now completely uninstalled everything from my Battle. Try login in to another account, or create a free trial, and see if that fixes it. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. 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. And as a lot of players have come back, it is a bit busy, but in general these things will get fixed quite quick. Im at a loss on what to do. MacOS Stuck at initializing: BLZBNTAGT0000138F. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game on Battle. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Basically it was just stuck on “updating battle. Finally, restart your PC and start the Blizzard app again. I’m having the same issue. Keep getting BLZBNTAG0000138F Scan and Repaired multiple times, same. 13. I bought Dragonflight for my friend however when he's trying to install World of Warcraft, it is stuck initializing forever at 2145571 / 2145571 . Many players have reported this issue on the official forums and some of them have found solutions. WoW gets stuck on initializing when trying to update. Having the same issue. r/starcitizen. Dezyy-hellfire November 16, 2022, 7:54pm #138. i looked at google for similar posts, every post said to end tasks for discord, steam etcc. if you receive any specific errors from the Desktop App about the installation process that can help narrow down what’s causing this. 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. Try de-instal and then cleanup hdd + register. net Agent". exe in my folder and logged in manually w/ authenticator. Type msconfig. Also, if I go and launch each individual . 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. i have tried uninstalling wow retail, wow classic, and wow ptr and reinstalling wow retail. The game will not be updating; click Play. SupportTechnical Support. 1 Like. Right-click the Battle. Mine is stuck on Initializing (452/452 bytes) and just doesnt budge. Many connection issues including slow bandwidth, BNS cache, unstable Internet can trigger the Blizzard app stuck on initializing. 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. net launcher”. 33. Maybe it helps! Or maybe try instal warzone and see if that works. cleared caches. This has happened now for several days, and I cannot play the game at all. I deleted the retail folder entirely and copied the classic folder. It happened to me. Expect at least some free game time for this. Technical Support. Ways to Fix Fix World of Warcraft Update Stuck on Initializing on Windows 11 Run Blizzard App in a Selective Startup. Rambush-rattlegore July 15, 2023, 12:40am #1. The update servers are unreachable. The “agent” is crashing my whole internet connection, does nothing. Turn off your PC. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. The progress bar below the Install/Update button is currently at Initializing (242/1006) with a creeping progression. Looking at trying Hardcore Classic out so redownloaded Battle. I am unable to download the new patch and am stuck on initializing I have already restarted my entire pc. Clean up. Use 'Show in Exporer', go into retail, and double-click on Wow. It seems the only fix, for me atleast, is to leave the update on initializing for 35-45 minutes, it will eventually budge. Then back restart to normal and play. net window. It should work after about a minute or two. WoW gets stuck on initializing when trying to update. Initializing Checking Residency. That did the trick!Resolve Any Internet Connection Issues. com and I'll take a look. Technical Support. Thaelia-deathwing. Honesty just give it time. :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. Close battle. this hasnt worked either. Cofe-azuremyst November 16, 2022, 7:20pm #72. Waiting on another installation, doesn’t work. 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. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. My retail ended up needing a reinstall. net, the app may be stuck at "Initializing" and prevent you from progressing. Restart the launcher and it should start updating. net, tried to reinstall and since then either stuck on “Updating battle. Technical Support. Support Technical Support. rename the Diablo 4 Beta folder. Step 4. Revert the folder name change. Tried opening wow. The_Sinful. I had the same issue basically installer stuck on “initializing” and “Grabbing another update” for over an hour. Stuck on Initializing. net website gives you a potential fix. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. net. I’ve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. Run Battle. net Launcher and attempt the installation again. net stuck on initializing. Topic Replies Views Activity;. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. All subsequent reattempts and repairs always failed with the “whoops. Like topic says the install download will not go beyond initializing 2203048/2203048 and is in loop. If it is downloading then it will unstuck after some time, don't interrupt it again just be patient. 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. Then went into the retail folder and deleted everything while it was still in this state. ago. Stuck on initializing. net app shows that there are updates for: WoW Classic. This forum exists to provide support for the Blizzard Application, with a place to discuss technical issues with each other and Blizzard Tech Suppo…. Around 70 gig to go it displayed PLAY button. net. net app, however it is permanently stuck on Initializing. I’ve turned on viewing of hidden files and deleted the Battle. Earlier today, I got stuck in a never-ending scan and repair loop. . net again. net Update stuck at 0% in your Windows 10 PC. Uncheck the box next to the “Enable peer-to-peer” option and click on Done in order to accept the changes. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. Then went into the retail folder and deleted everything while it was still in this state. net cache. Users share their solutions and experiences for downloading WoW Retail on Windows 10 or 11. 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. 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. I had the same issue a few days ago and I fixed it by launching the game through wow. Try connecting your device directly to your computer and test in different USB ports on your PC.