Bobrexal • 24 days ago. reinstalling WoW with partial deletion of the data files. Users share their solutions and experiences for downloading WoW Retail on Windows 10 or 11. The games run well. Account, App, & Shop; World of Warcraft; Warcraft Rumble; Diablo IV; Diablo Immortal; Overwatch 2;. ago. Step 1: Go to Blizzard Battle. Kranox-mazrigos November 16, 2022, 7:02pm #44. Then click Options > Game Settings. Sometimes Battle. Today I wanted to play WoW. Step 3. You’ll have to: Reset your user interface, this will ensure. Clear all app cache. Start up the launcher, and it just says Initializing. Show more. net” or at 0% when trying to install… Tried all steps I found anywhere on the internet, nothing fixed it. Greetings, My Battle. See full list on makeuseof. The Updating never gets anywhere, stuck on 0%, with it also saying "Initializing". Follow same steps to turn Safe mode off and boot back normally. Jalkoth-blades-edge November 9, 2022, 6:34am #1. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. 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. Turned off my anti-virus and firewall, cleared battle. Hopefully that helps, good luck!How to fix the WoW update stuck initializing? Uncheck the ”Load startup items” box. You can close battle. net application. Have already restarted my PC and tried to pause/restart the update. Zuvykree: Stuck on initializing. Try plugging your computer directly into your modem. Restart my computer. LoadingAdditional comment actions. Updating 0% Initializing. Step 3: Open with Offline Mode in settings. If I pause and resume it gets stuck on waiting on another update, despite being the only battlenet-game on the computer. 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. I’m stuck as well…. My current speed test shows 300mbit+ and another game downloaded just a bit earlier at 40mb/s. This hasn’t worked for me. restarted and hardbooted. Thank you for your help! comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment. net app shows that there are updates for: WoW Classic. 819. net launcher”. Run the Blizzard Battle. ŶŦǶNyŦǑP5-1100 December 15, 2020, 3:34pm #1. 5. restarted and hardbooted. SupportTechnical Support. 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. Close battlenet. mine aswell starting downloading the game a minute ago but has gone back to the initializing. It began as a memory access crash while playing the game. Initializing Checking Residency. Download stuck on the "Updating Battle. net. Any work around? I had the same problem yesterday. Uncheck everything on Network Bandwith. net. net cache folder can resolve problems with the logon module. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Restarting the PC. You can do that here: ^JH”World of Warcraft Forums [Main Thread] Download Stuck on 0% initializing then BLZBNTAG0000138F. Update stuck at initializing. Same problem on 2 computers. Add a Comment. I just launched battle. Step 3: Click the Done button from the bottom right corner to save the settings. IP Release, Renew, and Flush DNS. No big deal I think, I'll just log back in, and so I close the game and go to reopen it, and see there's an update. November 14, 2023. Shakazdi-wyrmrest-accord October 6, 2022, 1:03am 1. Cant download wow? Support Technical Support. Technical Support. Closed my Antivirus. Leaubergine-draenor November 16, 2022,. Install stuck on "Initializing". bnet just died. Technical Support. Stuck on initializing. In the launcher settings, set max concurrent connections to 5, and set the max download speed to something a little below what your connection is capable of. Press Command + I. Aerlas-magtheridon. This helped fixing my “running an other update” notification, but sadly stuck at “initializing” right after. WoW download stuck on "initializing". Still stuck on initializing. And as a lot of players have come back, it is a bit busy, but in general these things will get fixed quite quick. World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues CAS System Unable to Initialize ClientHandler. i have uninstalled both wow and battlenet. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Stuck on Initializing/Waiting on another update - Technical Support. Kranox-mazrigos. Last resort I went to my Mobile HotSpot. 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; If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because. Can't install the game, the download is stuck. 1. -tried uninstalling from the battle. I even did a clean install of everything and still nothing. So glad I’m not the only one. Wonder if this is somehow related to the fact that OW2 queue times are very very long (40k users). Close all other applications to resolve software conflicts and free up resources. Uninstalling and reinstalling the Battle. Since yesterday, my Launcher has been stuck at the beginning of the progress bar, usually saying “initializing” or sometimes “waiting for another update” briefly then back to “initializing”. When there is a wow update, the ‘initializing’ phase of the download is very slow. Alter your DNS to unblock Blizzard download servers, then run the update once more. net Launcher. Technical Support. Closing processes in task manager. 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. Technical Support. Did a scan and repair but it was still stuck on initializing. Net Launcher somehow lost the location of all of my games. C:Program Files (x86)World of Warcraft. net, tried to reinstall and since then either stuck on “Updating battle. Video driver crash in World of Warcraft with AMD video cards (7900 XTX) on DirectX 12. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. 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). Anyone else come across this and how to work around it? Using a 14in M1 Pro MBP. So, this worked for me. Just navigate to where your WoW installation is (usually C:Program FilesWorld of Warcraft) and delete those three folders. Sometimes an ISP might have. Restarting the PC. I’ll have to wait, I guess. Same problem on 2 computers. repeat until successful. Nowaqu-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 7:57pm #144. Seems its on Blizz’s back end. Following someone elses advice, I tried uninstalling the battle. Type msconfig. So glad I’m not the only one. With W11, the result is the same. an I dont have an antivirus at all. Press the Battle. Type msconfig. Run Battle. net app and re open it or when I quit WoW (no matter which version) - Retail, TBC and Classic keeps updating. Having the same problem for the last 20 minutes now…. Recently, my Battle. now i cannot. 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. Nothing helps. 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. Scan and repair doesn’t work either. Oh sorry - it does waste my time, electricity and my mental health. Its been like this for a while. Camuz-golemagg November 16, 2022, 7:21pm #78. Nothing changes it. Delete the Battle. Restart your computer and try the install/update now. thanks so much! My frustrations are lifted. Step 1. Cofe-azuremyst November 16, 2022, 7:20pm #72. 2 Likes. Keep getting BLZBNTAG0000138F Scan and Repaired multiple times, same. Féyre-burning-blade November 16, 2022, 9:21pm. 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. I located my Blizzard games folder, which contained the 'Battle. Try logging out of the Battle. SeriousAdult • 1 yr. r/ModernWarfareIII is a developer-recognized community focused on the title. It’s stuck on initializing. If it is downloading then it will unstuck after some time, don't interrupt it again just be patient. Wait for a minute then plug your modem and router back into the power source. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance there might be a known issue affecting all players. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. Technical Support. After a few seconds it. Try turning off auto updates in bnet, force quit the launcher and updater in task manager and then try to manually update. My Battle. Same here, stuck on initializing. Clean up. exe. Did a scan and repair but it was still stuck on initializing. I’m having the same issue. Launcher stuck on initializing. 3 Likes. net Desktop App is stuck at "Initializing," try the following steps: Update or temporarily uninstall any security programs, which may mistakenly identify the login module as a security threat. net is running, close it. mine aswell starting downloading the game a minute ago but has gone back to the initializing. Technical Support. Pekins-firemaw November 15, 2022, 6:37pm 1. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Then went into the retail folder and deleted everything while it was still in this state. net -Deleting the -Blizzard Entertainment- folder in ProgramData Still it just endlessly gets stuck on. 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. 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. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild outdated or corrupt files. net launcher. SupportTechnical Support. Me too. The_Fluffy_Baron. Switching battlenet launcher to the Beta version. net shortcut on your desktop and select Properties. I repaired the client 3 times and it is still stuck in 99% Initializing for 3 hours now. Rambush-rattlegore. net users are stuck at 1 percent when they update or install the app. Kymthegreat-staghelm November 8, 2023, 6:23pm 1. Control panel > user accounts > Change User Account Control Settings. Technical Support. 4MB/s. Select Game Settings on the left of the window. How to resolve this issue when installing or. 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. Dartanin-ghostlands. Been stuck on 94% with initializing for the newest update for WoW, this has been happening since yesterday when the patch was launched. Initializing (XXX/1006) It is moving incredibly slowly for having gigabit internet and SSD storage. Stuck between initializing and fetching patch manifest. Thaelia-deathwing. g. Battle net launcher seams stuck on updating… just spinning at Initializing 0%. Here are some possible reasons and troubleshooting steps you can try: Network Issues: Poor or unstable internet connection can cause the update to. 4. Then select World of Warcraft, and click its Reset In-Game options button. The_Sinful. World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues CAS System Unable to Initialize ClientHandler. 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. Sometimes fetching download manifest. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game on Battle. Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. So I think the key thing here is patience. The app is stuck on “Updating”, with WoW Classic at 0%, PTR at 83%, and retail WoW at 0%. completely exit battle net and. Zuvykree: Stuck on initializing. Scan and Repair didn’t do anything either, got stuck just the same as Updating. . World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. This worked for me as well, thanks. im not the only one then? 5 Likes. Open Battle. Stuck on Initializing. Technical Support. It doesn’t move. Basically it was just stuck on “updating battle. Nerd-argent-dawn November 16, 2022, 8:17pm #181. 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 in Program Files (x86) and Program Data. net as admin. The “update” is just stuck at 0 %. net with Admin Right and in Compatibility Mode. net_old'. 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, . I’m trying to reinstall WoW but it’s just stuck on 0% initializing forever. This might fix the issue. Close battle. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any ongoing issues. Trepan-archimonde November 16. Been stuck on initializing for over an hour. < 1 2 3 >. go to the Boot tab. World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. Game Install or Update Stuck at 0 B/s. My guess is overloaded Blizzard servers. I was surprised there weren’t already threads about his in this. Clean up. The progress bar below the Install/Update button is currently at Initializing (242/1006) with a creeping progression. net' folder to 'battle. World of Warcraft Forums. Follow these steps to troubleshoot the. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Check BIOS settings for World of Warcraft. It should work after about a minute or two. Technical Support. Krugraa-argent-dawn (Krugraa) December 16, 2021, 10:03pm #3. Type msconfig. We've tried restarting battle net, restarting computer, going into beta battle. For real though, I have no clue. Quick update: I managed to get hands on another PC where I did a fresh install of b. Technical Support. I pre purchased the Dragonflight expansion, resubbed for 3 months and wanted to install wow, but it is stuck at “Initialising”. Technical Support. net. If that does not work, turn beta mode on for your b. Support Technical Support. I’ve tried all fixes listed here plus a few others the CoD community came up with when facing the same problem. For whatever reason Overwatch is stuck updating itself, it just says “Initializing…”. ” I have tried causing the downloader to “start this update now” but that has no effect. Removing bandwidth limit. Try to launch in desktop mode for the updates - it seems to work faster (just yesterday my download limit in game mode was 100kb/s, desktop was 30Mb/s). WoW Download is stuck on initializing. net stuck on initializing. Oramir-alonsus November 16, 2022, 9:27pm. net, the game started to update, as usual. 2. Been sat for ages waiting to update, thought I was going insane. Eat food. Help please. msc in the search box and select System Configuration from the best match. well thats weird, launching the wow. Initializing (XXX/1006) It is moving incredibly slowly for having gigabit internet and SSD storage. net. Agnass-anvilmar. Seems a widespread issue. Beta updated fine. Been stuck on waiting for this thing to “update” for a half hour now. Update 2: Finally got past the indexes… but the download speed of the game is atrocious at 2. Deleted the files, uninstalled the launcher. Keep up mates. That did not work for me, still stuck at initializing even after closing all bnet processes in task manager. Edit 2: Got past the first initialization loop and into a measured megabyte download only to get stuck in yet another initialization loop. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net Update Agent" or something similar, and end the task. Trepan-archimonde November 16,. ive tried many diffrent things but none seem to solve it. Camera turning gets stuck randomly. deleting battle. Conscious_Occasion • 24 days ago. Update 2: Finally got past the indexes… but the download speed of the game is atrocious at 2. Just unistall the game, then stop. Go ahead and delete both of those folders. Starting it as admin and so on. thought it was just me… gave up and uninstalled - now I can’t reinstall. Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing" Updated: 4 months ago Blizzard Forums 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. Was working fine everyday im on just today it wont complete update. Technical Support. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. Technical Support. net launcher keeps showing “Updating” and “Initializing”… and 0% completion. AggravatingTest3760. Kill those processes (but don’t kill the launcher) and the update should proceed as normal. I deleted the retail folder entirely and copied the classic folder. 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. Technical Support. I have uninstalled battlenet and all games, deleted all folders, even the hidden ones. all other games work fine, just not wow. i tried everything I deleted the bnet and tried everything I could read and still stuck at Initializing, with a folder that has 1,232 Files, and 11 Folders on the install location that never update or have. And now, finally, I removed everything related to BattleNet, Blizzard, and World of Warcraft and started a new fresh install. Support Technical Support. 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. Any help on this from the tech savvy would be appreciated. 1 Like. Check for Firewall/Antivirus Blocking. • 2 mo. 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 alone for hours. Press Windows key + R to open the Run dialogue. i have tried uninstalling wow retail, wow classic, and wow ptr and reinstalling wow retail. FIX. I have fast internet and the space on the computer. Open Task Manager. 2 Likes. 1 Like. Step 2. Delete the Cache folder. Cancel reply. Every single time WoW has an update, no matter how small, I get stuck on initializing. NET. Uninstalling and reinstalling battlenet. The Battle. Updated Windows 10, . Rule Out Internet Issues. World of Warcraft Forums. net app completely, didn’t help. Close battle. Stuck on scanning and repair mode - General Discussion - World of. Like topic says the install download will not go beyond initializing 2203048/2203048 and is in loop. Already try login out, login back, restarting computer. 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. go to the Boot tab. Since. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild outdated or corrupt files. Emeldavi-tichondrius. If those two solutions don’t work, you’ll need to delete your WTF, Cache, and Interface folders located in your World of Warcraft directory. Been stuck for more than 4 hours. 2 Common Issues Subject. net or World of Warcraft processes in the Task Manager. net app > Select WoW to install > Stuck on Initializing (2203048/2203048)… I’ve routed through my neighbor’s network and the same results. World of Warcraft. Either “Initializing” or "Waiting for another download (and there is no other download). If anybody has this problem, open task manager and end the task "Agent". Try closing background applications to. net desktop app, and game processes, and click End Process. I opened a ticket to remove the authenticator now I'm stuck waiting for help. Disable or temporarily uninstall these programs, restart your computer, and try. It also doesn’t matter. So I have not played for years decided to download the battle. In most cases, we find that “Initializing…” getting stuck is typically caused by a conflicting third-party program, damaged/corrupted local Battle. For me it started yesterday already. If your World of Warcraft (WoW) update is stuck on "initializing," it can be caused by various factors. Wait for the update. Fix, rename etc.