Slide the slider all the way down to never Notify. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any ongoing issues. net folder. Revert the folder name change. Restarted my computer. Just not the live version. Ethernia-tirion November 16, 2022, 7:16pm #67. Now, you can check if Blizzard launcher stuck on initializing. First: Stuck on initializing. I think a compensation is needed - if you cannot provide the service you are paid to provide to your customers, you need to give compensation. Delete the Battle. I have done a clean uninstall and reinstall several times now, clearing temp, localappdata, programdata, etc each time, and still. My desktop PC isn’t updating but oddly my laptop works ok which I don’t get as I used the desktop for wow yesterday and I’ve ran WoW on my laptop for weeks. Go to Download Manager. Every time I close Battle. So, I logged on 20 mins ago -walked right into the Initializing… issue, and got bored after 5 mins. Lew-sunstrider November 16, 2022, 7:10pm #58. EDIT: Looks like when you exit the game it goes back to Initializing…. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. I’ve turned on viewing of hidden files and deleted the Battle. 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. It’s the same result. WoW update is stuck on initializing. I stopped using the launcher for wow. i have tried uninstalling wow retail, wow classic, and wow ptr and. Steps taken to troubleshoot and resolve – closed and relaunched Battle net – did not resolve ran Scan and Repair – did not resolve / said there was nothing to repair restarted PC – did not resolve completely. net, flushed DNS, restarted computer, restarted internet, changed internet connection, etc. result file (. I uninstalled Battlenet nd reinstalled but that did not work. Closing processes in task manager. net launcher and still says initializing. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. Click on locate the game, choose the folder. Rlyehfhtagn-twisting-nether November 17, 2022, 8:11pm. Same issue for me: Intitializing (367/367 Bytes) and it just hangs there. So i have played wow on this laptop since it was birthed 2 years ago (Alienware m17). Same Problem here, now i have the classic feeling so many. Basically it was just stuck on “updating battle. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. Kill those processes (but don’t kill the launcher) and the update should proceed as normal. Closing processes in task manager. Why is the. Technical Support. Zuul-balnazzar November 16, 2022, 7:11pm #60. I’m having the same issue. Start battle. net launcher”. -tried uninstalling from the battle. NET and GPU. Blizzard seems to have a network issue. 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. Support Technical Support. Imagine being on your 9th expansion and not being able to cope with what, by now, must be very predictable volumes of traffic. That did not work for me, still stuck at initializing even after closing all bnet processes in task manager. all other games work fine, just not wow. and stuck waiting to reinstall xD. If you don’t see all 3 folders in each. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. Kranox-mazrigos November 16, 2022, 7:02pm #44. For PC, A. net client, rule out internet problems, clean the Battle. net. I had the same problem with being stuck on initializing for about 2 hours. exe and manually loging in, doesn’t help. Many players have reported this issue on the official forums and some of them have found solutions. Waiting on update after trying to pause it for whatever reason. I’m trying to reinstall WoW but it’s just stuck on 0% initializing forever. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Been stuck for more than 4 hours. net, the app may be stuck at \"Initializing\" and not progressing. I’ve also tried pausing and resuming with no avail and double checked there’s enough space on SSDs. Delete the Cache folder. Dartanin-ghostlands. Many users have proven its effective. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net launcher (or window). American VPN doesn’t seem to work. I purchased an external hard drive to re install wow. I have click stop the download and click run it again. One of the recently-reported problems concerns a stuck in the initializing screen. After setting up a VPN Connection (to Canada), I closed Bnet from taskmanager and restarted it. The battle net just tells me the game is updating but its stuck on initializing. I know global. How to install a Blizzard game you already own on a different computer. Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing"“@Maverick_LIVE_ Go ahead and open a ticket then. What more can we even attempt? Battle Net app does not update game. It’s always initializing and reclaiming disc space. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. net or World of Warcraft processes in the Task Manager. Same issue here, tried restarting pc back to initializing. Restarting the Diablo download and changing D4 installation folder had no success either. Technical Support. For me it started yesterday already. 819. If I try again, it keeps failing. net app to no avail. :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” 🙃Start the battle. Go into __retail__ and double-click on Wow. I have click stop the download and click run it again. im not sure why its not connecting for wow when hearthstone, diablo etc work. Technical Support. net. net and still. Basically it was just stuck on “updating battle. Technical Support. Loopyshadow-alonsus November 16, 2022, 7:13pm #63. net Update Agent" or something similar, and end the task. no luck (new admin user, disabling antiviruses, UAC exceptions and so on). Restarting battle. net is running, close it; Close all Battle. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. It should work after about a minute or two. Install stuck on "Initializing". net. I’ll have to wait, I guess. 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. Thanks god the Data Act is coming in Europe. I was surprised there weren’t already threads about his in this. Last resort I went to my Mobile HotSpot. restarted and hardbooted. net launcher (or window). 1 Like. I can’t start WoW client directly because it’s not compatible (probably because of phase two today, it. Update stuck on initializing. Solution 4. This process uses my internet @ 500kb/s and downloads about 200mb. Continues to sit on (2203048/2203048) It is strange that it’s the same issue on all 3 of my machines. Mine is stuck on Initializing (452/452 bytes) and just doesnt budge. net Update Agent. net launcher. Same issue here, stuck on ‘Initializing…’. Technical Support. check. My desktop PC isn’t updating but oddly my laptop works ok which I don’t get as I used the desktop for wow yesterday and I’ve ran WoW on my laptop for weeks. Updated Windows 10, . Update stuck on initializing. This, so to say error, occurs especially during the download and installation process of one of the offered games. 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, . WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net. Technical Support. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Third day in a row now. Bnet Agent crashing when initializing fresh install. Not sure if this was just timing/luck, but closing out of battle. 1 Like. Sometimes a simple reboot can fix stuck updates. The update servers are unreachable. Still stuck, cannot play the game i pay for. I have to close the client and restart it a minimum of four times to get the update to begin. It seems the only fix, for me atleast, is to leave the update on initializing for 35-45 minutes, it will eventually budge. Support Technical Support. Zero progress gets made. com Subject: Mac Download Stuck Attachment: The log file of. Hexenmeíster-amanthul November 16, 2022, 7:06pm #49. 1 Like. net -closing tasks in Task Manager related to Battle. I’ll have to wait, I guess. Been sat for ages waiting to update, thought I was going insane. Vincerus-stormrage November 14, 2023, 4:47pm 1. After Uninstalling I cant even re-install WoW at all this is crazy it just keeps scanning and repairing and says its going to update then fails over and over, horrible. Lastly, click on the OK button and then click on Apply to save the changes. Then when it loops, end the app by going to the blizzard logo in the top left, right click, and click exit. Already ran as Admin, renamed folders, flushed DNS…. net installer. Rebooting the PC helped. My WoW PTR update remains at 83%, WoW Classic and Retail remain at 0% updates, and the app is stuck on “…Initializing” no matter which update I set it on executing. I had the same issue basically installer stuck on “initializing” and “Grabbing another update” for over an hour. Same issue here, stuck on ‘Initializing…’. Changed to americas and use vpn to connect to NY. 57 Likes. Having the same issue. Misstps-mograine November 16, 2022, 7:45am #8. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Game Install Stuck on Initializing. Once the download actually starts in safe mode you can return to normal windows and it will get past the initializing loop. The “agent” is crashing my whole internet connection, does nothing. Caellen-doomhammer November 16, 2022, 9:17pm #331. Shogox-2378 November 18, 2023, 10:57am 1. net app completely, didn’t help. I was given the advice to use these instructions found in the “Blizzard Support: Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing” and it worked for me. I r… the problem have 6 o 7 hours. If I pause and resume it gets stuck on waiting on another update, despite being the only battlenet-game on the computer. NET. stuck here to, been sitting watching initilising for just under 2 hours, maybe time to give up cancel if blizz cant even get their act together with updates god help us for next expansion 6 Likes Voodoopanda-stormscale November 16, 2022, 6:42pmHere’s how to do that: Firstly, right-click the shortcut of Battlenet launcher shortcut on the desktop and select Properties. It just gets stuck in an update / initialising loop. Be patient guys, Blizzard is a small indie company with very limited resources. I had the issue where it would do the initializing loop. Restart your device and try downloading the update again. Following someone elses advice, I tried uninstalling the battle. Hexenmeíster-amanthul November 16, 2022, 7:06pm #49. net app. net cache, whitelist the. Technical Support. Once the game ran, the “Initializing” disappeared and the PLAY button lit up. I knew I’d have to relearn spells and rotations, but tbh, this seems a lot more like a 3rd line technical support simulator. net says it has another update working. cleared caches. C:Program Files (x86)World Of Warcraft_retail_. Run Blizzard App in a Selective Startup. 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, . Just not the live version. 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. Kranox-mazrigos November 16, 2022, 7:02pm #44. Thelight-darkspear. net launcher and still says initializing. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Very frustrating. I can download any other blizzard game, classic, overwatch, diablo all fine. Force deleted everything about the game from my computer, reinstall doesn’t work. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. My bnet are updating wow and it taking so much time from me. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Furthermore, I paid 90 euros for pre-order to play it will pre-launch, and I’m. I can’t start WoW client directly because it’s not compatible. What a mess. I’m so happy I gave them 90€ for this. I’ve tried: Other games update and download without issues. :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” 🙃 Start the battle. Type C:ProgramData into the Open field and press Enter. Unable to update retail after 25/10 patch. Same issue here, stuck on ‘Initializing…’. Delete the Battle. Goto the Cog icon above your Email and switch to a different region. • 1 yr. Mostly with the recently. anyone know why Locked post. The progress bar below the Install/Update button is currently at Initializing (242/1006) with a creeping progression. The progress bar below the Install/Update button is currently at Initializing (242/1006) with a creeping progression. 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. Start battle. net Desktop App Whenever I try to install my hearthstone game it says initializing until about 19% and then just stops. Love blizzard, one comes at home after a long workday hoping to play and this… i really wanted to post some nice things about how you suck, but i will control myself. I recently uninstalled it to make room for another game. Technical Support. 13. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15, 2022, 7:00pm 2. Until that send Bob and Virginie. Dragndiznuts-twisting-nether December 9, 2022, 4:56am. My desktop PC isn’t updating but oddly my laptop works ok which I don’t get as I used the desktop for wow yesterday and I’ve ran WoW on my laptop for weeks. net; Rename World of Warcarft folder to something else; Start battle. Jeges-outland November 16, 2022, 6:59pm #38. I can download any other blizzard game, classic, overwatch, diablo all fine. It popped back up by itself and after a minute or so it started. bnet just died. I’ve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. net is down at the moment, it will interfere with the update process, preventing the client from initializing the WoW update. Battlenet installs no problem, its just the initializing loop when trying to download WoW. Subreddit for all things Overwatch™, Overwatch 2™ and the Overwatch™ Universe, the team-based shooter from Blizzard Entertainment. Disable any proxies that may interfere with the login module. Anyway stuck initializing after I hit 65%…. . So stupid, its not even launch day!. Tried opening wow. Katalin-ghostlands November 16, 2022, 6:23pm #17. WoW will launch without your BNet login. Step 3 of the link worked for me. Same issue here, stuck on ‘Initializing…’. 1 Like. comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment Jobinstein. I have the same problem, been waiting for over an hour now on initializing. Zuvykree: Stuck on initializing. ran as admin, uninstalled. Tried opening wow. I had the same issue basically installer stuck on “initializing” and “Grabbing another update” for over an hour. Been this way for 2 days, Did a windows update (I'm on 11, theres a . Select all Agent, Blizzard Battle. 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. Technical Support. Advanced Troubleshooting. NET. I tried creating a new adm account and it. net desktop app for more than a few minutes, follow the steps to disable proxies, plug into modem, delete cache and tools. Uninstalling and reinstalling battlenet. net' folder to 'battle. After all, we never had any launch issues and we’re famous for absolutely stable. Anyone else stuck on 0% updating or initializing? Update not working for me. I have tried troubleshooting with every article available for a variety of issues. That did not work for me, still stuck at initializing even after closing all bnet processes in task manager. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any ongoing issues. Scan & repair files, uninstalled wow and downloaded again as well the battle. I’m stuck in a “Repair-Loop”… when I tried the scan and repair function, it scans for ~10 minutes or so, then tells me “something wen wrong” and that I should try again. To do so, simply follow these easy steps: Right-click on the Blizzard app’s desktop shortcut and open Properties. Nice. I even did a clean install of everything. Delete the Cache folder; Restart computer and launch. WoW download stuck on "initializing". WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Closed my Antivirus. net again. " message that never goes away? If so, you are not alone. I tried launching as admin and reinstalling Battle. Game update starts and then stops installing. I can download any other blizzard game, classic, overwatch, diablo all fine. Don’t expect Blizzard to have any form of smooth launch. ye it works again, it looks like it was something wrong on the update servers. Today i had a update on Battle Net app, now it started to update WOW, its stuck in “Initializing” for over 1 hour, restarted the update, the app, the PC and nothing happens. All of the answers I can find or get from Blizzard revolve around clearing my cache, reinstalling battle. Hopefully that helps, good luck!Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did nothing, several times. 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. Keep getting BLZBNTAG0000138F Scan and Repaired multiple times, same … Stuck on Initializing/Waiting on another update - Technical. Ethernia-tirion November 16, 2022, 7:16pm #67. Lavende-drakthul August 26, 2020, 8:14pm. Technical Support. net cache files following the steps Here. I have fast internet and the space on the computer. Up to two hours before the download starts. Once you are at character select, close the first unauthenticated WoW. Nowaqu-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 7:57pm #144. Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. Solution is play another game that actually works. I located my Blizzard games folder, which contained the 'Battle. Update stuck at initializing News & Discussion Hi there my battle net client is stuck at installing the new update, it's been like this for one hour now. With W11, the result is the same. Every single time WoW has an update, no matter how small, I get stuck on initializing. NET. exe in the game directory instead of throught the Battle. Kranox-mazrigos. I’m stuck in a “Repair-Loop”… when I tried the scan and repair function, it scans for ~10 minutes or so, then tells me “something wen wrong. I’m stuck in a “Repair-Loop”… when I tried the scan and repair function, it scans for ~10 minutes or so, then tells me “something wen wrong” and that I should try again. net Processes. Ah, how unlucky. Then back restart to normal and play. net processes in Task Manager; Navigate to the following: C: ProgramData Blizzard Entertainment Battle. Femfatale-haomarush. Been stuck for more than 4 hours. If your Blizzard software becomes stuck when initializing, it might be due to a lack of write permissions. Uncheck everything on Network Bandwith. Was there ever an actual fix for this? I have tried literally all of the tier one stuff Blizz. 1 Like. Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did nothing, several times. Pointyënd-ashkandi July 13, 2023, 8:53am #1. exe in my retail folder and logged in manually w/ authenticator. net launcher then go task manager close remaining apps then restart should probably fix it. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Thelight-darkspear November 16, 2022,. Followed alot of tips from forum posts with similar problem. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Also stuck on. Finally, restart your PC and start the Blizzard app again. Jambrix November 16, 2022, 9:43pm #37. net, even if I also. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr. 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. This, so to say error, occurs especially during the download and installation process of one of the offered games. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. Control panel > user accounts > Change User Account Control Settings. Edit: Restarting the app in admin mode seems to have sped up the initialization speed. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. ran as admin, uninstalled. It’s updating, the launcher bugs out currently to where it will stop showing it downloading all the encoding tables and. 1 Like. Run Battle. Passile-argent-dawn November 16, 2022, 9:28pm 356. It’s the entire community, this isn’t a cache issue, it’s a blizz issue. Grubbass-burning-legion. Fogg-silvermoon November 18, 2022, 7:06am #551. net file > Agent file > latest agent file > latest AgentNGDP file and send that to: Techinfo@blizzard. World of Warcraft Forums. same and “w8ing for another patch”. Restarting the PC. Delete the Battle. WoW gets stuck on initializing when trying to update. Is there a fix to this or a new problem/bug that. Technical Support. net Launcher. net folder. Or at least, that’s what fixed it for me last time it happened to me. net Desktop App is stuck at “Initializing,” try the following steps: Restart Battle. net but the download is stuck at initializing/0% and then I get the whoops! window. You cant make any progress so in the end you will need to buy more game time right ? This is a win win situation for them ofc Installed Battle. And every time it gets to this number it. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Third: Stuck at 35%. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing". . net folder. Technical Support. Open comment sort options. Technical Support. Лунокрыл-eversong November 16, 2022, 6:53am #3. net Desktop App is stuck at "Initializing," try the following steps: Update or temporarily uninstall any. Technical Support. Talliyya-blackrock November 16, 2022, 7:53am #9. Don’t expect Blizzard to have any form of smooth launch. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Open Task Manager. Low and behold I can’t even download the game I paid for because it gets stuck in an infinite initializing loop. Same issue here, also on a Mac Studio (M1 Max, running OS12. 4MB/s.